Kendall - I'm sorry I attributed the Jeeps to you instead of to you daughter and son-in-law. My point, though remains. Why is that where you draw the line. Cherokees and vans are okay but anything bigger is just wrong? Maybe this wasn't what you meant but I got the impression that this was what you were saying when you wrote:
"My daughter and son-in-law both have Jeep Cherokees. They both have six cylinder engines, and are not hard on fuel. They are no where near as big as the giant Explorer suv. "

Grab - You make some very excellent points especially regarding how alternately fueled vehicles may still ultimately be powered by the consumption of gasoline or oil somewhere. I also agree with you about the safety of the SUVs, I think that they are less stable than a regular car...

GUEST - maybe I can carpool with the nun over to the tattoo parlour.