[Greenbuilding] Tata, funny name, un funny topic.

[Leslie Moyer]

At the risk of beating an off-topic dead horse, I thought some of you 
might find this article from Worldwatch interesting, considering the 
conversation this week on the Tata Nano. 

http://www.worldwatch.org/node/5579

Nano Hypocrisy

One car gets 46 miles per gallon, features fancy accessories, and sports 
two engines with a combined 145 horsepower. The other car reportedly 
gets 54 miles per gallon, runs on a diminutive 30-horsepower engine, and 
is positively spartan in its interior trimmings. The first is the Toyota 
Prius, a darling of the environmentally conscious. The latter is the 
Tata Nano, reviled as a climate wrecker. Is there a double standard? 
asks Worldwatch Senior Researcher Michael Renner in this provocative 
analysis piece.

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