Alberta Environment Driving SUVs?
 

I was driving to work this morning and noticed this brand new, shiny, white Dodge Durango about to pull into traffic - with only the driver in it, of course. I was then shocked to see the Alberta Environment logo lettered on the doors.

Isn't this a severe conflict of interests? That vehicle gets 16/21 mpg at best! When I arrived at work I promptly wrote Alberta Environment an e-mail asking for some explanation of why they would choose such a vehicle.

I hope that is was an FFV model running E85, but I have no confidence that it actually was. If it was I hope that they never run pump gas in it because the FFV model's FE is even worse: 12/15 on gas, 9/11 on E85.

I informed Alberta Environment that Atco Gas (natural gas supplier) runs a fleet of Geo Metros and Dodge Neons to do all their transportation-necessary work.

....weird....

i dont know why this double posted, it told me i couldnt post twice in 30seconds... but it posted anyway... so as a said before: ...weird...

I'm curious to find out what they say back. Despite your Metro/Neon fleet example, I'm betting it'll be something along the lines of demanding driving conditions, winter weather...

Me too. No response yet - not even an auto-reply. I even pointedly asked them why they didn't choose a Ford Escape hybrid if the need for an SUV was so great.

I'll post my letter and their reply...if they reply.

that oil... ugh its poisioning them.

Still no reply from Alberta Environment. I just re-sent my previous e-mail to them. Maybe they don't consider it a problem?

Perhaps a letter to the local paper is in order...

I think a letter to the editor would be perfect for this

Oh! Well, I just received a note from the info desk saying they have forwarded my letter to the appropriate persons. The person that responded said she does not know what happened to my original e-mail (if it was received or not), but she is going to follow this one through.