Bay & Environment: Rent-a-hybrid - Chesapeake Bay, blue crabs, Maryland, global warming and climate change

Hertz and Avis appear to be trying as hard as they can to win the distinction of greenest rental company. USA Today reports that Hertz is adding a thousand Toyota Priuses into its fleet. Avis plans to do the same. Both, however, appear to be playing catch-up to Enterprise, which already has 3,000 hybrids available for rentals. Whole thing here.

The good news for hybrid bargain hunters is this: more "gently used" hybrids will be available for sale in the coming years. It's hard to find a used hybrid now, but rental companies typically sell the best of their fleet after a year or two. My hybrid, while not purchased from Enterprise, began its life as a member of that fleet. I bought it used for a fraction of the price of a new one, but it took some detective work and an 80-mile drive to find it.

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Rona Kobell reports on the Chesapeake Bay, and in her seven years with The Sun, she's visited clam farms in Virginia, a peeler pen on Taylors Island and a small market on Smith Island that serves what many people consider the best crab cake in the world (to judge for yourself, head to the Drum Point Market in Tylerton). Rona enjoys hanging out with her husband and daughter.

Tom Pelton writes about the environment and has been at The Sun for 10 years. He lives in the city with his wife, two daughters, and an exotic ecosystem that involves a cat, hamsters, hermit crabs, cacti, running shoes, drums, guitar, violins, mild cheeses and strong opinions.
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Tim Wheeler writes about growth and base-realignment for The Sun. A reporter and editor here since 1985, the West Virginia native has spent most of his adult life around the bay. He lives in Catonsville, one of Baltimore's older, walkable suburbs.

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