Environmental & Energy
Jun. 19, 2008
RIP, SUV: Lawyers Should Lead by Example With Car Choices
Lawyers should get used to having less and setting better examples by ditching their irresponsible SUVs.
Timothy D. Reuben
Founder and President of Reuben Raucher & Blum and the Founder of Reuben Mediation
Email: treuben@rrbattorneys.com
Timothy D. Reuben is a mediator, litigator and author who focuses on resolving complex civil disputes in state and federal courts, as well as in arbitration and mediation. He is also the author of "Tequila, a Story of Success, Love & Violence," a legal novel inspired by real world legal practice that explores power, loyalty and the human dynamics that drive conflict.
I read with satisfaction in the news that Hummer production is being halted. We have apparently reached the end of the SUV era - unless those SUVs are hybrids getting over 30 miles per gallon. That is because what we always knew would happen - oil running out and pollution ruining our world - is actually occurring, just as expected.
What is pathetic is that the SUV craze ever happened. It was, of course, fueled by us baby boomers -aging hippies and flower children and their yo...
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