Q: Is it okay to call out environmental offenders — even if they're only harming the planet for the sake of their dog?

A: In a word — yup.

Two new Hummer TV ads have a clear message: Forget about being decent. Let a Hummer unleash your over-indulgent, spiteful tendencies.

The FBI will file a rare “letter of regret” and pay environmentalist Josh Connole $100,000 after mistakenly arresting him for domestic terrorism, The Los Angeles Times reported yesterday. Agents followed Connole for several days in 2003, after arson-vandalism attacks at four Southern California car dealerships in which gas-guzzlers were spray-painted with phrases like “Fat, Lazy Americans.” His suspicious activities included living communally with fellow vegans, installing solar panels, protesting the Iraq war, and (horrors!) driving an electric car.

Showing characteristic signs of short-term memory loss, the American public is apparently renewing its love affair with the SUV, according to The Wall Street Journal. When gas prices spiked to over $3 a gallon following Hurricane Katrina, demand for hybrids was in the headlines and chatter about fuel-efficiency standards was all the rage. Now gas prices in the U.S. have fallen to an average of $2.38 a gallon, and Americans on a cheap-gas buzz are making booty calls to SUVs.