"Nano Hypocrisy" -- blogosphere pick-up

I'm feeling flattered. My "Nano hypocrisy" piece (the version written for Worldwatch, not the version posted here) has been picked up in a number of places in the blogosphere. A Swedish blogger calls it "the most read-worthy analysis so far." The Climate Change Action blog praises it as a "superb article." And I'm feeling honored that Sanjay Khanna over at Worldchanging judges it to be an interesting analysis (and I must say his own pieces and the comments on his piece are very insightful). Meanwhile, Environment News Network republished the entire piece.

17 January update: A great site where real experts exchange views on transportation issues can be found at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sustran-discuss/. I particularly like the article "World's Cheapest Car Environmentally Costly," by Praful Bidwai, at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sustran-discuss/message/4636. It presents very nuanced points, including the question whether the Nano's claimed air emissions will actually hold up over time. Tata's extreme focus on holding costs down may well mean that critical parts of the car are not designed, engineered, and manufactured in such a manner as to yield reliable results over time. Well, time will tell...