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A British
perspective on 'Prius Patriots'
Monday,
February 21, 2005
A BBC
article points out that the US spends $200,000 every minute
on foreign oil.
For this reason, "so-called "Prius Patriots"
including former CIA director James Woolsey drive the cars (Toyota
Prius) because they see it as a strategic necessity for the
US to reduce its dependence on foreign oil."
More interesting, however, is the fact that it isn't just
Hollywood liberals, such as Cameron Diaz and Leonardo DiCaprio,
but even politically conservative-types, according to the BBC.
Still, the positive effects of hybrid
cars will help the environment little, the article
stipulates, unless sales significantly go up - and only
government action will make that happen.
Comment
on this article
The Hybrid Car
Revolution
Significant
reductions in foreign oil dependency and pollution make
a hybrid car a great choice.
Furthermore, new
legislation in California to help curb SMOG and Global
Warming should provide a huge boost to the hybrid market
- since a full, gas-electric hybrid is currently
able to meet the first round of California's landmark
legislation.
Already the Toyota
Prius has had its production increased to 100,000
hybrid cars
for the U.S. market due to ever-increasing demand.
American corporations -
U.S. automakers - are not focused on a future of a
'better tomorrow', but instead, 'as much profit as
possible today'.
We the people, must be the
difference. Join the revolution, buy a hybrid car
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