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It's Friday: Daily Show explains why gas prices are so high

Posted Mar 7th 2008 at 4:32PM by Lascelles Linton

Filed under: Green Culture, Legislation and Policy



On a recent episode of the Daily Show, the spike and price of a barrel of oil was explained (see videos below the fold). The comedy news show's explanation includes $15 of the $104 for a barrel of oil going towards trying to convince the public that the oil companies are not raping the environment. Another $25 goes towards blackening the oil because oil actually comes out of the ground rainbow colored. Who knew? The Daily Show also took a shot at President Bush for his press conference where he said he was unaware of the predictions that gas prices could reach $4 a gallon and for his speech at the WIRC.

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Tags: Bush, comedy, Daily-Show, funny, gas, oil, President, price, video

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Video: Maher's maple syrup car on Letterman

Posted Jan 7th 2008 at 4:33PM by Lascelles Linton

Filed under: Ethanol, Flex-Fuel, Legislation and Policy



The late night talk shows are back! David Letterman has a beard and recently had Bill Maher as a guest. At about 7 minutes into the interview above, Bill and Dave talk about the Iowa primary and ethanol. Bill says the candidates pay "homage" to ethanol because it's made from corn and Iowa has corn. However, Bill thinks ethanol is a "boondoggle" and won't help with global warming. Then Bill pushes science forward with this funny exchange:

Bill: If the first primary was in Vermont, we'd be trying to run our cars on maple syrup. I promise you.
Dave: Now, would that work? That's not a bad idea. You are a genius my friend.

I can't wait for maple syrup cars. The highways would smell so good. To be fair, pancake sales might be hurt as the price of syrup skyrockets.

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Tags: election, ethanol, funny, Iowa, video

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It's Friday: Peanuts' Rerun speaks for all kids on the back of bikes

Posted Jan 4th 2008 at 4:50PM by Lascelles Linton

Filed under: Transportation Alternatives, On Two Wheels



If life was not rough enough with Lucy as your older sister, Peanuts' comic strip character Rerun must endure mom taking him for bike rides. As you can see in the video above, there is lots to worry about as a kid on the back of a bike. There is also lots of funny things you can say, and the clip has lots of jokes for you to enjoy. Rerun, your struggle was not in vain: your message of the horrors of tandem for children has reached many. We salute you and your brave mission.

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Tags: baby-seat, bike, comic, funny, Peanuts, tandem, video

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The Office's Dwight installed a gun rack in his Prius

Posted Dec 24th 2007 at 3:49PM by Lascelles Linton

Filed under: Green Culture, Hybrid, Toyota, Green Daily



The LA Times reports that Rainn Wilson, better known as Dwight from NBC's comedy The Office, says he "recently installed a gun rack in my Prius." Fans of the show will laugh because a very popular exchange from the show includes a reference to gun shows. You can see the exchange in video above and there is even a line of t-shirts celebrating the moment.

Rainn will host the 2008 Film Independent Spirit Awards on February 23rd and you can see him in the movie Juno currently in theaters. Do you have your tickets?

[Source: LA Times via Ecorazzi]

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Tags: funny, Prius, video

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Video: Green Team beats up hybrid driver (NSFW)

Posted Nov 21st 2007 at 12:18PM by Lascelles Linton

Filed under: Green Culture, Hybrid



Funnymen Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly and Adam Mckay are the "Green Team" in the above web comedy sketch. The video includes the trio driving an electric golf cart and beating up a guy that drives a hybrid. Why? Will explains "just because it's a hybrid does not mean it does not burn gas." When I wrote this article, the video had over 112,000 views. TA warning, the video is not safe for a work for many, many reasons.

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Tags: comedy, funny, golf cart, GolfCart, hybrid, video

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It's Friday: who holds back the electric car?

Posted Nov 2nd 2007 at 8:02PM by Lascelles Linton

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, AutoblogGreen Exclusive

AutoblogGreen has obtained exclusive video from a powerful secret group admitting to holding back the electric car. The footage may also be a funny song from the episode Homer the Great of the animated TV show the Simpsons. Our crack staff of video experts is still trying to figure it out.

In the video, the organization called the Stonecutters, sings a song that includes the line "who holds back the electric car?" The crowd, which includes Steve Gutenberg and a Martian, then sings "we do!" The validity of the statements may be in question as the men all seem to be inebriated.

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Tags: electric car, electric cars, ElectricCar, ElectricCars, friday, funny, homer simpson, HomerSimpson, video

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It's Friday: Stephen Colbert killed the electric car

Posted Oct 5th 2007 at 1:22PM by Lascelles Linton

Filed under: Etc., EV/Plug-in



Call off the search. Host of the Colbert Report and master roaster Stephen Colbert has admitted to killing the electric car. You can watch his hilarious admission of the murder in the video above. Chris Paine, director of "Who Killed the Electric Car," was unavailable for comment. In another video below the fold, Colbert explains Gore's true plans for fueling the cars of the future.

[Source: Comedy Central]

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Tags: colbert report, ColbertReport, comedy, electric car, electric cars, electric vehicle, electric vehicles, ElectricCar, ElectricCars, ElectricVehicle, ElectricVehicles, funny, stephen colbert, StephenColbert, video

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