What they want us to drive

Zero EmissionsTime to go shopping for your new SUV (Stone Age Utility Vehicle).

Six Greenpeace activists dressed as cavemen and travelling in a Flintstones-style vehicle were detained along with three others for public order offences, police said.

A stone tablet accusing car lobbyists of driving [gotta love a writer with a sense of humor. Jim] climate change was confiscated before it could be delivered to lawmakers, a Greenpeace spokeswoman said.

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European carmakers say the proposals threaten their ability to compete in international markets. Germany has vowed to stand by its car sector, which produces powerful luxury vehicles such as Porsche, BMW and Mercedes-Benz.

“Our activists and their zero-emission vehicle are raising the alarm about the influence this dinosaur industry exercises over EU climate policy,” Greenpeace transport campaigner Melanie Francis said.

I hear the new Rockcedes’ are nice.

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