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Who is Responsible, GM, ACORN or Both?

By Albert N. Milliron, Editor, Politisite.com From 1959 through the seventies Consumer advocate Ralph Nader went after the automobile industry for safety issues in American vehicles.  He wrote, “The Safe...

Obama Presents Saudi King With 2009 Chevy Malibu

While not exactly breaking news, I ran into this story (word for word and un credited) as news in a local publication, and went looking for further information and substantiation on the internet. "In his first...

World’s first flying car prepares for take-off

How many times when you've been stuck in a traffic jam have you thought 'If only I could fly over this jam...'? Well now you can as the world's flying car prepares for take-off. Yes the new Terrafugia Transition...

UK to Use Seaweed as Low Emission Fuel

    A new project is underway in Britain that will use seaweed and other marine plant algae as a source for low emission fuel for automobiles. The Marine Scientists from Scotland are using these...

How Canadians could buy out rather than bail out U.S. automakers

The book entitled The Proposed Canadian Automobile Transport and Arctic Climatic Protection Act: Toward an environmentally-sensitized and truly made-in-Canada car inspired by the Avro Arrow, was written with the recognition that Climate Change associated with Global...

President Bush says GM, Chrysler to get $17B Loan from Government

Ford decided that they don't need a loan at this time.GM and Chrysler will take the money.  This will not solve theirproblems but it will give them three monthsto begin making needed changes. "President Bush...

Us Car Bail-Out Fails in Senate

Even after getting nod from house of representative, The $14 billion bailout plan for the US auto industry has been rejected in the Senate Thursday night giving a big jolt to hopes of  the struggling big...

Indian Govt unveils stimulus package to revive economy

"New Delhi, Dec 07: Responding to the economic slowdown affecting the country, the govt on Sunday unveiled a wide ranging stimulus package aimed at bringing down prices and providing relief to sectors hardest hit...

Canada: Stoned driver who killed 2 people gets 4-year sentence

Barry Artiste Op/Ed Yep, anyone who says marijuana should be legalized, and lefty ass bandit advocates who say Police administering drug tests to drivers violates their Human Rights, should be looking the victims...

Pelosi supports new help for ailing US automakers

The US has been rife with specualtion over whether the US government would inject huge amounts of money into the US auto industry in order to keep it afloat or let it die. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi...

28 Car Pileup Leaves 39 injured and 1 Fatality

You may have already seen this one, but it looks pretty bad.  You thought Los Angeles was bad, check out Europe for gnarley car accidents."October 19, 2008 (by Otto Smyth) According to reports by automobile accident attorneys in Los Angeles, there has been an early...

Simple Electrical Device Can Boost Gas Efficiency

A simple electrical device can improve fuel efficiency up to 20%, a development which could save billions as fuel costs continue to skyrocket."According to Rongjia Tao, Chair of Temple's Physics Department, the small device consists of an electrically charged tube that can be...

Electric Feeling On the Street; (just charge and zoom..)

While India's automaker Tata Motors's plan of building the world's cheapest car (called the Nano at $2,200 per model) has succinctly drove itslef into an Indian ditch --the plant has been halted due to protests by...

Automakers Introduce "EcoDriving" National Fuel Use/CO2 Reduction Program

Automakers today announced EcoDriving™ (www.EcoDrivingUSA.com), a comprehensive, nationwide effort to save consumers money at the gas pump, reduce fuel use and cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The industry...

NASA used cadavers in tests to develop landing systems

"NASA used cadavers in Orion landing tests By MARK CARREAU Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle TOOLS Email Get section feed Print Recommend Comments (44) Yahoo! Buzz ...

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