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Gas Is Sky-High and the Glaciers Are Melting. But I'm Not Junking My Great American Joyride.

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I choose to drive my politically incorrect car just as some high-profile eco-activists opt to live in huge homes that consume more energy in a month than my 50-year-old bungalow does in a year. We're both profligate, I suppose. I just down mine with a heavy dose of politically charged petrol.

So how about we make a deal? If you give up your air-conditioning in August, I'll surrender my sociopathic car to the green police.

Maybe.

tbox@dallasnews.com

Terry Box is the automotive writer for the Dallas Morning News.

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