HOW TRUTH WITH SPEEDZZTER CELEBRATES EARTH DAY
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Forty years ago, this Earth Day madness was thrust upon us. Of course there are better ways to celebrate 1970. . . .


Short of burning a stack of tires along with an “ecology flag” or two, Truth With Speedzzter recommends the best way for every automobile enthusiast “ to celebrate” Earth Day is with a few full-throttle blasts in your favorite high-performance vehicle.

If your taste runs more towards vintage stock cars, Bangshift's linked to some good Historic Grand National Stock Car Association action.

AAA NEW JERSEY AUTOMOBILE CLUB CELEBRATES EARTH DAY 2010 WITH THE AAA GREAT BATTERY ROUNDUP®

Comment: Aren’t most batteries recycled already?

CONSUMER REPORTS (tm) (ACTUALLY TOM TOM) BLOWS THE LID OFF OF AMERICA’S “MOST POLLUTED ROADS”

Comment: Of course among the free-range-chicken-eating, hemp-wearing, Naderites at “Consumer Distorts,” the principal component of human breath (Carbon Dioxide) is “pollution.” Thus, the “most polluted” roads are also some of the slowest. While Truth With Speedzzter is all for reducing traffic jams with better high-speed expressway designs, this “most polluted roads” angle seems a tad overblown.

SENATORS DANCE AROUND THE GAS TAX ISSUE

Comment: Those who value our motoring freedoms should love Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK). When the vast majority of Washington politicians seem willing to enrich big government with liberty-killing carbon taxes (under the guise of preventing “climate change”), Senator Inhofe has staunchly stood for a fact-based, common-sense approach to energy policy. Senator Inhofe points out again how “bait and switch” politicians try to hide their true intentions (i.e. taxing our automotive liberties out of existence to placate the liberal green lobby) with semantic shell games and misrepresentations. YOU GO, JIM!

AUTOBLOG GREEN’S GUILT GRAPHIC

[Source: Auto Insurance for Autoblog.com]

Comment: Truth With Speedzzter wonders why those who lament American exceptionalism and our First World standard of living simply don’t move to one of those idyllic places that doesn’t use as much energy per capita, such as . . . say . . . Afghanistan . . . .

WILLIE WIREDHAND, MEET REDDY KILOWATT: LARGEST GROUP OF TESLA ROADSTERS MEET IN NOR CAL

Comment: “And she’ll have fun, fun, fun when Daddy takes the battery charger away . . . .” A bunch of Bay-area computer geeks displaying their Lotus-based Autobahn golf cars next to the chilly Pacific Ocean is hardly the pinnacle of automotive fun.

EARTH DAY 2010: DETROIT

Comment: While some would argue that Detroit was already in trouble on Earth Day 1970, the ensuing four decades have brought it to the brink of ruin. 400 liquor stores and only eight grocery stores . . . acres of abandoned land . . . a city in shambles.

Liberals, see what your imports and your jihad against American-made automobiles has wrought. For a more in-depth look at how Detroit has suffered in the “Ecological Age of Aquarius”, see the Fabulous Ruins of Detroit.

WILLIAM CLAY FORD, JR. EARTH DAY HONOREE

Comment: Sure, Truth With Speedzzter has been unflinchingly hard of “Li’l Billy” at times. He’s to auto execs what the Detroit Lions are to football. Still, Ford’s current ability to capitalize on greeniac madness is attributable, at least in part, to Bill Ford’s dabbling in environmentalism. And on a day when Detroit honestly should have little to celebrate, Bill Ford is being celebrated (by some) as one of Michigan’s “green leaders” (no double entendre intended).

ROUSH-FENWAY GOES GREEN: ACTIVATES SOLAR ELECTRIC PANELS AT CONCORD, NC HANGAR

Comment: Although the Roush-Fenway's solar install probably makes no sense from an economic standpoint, it's probably great public relations. Still, the hard-core auto racing haters won't be happy until the race cars and aircraft are parked and Ol' Jack is worshiping a tree somewhere.