Comments on: GM’s Lutz On Hybrids, Global Warming And Cars As Art http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/01/30/gms-lutz-on-hybrids-global-warming-and-cars-as-art/ FrontBurner® has been called the best blog in Dallas (repeatedly), a snarky celebration of ignorance, and a daily conversation about Dallas among the editors of D Magazine. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:20:29 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Laura http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/01/30/gms-lutz-on-hybrids-global-warming-and-cars-as-art/comment-page-2/#comment-64254 Laura Sat, 07 Mar 2009 23:12:50 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/01/30/gms-lutz-on-hybrids-global-warming-and-cars-as-art/#comment-64254 I love Lutz and cant wait for the Volt to come out.For the poster that says GM is still going down.. Its because the middle management like Randy Johson who has messed up every project he is given yet after a few of them he is still there? He can't even get along with other departments.As long as he is kept away from the Volt..there is hope. Its promising! I love Lutz and cant wait for the Volt to come out.For the poster that says GM is still going down.. Its because the middle management like Randy Johson who has messed up every project he is given yet after a few of them he is still there? He can’t even get along with other departments.As long as he is kept away from the Volt..there is hope. Its promising!

]]> By: Kevin Howards http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/01/30/gms-lutz-on-hybrids-global-warming-and-cars-as-art/comment-page-2/#comment-57835 Kevin Howards Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:17:51 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/01/30/gms-lutz-on-hybrids-global-warming-and-cars-as-art/#comment-57835 Can you provide more information on this please. Can you provide more information on this please.

]]> By: ooopinionsss http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/01/30/gms-lutz-on-hybrids-global-warming-and-cars-as-art/comment-page-2/#comment-54028 ooopinionsss Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:13:22 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/01/30/gms-lutz-on-hybrids-global-warming-and-cars-as-art/#comment-54028 How you think when the economic crisis will end? I wish to make statistics of independent opinions! How you think when the economic crisis will end? I wish to make statistics of independent opinions!

]]> By: Daryl Jones http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/01/30/gms-lutz-on-hybrids-global-warming-and-cars-as-art/comment-page-2/#comment-30859 Daryl Jones Fri, 30 May 2008 19:39:58 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/01/30/gms-lutz-on-hybrids-global-warming-and-cars-as-art/#comment-30859 Pardon, I mean killed the EV1 electric vehicle. Pardon, I mean killed the EV1 electric vehicle.

]]> By: Daryl Jones http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/01/30/gms-lutz-on-hybrids-global-warming-and-cars-as-art/comment-page-2/#comment-30855 Daryl Jones Fri, 30 May 2008 19:35:34 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/01/30/gms-lutz-on-hybrids-global-warming-and-cars-as-art/#comment-30855 Wasn't this guy in charge of the company when they killed the Volt? Being a denier of global warming doesn't necessarily make you a bad leader for an automobile company as far as profitability goes, but his apparent lack of concern for delivering cheap, high mpg cars to the customers who ARE concerned about global warming, and who can't afford a future driving a low mpg car, sets a gloomy picture for the future of this company. Wasn’t this guy in charge of the company when they killed the Volt?

Being a denier of global warming doesn’t necessarily make you a bad leader for an automobile company as far as profitability goes, but his apparent lack of concern for delivering cheap, high mpg cars to the customers who ARE concerned about global warming, and who can’t afford a future driving a low mpg car, sets a gloomy picture for the future of this company.

]]> By: Dan http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/01/30/gms-lutz-on-hybrids-global-warming-and-cars-as-art/comment-page-2/#comment-30785 Dan Fri, 30 May 2008 13:16:50 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/01/30/gms-lutz-on-hybrids-global-warming-and-cars-as-art/#comment-30785 Folks, As a professor of Atmospheric Science, it's just a little disappointing to see so much confidence by people who haven't cracked a book on the atmosphere. Look, if you want to criticize the IPCC, surf over to www.ipcc.ch, and *read the whole thing*. It's written for laypeople. It'll take you about a month, part time. *Then* go and re-read your random skeptic web pages, and see which is more convincing. If you'd rather read a book, buy "The Discovery of Global Warming" by Spencer Weart. There is a lot to understand on this topic, before you should feel confident in your own opinions. Cheers, Dan Folks,
As a professor of Atmospheric Science, it’s just a little
disappointing to see so much confidence by people who
haven’t cracked a book on the atmosphere. Look, if you want to criticize the IPCC, surf over to http://www.ipcc.ch, and *read the whole thing*. It’s written for laypeople. It’ll take you about a month, part time. *Then* go and re-read your random skeptic web pages, and see which is more convincing. If you’d rather read a book, buy “The Discovery of Global Warming” by Spencer Weart. There is a lot to understand on this topic, before you should feel confident in your own opinions.

Cheers,
Dan

]]> By: CappuccinoJoe http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/01/30/gms-lutz-on-hybrids-global-warming-and-cars-as-art/comment-page-2/#comment-27033 CappuccinoJoe Mon, 12 May 2008 06:23:19 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/01/30/gms-lutz-on-hybrids-global-warming-and-cars-as-art/#comment-27033 Kenneth, what surprises me is the amount of atheists that don't want to let the world get warmer, sit back and watch evolution happen. Even as a religious person, that prospect is really intriguing to me. Also, if humans are just animals, isn't everything we're doing completely natural? So why not let nature run it's course (from an atheistic point of view)? From a religious one, If God is omnipotent and has a plan for everything, does anyone really think that the world is going to be destroyed when he doesn't want it to be? And if he does does anyone think they can stop it? seriously. ---- According to Al Gore, the world's climate has been exactly the same for about 11,000 years. Isn't everyone pushing for change right now? Isn't one of the Green slogans "Change the world" or something similarly pretentious? So if the world really is getting hotter, why stop it? For all we know, it could be even more beautiful that way. Kenneth, what surprises me is the amount of atheists that don’t want to let the world get warmer, sit back and watch evolution happen. Even as a religious person, that prospect is really intriguing to me.

Also, if humans are just animals, isn’t everything we’re doing completely natural? So why not let nature run it’s course (from an atheistic point of view)? From a religious one, If God is omnipotent and has a plan for everything, does anyone really think that the world is going to be destroyed when he doesn’t want it to be? And if he does does anyone think they can stop it? seriously.
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According to Al Gore, the world’s climate has been exactly the same for about 11,000 years. Isn’t everyone pushing for change right now? Isn’t one of the Green slogans “Change the world” or something similarly pretentious? So if the world really is getting hotter, why stop it? For all we know, it could be even more beautiful that way.

]]> By: CappuccinoJoe http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/01/30/gms-lutz-on-hybrids-global-warming-and-cars-as-art/comment-page-2/#comment-27030 CappuccinoJoe Mon, 12 May 2008 06:02:02 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/01/30/gms-lutz-on-hybrids-global-warming-and-cars-as-art/#comment-27030 I love this guy, if nothing else for the fact that he had the balls to say that as the Vice Chairman of GM, the kind of profession where you jump on any bandwagon just to rake in the dollars. Even if I was hardcore into environmentalism, I'd respect that. Not a lot of people are willing to say what ever they want regardless of whether it goes with or against the flow. Personally, I agree with him, this whole thing is completely exaggerated, and it's no coincidence that the people who support going green conveniently avoid giving facts and figures and go for the intimidation, or emotional play. It's just straight, propaganda style manipulation. skulldriveshaft, The earth is the biggest thing on this planet? really? oddly enough, that brings me to my belief that our faulty education system is a much bigger problem than Carbondi-freaking-oxide. In case you were wondering, water is the biggest thing on this planet; Earth IS our planet. Anyone, if you want to decrease your "carbon footprint" (what a ridiculous term) just stop breathing, it's that simple. I love this guy, if nothing else for the fact that he had the balls to say that as the Vice Chairman of GM, the kind of profession where you jump on any bandwagon just to rake in the dollars. Even if I was hardcore into environmentalism, I’d respect that. Not a lot of people are willing to say what ever they want regardless of whether it goes with or against the flow.

Personally, I agree with him, this whole thing is completely exaggerated, and it’s no coincidence that the people who support going green conveniently avoid giving facts and figures and go for the intimidation, or emotional play. It’s just straight, propaganda style manipulation.

skulldriveshaft, The earth is the biggest thing on this planet? really? oddly enough, that brings me to my belief that our faulty education system is a much bigger problem than Carbondi-freaking-oxide. In case you were wondering, water is the biggest thing on this planet; Earth IS our planet.

Anyone, if you want to decrease your “carbon footprint” (what a ridiculous term) just stop breathing, it’s that simple.

]]> By: Edin http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/01/30/gms-lutz-on-hybrids-global-warming-and-cars-as-art/comment-page-2/#comment-24935 Edin Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:37:45 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/01/30/gms-lutz-on-hybrids-global-warming-and-cars-as-art/#comment-24935 with this attitude it seems that GM may be the first automaker to go down...that is if Lutz can keep his job. with this attitude it seems that GM may be the first automaker to go down…that is if Lutz can keep his job.

]]> By: Larry Lyon http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/01/30/gms-lutz-on-hybrids-global-warming-and-cars-as-art/comment-page-2/#comment-19495 Larry Lyon Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:46:22 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/01/30/gms-lutz-on-hybrids-global-warming-and-cars-as-art/#comment-19495 Bob Lutz also opposed the Federal CAFE standard of 35 MPG and claimed at the January Detroit Auto Show that costs will increase for consummers up to $10K per vehicle. As I write this note, crude oil is trading at $101.82 up 2.19% today and I'll bet if you fill up your gas tank today it will cost more than it did in January. Bob... do you wonder why consummers prefer cars made in Asia? Global warming is a significant issue about which some wish to debate but there is no uncertainty about the cost of fuel and that's increasing. Bob Lutz also opposed the Federal CAFE standard of 35 MPG and claimed at the January Detroit Auto Show that costs will increase for consummers up to $10K per vehicle. As I write this note, crude oil is trading at $101.82 up 2.19% today and I’ll bet if you fill up your gas tank today it will cost more than it did in January. Bob… do you wonder why consummers prefer cars made in Asia?

Global warming is a significant issue about which some wish to debate but there is no uncertainty about the cost of fuel and that’s increasing.

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