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A New Open Letter to Marlo Lewis, Jr., Senior Fluffer at Competitive Enterprise Institute and Lap Dog to Big Oil

A New Open Letter to Marlo Lewis, Jr., Senior Fluffer at Competitive Enterprise Institute and Lap Dog to Big Oil

A couple of days ago, on Wednesday, December 18th, Marlo Lewis responded to my open letter rebuttal of an anti-ethanol editorial he wrote and published in September of this year. According to his website, Marlo Lewis is a senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), a group that has received funding fro ... Continue reading

Claims of Ethanol Wrongs Always Make Me Write

Claims of Ethanol Wrongs Always Make Me Write

Writing about wrongs brings holiday cheer By Marc J. Rauch Author of "The Ethanol Papers." Earlier this month, the venerable St. Louis Post Dispatch website published an anti-ethanol editorial written by Stanford L. Levin, emeritus professor of economics at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. ... Continue reading

ExxonMobil Makes Tremendous Scientific Breakthrough - They've Discovered ALGAE!

ExxonMobil Makes Tremendous Scientific Breakthrough - They've Discovered ALGAE!

Who says that Big Oil isn't contributing to finding ways for America to become energy independent? They better start stamping out some more Nobel Science Awards in Sweden because the boys and girls at ExxonMobil have made what will probably be the greatest scientific discovery of all time (next to John Harvey Kellogg's ... Continue reading

NHTSA RECALL SUMMARY - December 30, 2019

NHTSA RECALL SUMMARY - December 30, 2019

The following may apply to one or more of your vehicles if your vehicle is listed below. Click on the NHTSA Recall ID Number below to read more about the safety issue and the reason for the recall.To find out if your specific passenger vehicle is included in the recall, use our VIN Look-up Tool. ... Continue reading

2019 Volkswagen Arteon 2.0T SEL Premium R-Line W/4motion Review by David Colman

2019 Volkswagen Arteon 2.0T SEL Premium R-Line W/4motion Review by David Colman

Beauty and serenity meets performance By David Colman Special Correspondent to THE AUTO CHANNEL I may be wrong, but I believe this VW holds the longest descriptive title in the history of automotive journalism. For those of you uninitiated in the arcane ways of VW patois, here goes the translation. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Auto News Nuggets - Week Ending December 28, 2019

Nutson's Auto News Nuggets - Week Ending December 28, 2019

* The end of December is usually a slow news week with all the holiday celebrations, anticipation for the new year plus, most all the global automaker's offices closed. We do have a few bits to share. ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC, Saturday December 28, 2019; WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC, Saturday December 28, 2019; WNYM Radio AM 970 7-9 AM

Car Question or Concern? To Speak With An Auto Lab Expert Call Toll Free 888-692-7234. Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Each week a cadre of experienced hands-on automotive experts are in-studio with advice for the New York are ... Continue reading

2019 Kia Sorento Review by Larry Nutson - It's E15 Approved

2019 Kia Sorento Review by Larry Nutson - It's E15 Approved

The heated seats and heated steering wheel were immediately put into service. ... Continue reading

Reused Holiday Greetings From The Co-Publisher

Reused Holiday Greetings From The Co-Publisher

Christmas has always been a happy time… a time of reflection and thanksgiving; All around me…warm feelings in the cold of winter. And kind words that can reach across miles and even years. Well this year will be no different… except I will dispense the warm feelings and kind words: To all those who ha ... Continue reading

Purdy Looks At Gibbs Sports Amphibians - Fast on Land and Water - Was This Under Your Tree? +VIDEO (Originally Posted 2012)

Purdy Looks At Gibbs Sports Amphibians - Fast on Land and Water - Was This Under Your Tree? +VIDEO (Originally Posted 2012)

GIBBS AMPHIBIAN QUADSKI By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Michigan Bureau It’s not easy being the innovator. A company called Gibbs Sports Amphibians has been working for 15 years to bring to market several high-speed amphibious vehicles, including a car called Aquada, based on their patented technology that all ... Continue reading

Sentimental Look: Ford's LIVE Introduction of New Explorer Confirms TACH's Vision +VIDEO

Sentimental Look: Ford's LIVE Introduction of New Explorer Confirms TACH's Vision +VIDEO

The Auto Channel, Proud Parents of LIVE Streaming Video By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL Wednesday evening, January 9th, I was watching the live video stream on TheAutoChannel.com of the 2020 Ford Explorer introduction and feeling really proud. ... Continue reading

2019 Chevrolet Tahoe 4WD Premier Review by John Heilig - It's E15 Approved

2019 Chevrolet Tahoe 4WD Premier Review by John Heilig - It's E15 Approved

The Chevy Tahoe is a large, luxurious SUV with the comfort of a large sedan and the utility of a major cargo carrier. ... Continue reading

NHTSA WEEKLY RECALL SUMMARY - December 23, 2019

NHTSA WEEKLY RECALL SUMMARY - December 23, 2019

Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Ford, GMC, Lincoln, Mercury, Toyota, Volkswagen, RV's, Trailers; To find out if your specific passenger vehicle is included in the recall, use our VIN Look-up Tool. ... Continue reading

2019 Kia K900 Luxury Review By David Colman - It's E15 Approved +VIDEO

2019 Kia K900 Luxury Review By David Colman - It's E15 Approved +VIDEO

Dollar-for dollar, there's nothing that compares in terms of luxury, fit, finish or comfort. Kia has re-engineered their top luxury sedan in mechanical rather than cosmetic ways. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Auto News Nuggets - Week Ending December 21, 2019

Nutson's Auto News Nuggets - Week Ending December 21, 2019

2019 U.S.vehicle sales will fall 1.2 percent; New NAFTA; Fiat and Peugeot; Toyota Driverless Trucks; NHTSA Investigates 12 Tesla Crashes; UAW Corruption Probe; EV Welfare Eliminated; Collector Car Happy List; Cars Owners Love The Most; Bank of America Spending On EV Chargers; Penske Honored; M-B Fined For Recall Proble ... Continue reading

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