THE RIGHT CAR: Vanity Fair editor in chief Graydon Carter, recently anointed by the National Resources Defense Council as a champion of the environment, will, in a few months, finally align his politics and his vehicle. A spokeswoman for the magazine said come June, Carter will trade in his SUV for a Lexus hybrid. Last year, around the time VF's first green issue was unveiled, Carter told WWD, "When I went shopping for a car, there was no hybrid that could hold us all [his family]. There is now: a Toyota with seating for seven. And when my lease is up next year, I'm switching to that." Even Robert F. Kennedy Jr. saw fit to rib Carter about his choice of ride: "Graydon drives a Prius; it's just the size of a Suburban and the shape of a Suburban," Kennedy joked in his speech at the NRDC benefit on Wednesday. — Irin Carmon

YES, THEN NO: The tenure of Alexandra Peers, who was named LTB Media's editorial director last month, is over before it even began. While filling the shoes of departed editorial director James Truman was never going to be easy, the heralded arrival of the former Wall Street Journal Weekend Edition features editor was further complicated when it was revealed in a press release on Feb. 13 — before any contract had been signed. Peers was meant to begin revitalizing the company on Thursday, but owner Louise MacBain told her senior management Monday that Peers would not be joining after all.

A source close to the situation said Peers was concerned about LTB Media's financials and worried about the future of magazines like Culture & Travel. (Three other titles at the company, Art + Auction, Modern Painters and Artinfo.com have been notably freer of drama). Peers wrote in an e-mail, "I greatly enjoyed talking to Louise, but we were not ultimately able to come to terms which would have enabled me to join LTB."

Also Monday, LTB Media's circulation director Debby Lowenstein told colleagues she would be leaving the company to work at Tango magazine. She and MacBain could not be reached by press time. — I.C.

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