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Offline ROC

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« on: June 13, 2007, 12:55:08 PM »
It seems that once you take the spit and polish off of environmental spin, you always end up with the hard facts.

This article from May 9, 2007 nearly verbatim duplicates a discussion I held at a round table during our general plan discussions some 10 years ago.  I was arguing in favor of expanding our roadway system instead of the over inflated and always subsidized bloated expansion of our public transportation system.

This argument was not well received, and I am glad it's still being shown.

Prius Vs the Hummer

Oh, but you just Feel so much better if you buy a Prius, cause it comes with that oh so sought after Feel Good Label.

My argument didn't use the Hummer, it used my 1993 Full Size Chevy Van conversion as the example, which I still drive for vacations.
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Offline john9001

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« Reply #1 on: June 13, 2007, 01:23:34 PM »
ROC works for "big oil"
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Offline 1K3

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« Reply #2 on: June 13, 2007, 01:41:36 PM »
Also, Honda will stop making Accord V6 Hybrids.  They will switch to (cleaner) diesel, just like their Euro counterparts.
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« Reply #3 on: June 13, 2007, 01:51:09 PM »
Hmmm... NASA went to Sudbury during the Apollo program, yes, but they did so because of the Sudbury Basin impact crater.

So... blah, blah blah... and then quote:

When you pool together all the combined energy it takes to drive and build a Toyota Prius, the flagship car of energy fanatics, it takes almost 50 percent more energy than a Hummer - the Prius’s arch nemesis.


Nice conclusion... completely devoid of any real facts.

This article is a waste of your time.
« Last Edit: June 13, 2007, 01:54:44 PM by Sandman »
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Offline Ripsnort

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« Reply #4 on: June 13, 2007, 02:09:39 PM »
Sandy is right, and the article has been debunked.

Google "Prius vs hummer myth".
« Last Edit: June 13, 2007, 02:46:05 PM by Ripsnort »
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Offline Furball

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« Reply #5 on: June 13, 2007, 02:27:46 PM »
« Last Edit: June 13, 2007, 02:32:20 PM by Furball »
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Offline Laurie

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« Reply #6 on: June 13, 2007, 02:41:53 PM »
Only men who have been castrated would choose a prius over the hummer.
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« Reply #7 on: June 13, 2007, 03:01:29 PM »
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Only men who have been castrated would choose a prius over the hummer.


Um... a motor vehicle is not a noodle extension.
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« Reply #8 on: June 13, 2007, 03:20:47 PM »
For sandman: -

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Castration, gelding, neutering, orchiectomy or orchidectomy is any action, surgical, chemical or otherwise, by which a biological male loses use of the testes. This causes sterilization, i.e. prevents them from reproducing; it also greatly reduces the production of certain hormones, such as testosterone. It should not be confused with penectomy, which is the whole or partial removal of the noodle.
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Offline megadud

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« Reply #9 on: June 13, 2007, 03:26:31 PM »
i'm going to get myself a 1967 cadillac eldorado convertable, hot pink, with whale skin hub caps and big brown baby seal eyes for head lights.

and i'm going to drive around in that baby getting 3 miles per gallon suckin down quarter pounder cheeseburgers from mcdonalds in the old fashioned nonbiodegradable styrofoam containers, and when im done suckin down those greaseball burgers i'm gonna wipe my mouth with the american flag and throw the styrofoam containers right out the side! :aok
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Offline L'EMMERDEUR

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« Reply #10 on: June 13, 2007, 03:31:56 PM »
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Originally posted by 1K3
Also, Honda will stop making Accord V6 Hybrids.  They will switch to (cleaner) diesel, just like their Euro counterparts.


Cleaner than what, coal?  Diesels are terrible polluters.
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Offline Sandman

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« Reply #11 on: June 13, 2007, 03:36:30 PM »
For Furball...

You missed the point.
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« Reply #12 on: June 13, 2007, 03:37:06 PM »
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i'm going to get myself a 1967 cadillac eldorado convertable, hot pink, with whale skin hub caps and big brown baby seal eyes for head lights.

and i'm going to drive around in that baby getting 3 miles per gallon suckin down quarter pounder cheeseburgers from mcdonalds in the old fashioned nonbiodegradable styrofoam containers, and when im done suckin down those greaseball burgers i'm gonna wipe my mouth with the american flag and throw the styrofoam containers right out the side! :aok


Thus sayeth Denis Leary. ;)
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« Reply #13 on: June 13, 2007, 03:57:30 PM »
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For Furball...

You missed the point.


Sorry...

I just felt like being a jerk, i did find that quite funny :)
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« Reply #14 on: June 13, 2007, 03:58:54 PM »
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Cleaner than what, coal?  Diesels are terrible polluters.



they get easily 10+ higher mpg than gas, and that probably offsets the difference with modern engines and low sulfur diesel.
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