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LINKS .............Go beyond our limited perspective.

EPA.gov: Today, the United States pumps more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than any other country in the world. Each of us contributes about 22 tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year, whereas the world average per capita is about 6 tons. The good news is that there are many ways you and your family can help reduce carbon dioxide pollution and improve the environment for you and your children.

Sierra Club: ......On Global Warming........ On SUVs

PBS.org "FRONTLINE": Show about SUVs

http://consumerlawpage.com/article/4by4-rollovers.shtml: Sports Utility Vehicles: Dangerous Propensities In An Emergency - 4x4 Rollovers

http://info-pollution.com/warming.htm: Has dozens of informative links

http://www.tadgergroup.com:

http://www.idontcareaboutair.com: Really cool site with great cartoons and animations - well worth the visit!
If you're into fuel-efficient diesels - scope out this website!

http://www.detroitproject.com/ Hard core commercials that spoof on a really stupid ad campaign linking casual drug users to terrorists. The SUV connection is at least closer to the truth.

http://www.nosuv.org.nz: Good Perspective from the land down under.

EARTH ON EMPTY: Consider MPG or they may be forced to give you a ticket. DOONESBURY CARTOONS... http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=index2&cid=1060

http://mb-soft.com/public/rollover.html - The Physics of SUV Rollover Accidents

Save a Barrel: Ideas for conserving fuel

CERES: Up to date information about environmental issues

NDRC: More links, more information

Poseur.4x4.org: SUV Humor - check out the big big SUVs

http://badraie.com/beforeafter.htm - Iran yesterday and today

SUV.org: Considering an SUV? Check out this site first.

Union of Concerned Scientists: Scientists who are making good things happen.

Center for Business and Government: Harvard University - good technical information

Greener Cars: Good technical information on a variety of vehicles

Stats Assessment Service: A look at SUV safety issues featured on Dateline NBC

Suv Info Link: Interest lies in making SUVs safer and cleaner.

Changing the Climate: SUV owners Beware! Tree huggers on the prowl with bumper stickers you don't want on your truck!

Pro-SUV websites:

Sport Utility Vehicle Owners Association of America (SUVOA)

SUV Education Center: for SUV owners

Coalition for Vehicle Choice: If you must buy an SUV, these guys will help you to feel better about it

Let's link up! Use the image above and link to http://www.gaspig.com!

articles

Why I Drive A Hate Crime
"A few months ago, a friend commented on the base villainy of sports-utility vehicles and their owners. I politely told him that I was an SUV owner. He looked at me as though I had just admitted to collecting human-skin lampshades. His response was not new." [LA Weekly, Feb. 20, 2001]

I Want My SUV
"Americans love SUVs because we are a nation of poseurs." [Sacramento News and Review, June 20, 2000]

The Hidden Life of SUVs
"What's in a name? Check out the herd that grazes the average car lot these days: Blazer, Tracker, Yukon, Navigator, Tahoe, Range Rover..." [Mother Jones, July/Aug. 1999]

Road Sows
"... oh, you know." [Salon, May 24, 2000]

Latte Liberals Dropping Their SUVs After 9/11
"With all eyes on the Middle East and Central Asia, many Americans have been reminded of our unsustainable dependence on foreign oil." [Alternet, Nov. 28, 2001]

The Bully on the Block
"Sport utility vehicles are taking an ever greater toll on smaller cars -- and killing the people who drive them." [Salon, Dec. 8, 1997]

Ford's SUV shocker
In May 2000, Ford Motor Company Chairman William C. Ford announced that his company recognized the environmental impact of SUVs. [Salon, May 13, 2000]

Greener SUVs: A Blueprint for Cleaner, More Efficient Light Trucks:
"A dramatic shift in the automotive market has knocked America off the road to reducing the environmental impact of driving. [Union of Concerned Scientists]

An Assessment of NHTSA's Rating System for Rollover Resistance
Published in February 2002, the study warns that the limited procedures used by NHTSA to develop the ratings and evaluate consumers' ability to understand them raise questions about the system's effectiveness. [National Research Council]

Alta Cars - Come along for the ride.

Links to more Rollover information:

* http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/ - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
* http://consumerlawpage.com/article/4by4-rollovers2.shtml - Rollovers: Death, Brain Damage and Quadriplegia - The Failure and the Fault of Roof "Standards" (Consumer Law Page)
* http://consumerlawpage.com/article/4by4-rollovers.shtml - Sports Utility Vehicles: Dangerous Propensities In An Emergency - 4x4 Rollovers (Consumer Law Page)
* http://consumerlawpage.com/article/defective_tires.shtml - Defective Firestone and Bridgestone Tires on Ford Explorers and other SUVs (Consumer Law Page)
* http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2002-10-01-rollover-test_x.htm - U.S. proposes road tests to measure vehicle rollover (USA Today)
* http://www.autosafety.org/RollCrush/bronco.htm - Calif. Supreme Court upholds $290 million award in Ford rollover case (The Center for Automotive Safety)
* http://www.autosafety.org/ActionAlerts/15Pass.htm - Fifteen Passenger Van Lawsuit Settled by Michelin, DaimlerChrysler (The Center for Automotive Safety)
* http://mb-soft.com/public/rollover.html - The Physics of SUV Rollover Accidents