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Arnie dumps gas-guzzling Hummers as California sues carmarkers over pollution

The Californian governor sold 8 of the four-ton army-style trucks - which do only 10 miles to the gallon - to prove his commitment to helping the fight against global warning.

Schwarzenegger used to call the monster vehicles "incredibly precise and forceful machines". But the Terminator star has had a change of heart since swapping the silver screen for a career in politics. Green campaigner Al Gore mentioned the garage clear-out at a speech in New York. He said: "Arnie has given up his Hummers."

The hulking trucks emit three times more carbon dioxide than average cars, giving off more smog-producing pollutants and dangerous particles.

But as governor he realised owning a Hummer - used in the Gulf War in 1991 - sent out the wrong message.

During his campaign for election he promised to cut air pollution in half, reduce energy use by 20 per cent in five to eight years and remove polluting vehicles from the state's roads.

Yesterday the State of California announced it is suing six carmakers - General Motors, Toyota, Ford, Honda, Chrysler and Nissan - over their vehicles' greenhouse gas emissions.

The lawsuit, lodged on behalf of the Californian people by state attorney-general Bill Lockyer, alleges that fumes from cars made by the six firms account for 30 per cent of all carbon dioxide emissions in the state.

California is asking for "hundreds of millions of dollars" for damage which it says their exhaust gasses are doing to health, economy and environment - including melting the snow pack, raising sea levels and ozone pollution.

The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers called it a "nuisance" suit.

Schwarzenegger was the first person to buy a Hummer in 1992 after convincing then-manufacturer AM General to make one for civilian use.

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AKIRA

What an asshole.

I am pretty environment friendly, but I am not that gung-ho.

(I cant be, I drive a modded 99 trans am without converters!!)

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What does he do with *eight* Hummers?

Seanp156

Drive a different one each day.

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musclepump

I like to be environmentally friendly, but I ride a Stage I Harley, so... it ain't overly clean. At least it gets 50 miles per gallon. Per gallon, I'm getting Ford Taurus-like emissions totals

Let's all join together and SPEAK ENGLISH IN AMERICA.

The Monkey Man

Good for Arnold...


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Prince

if he now sees the importance of being enviromentally friendly then this was a good move and he is being a role model, although he probably did it more from a political stance.

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Prince

when you have hundreds of millions of dollars you just collect things I suppose.

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