3 govs park SUVs to save energy- What is Blunt Doing with all of his SUVs?

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By Eric Kelderman, Stateline.org Staff Writer

Three governors are giving up their gas-guzzling SUVs in a personalized bid to inspire citizens to conserve energy in the face of tighter fuel supplies after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

With gasoline hovering around $3 a gallon, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) is trading his Ford Expedition and Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) his Chevrolet Suburban for rides that burn less gas. Gov. Bill Richardson (D) of New Mexico also has promised to park his Lincoln Navigator and drive something that gets better fuel mileage.

The change in gubernatorial driving habits is just one sign that conservation is becoming a buzzword in state capitals after the two Gulf Coast storms shut down oil rigs and refineries that provide nearly half of the nation's gasoline and 19 percent of natural gas supplies.

More governors are asking agencies and residents to cut back on use of gasoline, heating oil and natural gas in a way that hasn't been seen since 1979, when President Jimmy Carter asked Americans to turn down the winter thermostat, don sweaters and drive less.

Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher (R) has directed his Cabinet members to limit business-related travel to "essential or urgent" matters and give up their state-owned vehicles. New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch (D) has directed state agencies to estimate their increased energy costs and do what they can to limit the impact. In July, even before the hurricanes, Lynch told state agencies to cut energy use by 10 percent.

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1. Blunt's burning up the highway on a daily basis.

Apparently he hasn't ever heard of the computer, DSL, the internet, and don't understand the concept of working from home with these tools. And I'm still wondering why he bothered to redecorate the Governor's Mansion when he didn't intend to live there. Some might consider that to be a waste of money...