Some college staff writer bashing the Prius

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Well, either way, every true environmentalist who knows anthing buys a used civic (or equivalent gas sipper) over a new hybrid... if for nothing more than the saved waste. I agree that there are issues with the article, but there is also a lot of flawed logic in uneducated environmentalism. If someone says, I bought a hybrid to get into the carpool lane, that's one thing. Nobody should say, "I bought a hybrid because the Civic LX just didn't have the gas mileage I wanted." I've never been a tremendous fan of hybrids for just that reason. They're great for what they are (marketing devices, carpool time savers, etc.) but to truly help the environment... you buy used cars that get good gas mileage to cut down on waste. Still... not a new Hummer.