Energy reporter for The Economist, Vijay Vaitheeswaran, says that cars are the solution, not the problem, in our battle against global warming. Vaitheeswaran doesn’t think getting Americans to give up their vehicles is the answer, and in fact, says a world without cars would be a a dim, joyless place with much-diminished freedom, mobility, and prosperity.”

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The HGTV Green Home Giveaway is on! Home and Garden Television is giving away a new “green” home located in Hilton Head, South Carolina, complete with eco-friendly appliances and a brand new GMC Yukon Hybrid. Sure, your chances of winning it are probably on par with winning the lotto, but it certainly beats a toaster oven or a gas-guzzling SUV. Kudos to HGTV!

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by Kerry Trueman

Iconic rocker Neil Young, always on the cutting edge, is more electrifying than ever these days–he’s converting his 1959 Lincoln Continental into an ultra efficient hybrid electric car. When the transformation’s complete, he’ll drive his “Linc-Volt” from Wichita, where the operation’s taking place, to Detroit, and, he hopes, onto America’s radar.

Young’s documenting his alternative auto odyssey for a film, “Linc-Volt,” that he plans to release in 2008. By turning his two and a half ton, 19-foot-long vintage gas-guzzler into a 100-mile-a-gallon hybrid, Young hopes to demonstrate the feasibility of hybrid-powered cars. Long may he run!