Bah Hummerbug!

Following the announcement of the Hummer’s demise, CODEPINK will erect an art installation during the U.S. Social Reform to celebrate the Hummer’s passing. GM announced the wind-down of Hummer operations back in February, ending the production of these military-inspired gas-guzzling vehicles. The Hummer, despised by many environmentalists for the needless waste of oil resources will be receiving a fond farewell in Detroit by CODEPINK, a women initiated grassroots peace and justice group. They will bury a real Hummer and from its ashes will emerge new forms of transportation. This joyous celebration will take place while 20,000 activists will be participating in the U.S. Social Forum. This art installation will be symbolic in welcoming the new clean green economy and the end of violence in the name of oil.

Why is the Hummer so bad?

At a jaw-dropping 10 miles/gallon, it emits 3 times more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than your average car. Polluting our atmosphere, inducing smog and contributing to global warming.

They are deadly on the road. Causing 3 times more deaths than the average car in accidents.

They get handed unfair tax breaks paid by fellow taxpayers. A law that further increases the deficit we are in right now. This loophole originally created to assist farmers with their vehicles give Hummer owners up to $100,000 in tax breaks, ripping off the U.S. government in the process.