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Chinese billionaire crushes perfectly good Mercedes to protest driving

By Erik Curren | October 14, 2011

Chen crushing a Mercedes

To prepare for peak oil, I've argued that nations need to rely less on imports and bring their manufacturing back home. But here's an import from China that I'd like to see come to the West. In advance of China's National Car-Free Day in September, Chen Guangbiao, a flamboyant but green-friendly billionaire, staged a publicity stunt where he had a Mercedes-Benz sedan … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy Tagged With: Bill Gates, car-free cities, Chen Guangbiao, China, gas prices, Oil Depletion Protocol, transit, Warren Buffett

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