<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for GM considers selling Hummer brand]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by redambrosia99 http://www.grist.org/article/hummer1/ Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:16:37 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/hummer1/1 workers

While its nice that GM is turning to small cars and such, I wonder what they're going to do for the workers that staffed their 4 manufacturing plants.  I would think they could use those factories to build the smaller cars, so that all those workers could keep their jobs.  :^/

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While its nice that GM is turning to small cars and such, I wonder what they're going to do for the workers that staffed their 4 manufacturing plants.  I would think they could use those factories to build the smaller cars, so that all those workers could keep their jobs.  :^/

]]> Comment #2 by F James Handley http://www.grist.org/article/hummer1/ Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:32:59 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/hummer1/2 YES! Energy prices matter!

The relatively swift shift to more fuel-efficient vehicles in response to climbing gas prices shows that we can dramatically reduce energy use with the right price signals.  (And, of course, we've seen the converse, too.  Gas at $1.00 a gallon due to a "cheap oil" energy policy gave rise to the Hummer, its SUV cousins and McMansion lodgings.)  

A gradually-increasing revenue-neutral carbon tax with a dividend paid to individuals would stimulate our whole economy toward conservation and green energy without bureaucracy and pork.

For more information, check out http://www.carbontax.org.

]]> YES! Energy prices matter!

The relatively swift shift to more fuel-efficient vehicles in response to climbing gas prices shows that we can dramatically reduce energy use with the right price signals.  (And, of course, we've seen the converse, too.  Gas at $1.00 a gallon due to a "cheap oil" energy policy gave rise to the Hummer, its SUV cousins and McMansion lodgings.)  

A gradually-increasing revenue-neutral carbon tax with a dividend paid to individuals would stimulate our whole economy toward conservation and green energy without bureaucracy and pork.

For more information, check out http://www.carbontax.org.

]]> Comment #3 by dayla2000 http://www.grist.org/article/hummer1/ Wed, 04 Jun 2008 05:11:40 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/hummer1/3 Profiting people and the planet

Though I'm sure the specifics of manufacturing trucks are different than electric vehicles- it does seem that re-skilling workers rather than laying them off would be the best option... something like a green collar job, perhaps?

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Though I'm sure the specifics of manufacturing trucks are different than electric vehicles- it does seem that re-skilling workers rather than laying them off would be the best option... something like a green collar job, perhaps?

]]> Comment #4 by Ron Steenblik http://www.grist.org/article/hummer1/ Wed, 04 Jun 2008 05:41:07 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/hummer1/4 What, no more flex-fuel Hummers?

Gee, what a shame: no more flex-fuel Hummers. Those people who sell the "ethanol guzzler" bumper stickers (not to mention ethanol producers) are going to be disappointed!

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Gee, what a shame: no more flex-fuel Hummers. Those people who sell the "ethanol guzzler" bumper stickers (not to mention ethanol producers) are going to be disappointed!

]]> Comment #5 by mtvyfan http://www.grist.org/article/hummer1/ Wed, 04 Jun 2008 06:27:54 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/hummer1/5 YEAH!!! Finally bye bye Hummer!

I can't believe it took them so long to see that this gas hog should be banned from not only being produced, but banned from being driven! The people who own these have too much money and too little common sense as it is. And I am STILL seeing these people driving them in Montana. Gas is currently $3.89/gallon here in Montana and I just can't believe that they are still driving them.

]]> YEAH!!! Finally bye bye Hummer!

I can't believe it took them so long to see that this gas hog should be banned from not only being produced, but banned from being driven! The people who own these have too much money and too little common sense as it is. And I am STILL seeing these people driving them in Montana. Gas is currently $3.89/gallon here in Montana and I just can't believe that they are still driving them.

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