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To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (37471)1/18/2011 5:50:47 AM
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Jorj as an individual you may well be outstanding. But we're not interested in personal, we're interested in national and global.

Opinions and beliefs are fine but a logical argument supported by facts is persuasive. That has always been the aim of this thread.

You say " ... things are changing."

Like this?

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As Obama and Industry Focus on New Fuel Efficient Cars, Sales of SUVs Surge

"In fact, as Whorisky reports, sales of mid-size SUVs increased more than 40% in 2010 [Graphic]. "You have about 5 percent of the market that is green and committed to fuel efficiency, but the other 95 percent will give up an extra 5 mpg in fuel economy for a better cup holder," says auto retailer Mike Jackson.

The surge in SUV sales signals trouble for American consumers with gas prices expected to rise sharply to as high as $5 a gallon by the 2012 election, as one expert predicts. As Whorisky notes in the article, the sales of SUVs appears to support the thesis that energy efficiency might boomerang to actually increase consumption. The trend has been that gains in fuel efficiency have been used to build bigger cars with more power, instead of cars that use less overall gas consumption."



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While it's conceded there is greater awareness, and many individuals like you may be acting positively the aggregate effect of energy consumption is exactly opposite to what you claim.

Only when people run into the wall will they change. Not before.

Jim
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