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Lightweight, fuel-efficient cars do just fine in Rocky Mountain winters, say some Grist readers, disagreeing with a recent letter to the editor that backed SUVs as the practical mode of transportation during snow season. Others agree that SUVs are a big help, and they applaud a push by some automakers to manufacture gas-electric hybrid SUVs. Read about and join the debate on the Grist Magazine website.

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	Read more about: placemaking Tools: print \| email \| write to the editor \| subscribe \| RSS Share: digg \| hugg \| stumbleupon \| reddit \| newsvine \| fark \| facebook Bookmark: del.icio.us \| google \| yahoo Lightweight Reading Lightweight, fuel-efficient cars do just fine in Rocky Mountain winters, say some Grist readers, disagreeing with a recent letter to the editor that backed SUVs as the practical mode of transportation during snow season. Others agree that SUVs are a big help, and they applaud a push by some automakers to manufacture gas-electric hybrid SUVs. Read about and join the debate on the Grist Magazine website. ADVERTISING POLICY Comments: There are no comments. Be the first to post! You are not logged in. Thus, you cannot post a comment. If you have a Gristmill account, log in below. If you don't have a Gristmill account, well, by all means go make one! Meet you back here in five. Username: Password: Forgot your password? Enter your username and click: The comments of Grist users reflect the opinions of those individuals only, and do not necessarily reflect the viewpoints of Grist, its staff, its board members, their psychotherapists, or their aestheticians. Got it?	Also in Grist Hangin' With My Peeps The illicit urban chicken movement is taking wing across the nation. Peas and Harmony Recipes for a classic, unfussy Southern meal of field peas and cornbread. Petered Pans Is non-stick cookware safe and green? Umbra advises. A Cure for What Ales You A tasting of five fall-friendly organic dark brews. The Week's Most Popular Viewed Commented Emailed The Alliance for Climate Protection says ABC barred ad calling out Big Oil See at a glance where the presidential contenders stand on climate and energy issues Ingrid Jackson's question about climate change put candidates on the spot Ask Umbra on green cookware Weighing Obama's and McCain's stances on food and farm policy The Biden-Obama position on 'clean coal' is not a mistake Nuclear proponents are, like, totally John Galt How current GHG policy distorts capital allocation McCain mystified by Obama's concerns over nuclear Reflecting on (and fact-checking) the VP debate How to find a green job Ask Umbra on household help and homemade cleansers Weighing Obama's and McCain's stances on food and farm policy A Palin/Biden bingo game to help you veep score during the debate A review of non-clay cat litters From the Archives Of Fuel Rods and Lightning Rods, 24 Sep 2001 You Can't Be Too Car-ful, 21 Sep 2001 Green Acre$, 20 Sep 2001 Daily Grist Archives