Johnson scraps plan to tax London gas guzzlers

London mayor Boris Johnson has fulfilled an election promise to abolish the special tax on large, gas-guzzling cars set by his predecessor, Ken Livingstone. The plan would have taxed so-called "Chelsea...

How Many SUVs Are on Your block? Crowdsourcing Vigilantism or Creative Conser...

Now here is a very interesting crowdsourcing project: How Many SUVs Are on Your block?  Do you hate SUVs? think they are bad for the environment? Go out and report them to the Brian Lehrer Show!  The...

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