Is Saving the Planet Really Worth It?

Via Noah Pollack, I bring you this excellent critique of the Honda Insight — a cheaper, crappier version of the Prius — by Jeremy Clarkson:

Of course, I am well aware that there are a great many people in the world who believe that the burning of fossil fuels will one day kill all the Dutch and that something must be done.

They will see the poor ride, the woeful performance, the awful noise and the spine-bending seats as a price worth paying. But what about the eco-cost of building the car in the first place?

I mean, I guess it’s important to save the world. But at what price? At what price??