A Hummer And a Divided Nation

July 20, 2007By Andy RowellBlog Post 4 Comments

Interesting story in today’s Independent about events in Brandywine Street, a suburb of Washington DC, which the paper argues is “now on the frontline of America’s fractious debate about climate change.” It reports: “Early on Monday morning, two masked men arrived there wielding baseball bats and a machete. They then set about attacking the enormous … Read More

EU Targets Gas Guzzlers

January 12, 2007By Andy RowellBlog Post 1 Comment

Gas-guzzling SUVs or sports cars as well as people carriers could be “priced off the road within five years”, according to the Daily Telegraph after a crackdown on carbon emissions to be announced by the European Commission. The average new car in 2012 will have to emit no more than 120 grams of carbon per … Read More

Chelsea Tractors in Decline

December 6, 2006By Andy RowellBlog Post

Gas-guzzling “Chelsea Tractors” or SUVs have suffered a sudden decline in sales after a succession of threatened tax rises, The Times reports today. Existing owners of 4x4s are facing substantial losses because the second-hand value of the vehicles has also dropped significantly. Sales of new 4x4s fell by more than 15 per cent last month … Read More

Chelsea Tractors Run into Trouble

November 15, 2006By Andy RowellBlog Post

In London they are known as “Chelsea tractors” or 4X4s and in America as SUVs. Whatever you want to call them, the mayor of London has them in his sights. He has already called people who drive them “idiots”. Yesterday Ken Livingstone yesterday unveiled plans to charge the highest polluting vehicles ÂŁ25 a day to … Read More

Is This the End of the SUV?

August 16, 2006By Andy RowellBlog Post

McDonalds may be giving away free Hummer models to kids, but sales of SUVs (4x4s) in America have slumped 28 per cent in the last year. Now for the first time in recent years, SUV sales are now beginning to slow down in the UK. It may mean our love affair with gas-guzzling cars is … Read More

Billions Submerged

August 15, 2006By Steve KretzmannBlog Post

File under truly absurd: two American symbols of supersize, McDonalds and Hummer, have hooked up to inflate their profits and your kids’ waist lines. McD’s is giving away toy Hummers with Kids Meals for the rest of the month. Have some fun with this absurdity thanks to Environmental Working Group at: www.RonaldMcHummer.com

It’s a Sin to Fly or Drive a Gas-Guzzler

July 24, 2006By Andy RowellBlog Post 3 Comments

One of Britain’s most senior clergy, the Bishop of London has declared that it is a “sin” to fly on holiday, to drive a “gas-guzzling” car or fail to use energy-saving light-bulbs.The Bishop, Richard Chartres, told the Sunday Times that “making selfish choices such as flying on holiday or buying a large car are a … Read More

Get Your Cheap SUV Here

June 30, 2006By Andy RowellBlog Post 1 Comment

So we now know that nearly half the global pollution coming from exhaust pipes is from US cars, because Americans drive bigger more fuel inefficient cars for longer than anyone else. So is that trend going to stop? No. The big three US auto makers are in the midst of offering ridiculous bargains to tempt … Read More