Archive for the ‘Land Cruiser’ Category

Are dogs worse for the environment than SUVs?

You'll find a number of sources trumpeting the widely publicized results from New Zealand researchers, concluding that yes, dogs are worse for the planet than SUVs. But don't kick out the hound quite yet and head for the Hummer dealership; according to the Seattle-based Sightline Institute, the research is very flawed in many respects.

Robert and Brenda Vale, of Victoria University in Wellington, have claimed that a mid-size dog has a larger eco-footprint than a large luxury SUV (in their calculations, a Toyota Land Cruiser V-8).

They argue that a medium-size dog consumes 90 grams of meat and...

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Product placement -- To say that GM's future is unsteady is kinda like saying that Rush Limbaugh is opinionated (or overweight). But that isn't stopping the General from wringing all the mileage it can out of its Transformers alliance, including the release of a special edition "Bumblebee" Camaro. We expect they'll sell like hotcakes during their limited...