re: To put it less subtly
I have no problem with reasonable pollution laws, which are extensions of property rights. Never did.
That being said, I don't accept the running premise here that driving a car that meets all current laws and regulations and illegally polluting a river or throwing beer cans out a window are equivalents. Nor do I think it is as important as other problems currently facing us.
You guys are dancing all over the place. Is this about using more gas than necessary? Is it about pollution? When discussing SUVs, these are two different issues. Older small cars pollute a lot more than a modern SUV.
I think people who get really bent out of shape about SUVs have issues beyond the resource and pollution considerations.