pundits come in all sizes, shapes and colors.  smoe go for that elder statesperson, above the fray, wise beyond their years gravitas.  some go for the gutter realpolitik and behind the scenes drama.  some go for the detached objectivity which allows them to gaze down their nose at the problems others have.  and then, there are people who are, i guess, paid to say provocative things.  check it:

The government itself has calculated that around 2000 people a year are killed because of those CAFÉ standards and our cheerful government has just voted to increase them, to make cars lighter, smaller. And more people will die. I mean 2,000 people a year die because the environmentalists think that you should be in a smaller car because it offends their sensitivities that you’re using gasoline.

wow, that there is some asshattery.  i guess i could write a blog post about how cycling is killing off species after species or how solar energy is causing the collapse of ice shelves.  but that would be treating him as though he had some credibility.  this is not about an attack on alternative energy or conservation, both of which are actually subtopics under "cycling, reasons for..."  this is more of an attack on common sense, and a rational world view.  boldly stating untruths is not a symptom of the impending fall of civilization, it's a cause of the impending fall of civilization.