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REPORT: GM gets out from under its polluted sites scot-free

Next in the line of those clamoring for attention and payouts from Motors Liquidation Co., the company that was given all of GM's unwanted assets, are the environmental and economic redevelopment departments of state governments. General Motors was able to exit bankruptcy without responsibility for a number of factory and land sites that are polluted, and state leaders fear that there won't be any money to clean them up. Before bankruptcy, GM estimated it had $1.9 billion in liability regarding environmental issues and litigation. Motors ... Read more →

VIDEO: hybrid aircraft carriers in Iraq? (NSFW) Lascelles Linton

As part of a pledge to green the war in Iraq, President Bush will increase the number of hybrid engine aircraft carriers, according to the Onion News Network (see video below the fold). The fake news ...

San Francisco Mayor plugs in 3 PHEVs, makes a "soft" order for 250 more Lascelles Linton

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom made sure everyone knew the three converted plug-in hybrids that are now a part of the municipal fleet were PHEVs by plugging them in at a ceremony on Thursday. San ...

Local officials debate allowing NEVs on streets Lascelles Linton

The Orlando Sentinel reports that administrator John Drury (above photo) is excited that the Tavares City Council is lifting restrictions on NEVs [neighborhood electric vehicles] and even putting in ...

Washington Auto Show video: Jim Press talks about the difference between US and Japan Lascelles Linton

At the Washington Auto Show, Jim Press (the guy who famously left Toyota for Chrysler) said the Japanese government worked closely with corporations, like Toyota, for the betterment of society. Jim ...


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