Daydreaming machines that make sense, too: SUVs take the brunt of eco-alarmists' criticism, but they're really not so bad. From: The Report | Date: January 6, 2003| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2003 United Western Communications. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

Here is an assertion that will shock many Canadians: far from being the environmental monster that progressive politicians and preachy preservationists say it is, the sport-utility vehicle (SUV) can actually be considered among the most environmentally friendly of all motor vehicles--when, that is, one broadens the definition of "environment" to include the actual environment in which humans exist, not just the non-human environment that many greens consider sacred. After all, what could be better for we humans than an air-conditioned, well-upholstered, acoustically perfect, ...

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