Curtis, Check me if I'm wrong but I've been over to Journeytoforever.org and I believe that Kieth does indeed drive an SUV. He of course does fuel it with buidiesel and that does make a difference.
In the US more and more SUVs are actually being built on minivan (these are full size vans outside the USA) chasis. This should improve fuel economy some and safety as well as they will not be so top-heavy or even quite so heavy (safety of the cars they hit). The personal liberty issue is an important one and I share your fears. The basis of personal liberty is personal responsibility and I see a great erosion of both in the US. OTOH is is very hard to make good and responsible decisions when there is so much misinformation from all directions. Due to some very bad diesels sold in the US in the 1980s the country is afraid of them. I studied diesels, worked on them, and really like them but there are no viable diesels sold in America today that meet my criteria. I used to have a Mercury Topaz diesel and that was a wonderful car but it is no longer on the market and its replacement is not available with diesel. Regards Tony Dean --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, "csakima" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sorry Keith. > > It's just that each day, I see my freedoms slipping away. And these > impressions of the "typical SUV drivers" ... irrespective of whether "true" > or not ... irrespective of "why" it's happening, whether due to true > "assholes" ... or the "advertising that encourages the behavior" ... or > whatevers ... isn't helping the freedom-eroding process. Nevertheless .. in > the end .. thru public opinion ... or policies .. it directly affects "me". > As in "me-personally". And "that's" the part that bends me all out of > shape. Self (freedom) - preservation ... it's a powerful force!! > > But, if you're wondering, I'm back on my seat again. > > Curtis > Courteous SUV Driver > > Get your free newsletter at > http://www.ezinfocenter.com/3122155/NL > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Keith Addison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Hey, Curtis, simmer down! LOL! > > We've been through all this, eh? Someone once said the way to make a success > of marriage is "Don't say 'never' or 'always'." Ed isn't saying "all", and > re SUVs, you know it's true of most. What you say above of Americans, I > don't think any of us here, Americans or not, believes that - not "all", I'd > say not even "most", not by a long way. > > But don't underestimate the power of advertising ($100 billion a year in the > US) and PR ($35 billion a year in the US) (and that's just the tip of the > iceberg) to muddle people into doing what's not good for them, nor for each > other, nor for their communities, for their country, for their environment, > for the world. It can be countered though, there are good counter > initiatives hard at work, and in very many cases it's quite easy, because > nearly everybody has a good heart, loads of goodwill, and doesn't really > want to be an AH. > > That's right, there's you, but you're not alone at all, many other people > really care, and most others do too, if they only realized it. > > So cheer up, put a grin on your ugly mug, FCOL. :-) Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
