Comments on: Hybrid Cars http://commadot.com/hybrid-cars/ Started in 1996, commadot.com has been been randomly publishing about UX, technology, Politics, the Jets and my kids. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:28:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-beta3 hourly 1 By: rachel http://commadot.com/hybrid-cars/comment-page-1/#comment-426 rachel Mon, 27 Aug 2007 22:50:00 +0000 http://commadot.com/?p=601#comment-426 If you want to focus on saving the planet, then the best way to do it is in the corporate rather than the personal sector. Not sure if this is behind the paywall or not, but here's a WSJ article on this issue: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118772418179504367.html Here's a key graf: <i>A recent study from the International Energy Agency showed that energy use in heavy industry could be reduced by 18% to 26% just by applying best practices and available technologies. That savings is equivalent to about one to one-and-a-half times Japan's annual energy needs, the agency said.</i> Which is not to say that consumers are off the hook; of course we need to do our part. But if we actually want to save the planet and not just feel good about ourselves, there really are better ways to do it than buying a hybrid. If you want to focus on saving the planet, then the best way to do it is in the corporate rather than the personal sector. Not sure if this is behind the paywall or not, but here’s a WSJ article on this issue:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118772418179504367.html

Here’s a key graf: A recent study from the International Energy Agency showed that energy use in heavy industry could be reduced by 18% to 26% just by applying best practices and available technologies. That savings is equivalent to about one to one-and-a-half times Japan’s annual energy needs, the agency said.

Which is not to say that consumers are off the hook; of course we need to do our part. But if we actually want to save the planet and not just feel good about ourselves, there really are better ways to do it than buying a hybrid.

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