Japanese hybrid cars are more American than American-made SUVs

The Union of Concerned Scientists hammered automakers, especially those in the U.S., for almost completely failing to do anything about global warming (See AP Story).

In terms of heat-trapping gas emissions, automakers have been running in place for almost the last 20 years," David Friedman said. "The industry is more or less ignoring global warming when you look at the products they're putting on the road."

Apparently, automakers feel that ignoring global warming allows them to deny any responsibility for global warming.

It's ironic that the Pentagon finds global warming to be one of the largest threats to national security, yet automakers continue to make the problem worse, even as the evidence proving their culpability continues to grow.

When is their denial malicious? When will their internal studies come to light proving their responsibility?

It is sad that many Americans support automakers like GM and Ford because they are built in America, yet these companies push Americans into greater and greater danger because of their inability to profitably create efficient vehicles.

911, the Wars in Iraq, Israel and Palestine, these issues are all extremely driven by America's need for cheap oil. Hybrid car efficiency a decade ago could have helped prevent these calamities.

The truth is, American automakers have disgraced America and endangered its citizens, and the whole thing was driven by profit. To much of corporate America, the average American is expendable.

American, multi-national auto corporations are driven purely by profit, never patriotism. In fact, considering the state of world affairs, buying a Japanese hybrid car is far more American than buying some gas-guzzling, world-destroying, SUV.

Buying a Toyota Prius, or Accord hybrid, is one of the most significant purchases any American can make. The Ford Escape hybrid is a good choice as well, but how American is it when the most important aspect of it, the hybrid powertrain, is leased from Japan?

Accept nothing less than hybrid car efficiency.