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2008 Detroit Auto Show: This Stinks!

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You know what? Putting a little hybrid and electric-car track in the basement of the Cobo Center is a cute idea. I mean they had the space, what with the Chinese manufacturers getting promoted to the upstairs this year.

Looked good, too. Some greenery. Some rocks. A fountain. It's a regular paradise. Except that here's the thing about nature: Sometimes it smells...bad. The place is packed with huge mounts of sour mulch. The vinegar stench has drifted up through the escalators into VW's otherwise pleasant booth and spread mustard-gaslike through that end of the hall.

Your green is polluting my environment, man. -- Daniel Pund, Senior Editor, Detroit

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4 Comments

benson2175 says:

08:30 PM, 01/12/09

I think this stinking dirt pile filled with good intentions makes a nice metaphor for the whole "green" movement.

bbechtel16 says:

08:05 AM, 01/13/09

tmanz says:

04:22 PM, 01/13/09

kurtamaxxxguy says:

09:42 PM, 01/13/09

Whose display? Surprising they used mulch rather than vermiculite (latter has little odor, can be impregnated with plant food).

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