Halt S.U.V. Sales.

• Position: Protest in Lynn, Massachusetts - Brief Article

Lynn, Massachusetts

On June 2, more than sixty activists marched along the Lynnway to Toyota, Chevrolet, Hyundai, and Lincoln-Mercury dealerships to protest the sales of sport utility vehicles. Public artist John Tagiuri decorated an S.U.V. with hanging gas cans and the words "Just Married to the Pump." According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, "S.U.V.s and minivans constitute almost half of all new car sales, most of them bought to serve as passenger vehicles...