well, my SUV actually just guzzles gasoline, and doesn't go anywhere..top that

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Tree-huggers, time-wasters, socialists, elitists, leftists, losers,

homosexuals, Democrats -- those are just a few of the more printable

epithets that have been directed at the members of Earth on Empty, an

environmental organization dedicated to improving air quality and

reversing global warming. What has Earth on Empty done to earn such

malice? It has launched a campaign to " ticket " SUV owners for

violating the environment. Volunteers with the organization

distribute faux traffic tickets to parked SUVs; the text on the

tickets describes the environmental consequences of owning the

gas-guzzling, oversized vehicles. Earth on Empty's campaign is just

one part of a grassroots anti-SUV campaign that has included erecting

" No SUV parking " signs on New York City streets. Earth on Empty's

goal is to make SUV ownership an embarrassing sign of conspicuous

consumption, much as animal-rights groups successfully stigmatized

the wearing of fur.

New York Times, Aaron Donovan, 23 Aug 2002

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