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The High-Speed Rail Gravy Train - Special Report

The High-Speed Rail Gravy Train - Special Report

By Matthew Lewis Center for Public Integrity Courtesy of The Cutting Edge News The U.S. High Speed Rail Association's October conference opened like any large Washington gathering. The congressmen were seated in the front row. A powerhouse Beltway law firm laid out prints of its lobbyists’ biographies on a display ... Continue reading

Why Global Warming Must Be a Fraud - An Editorial

Why Global Warming Must Be a Fraud - An Editorial

By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher Remember a couple of years ago when the tsunami hit southeast Asia and the whole world seemed to become supercharged into action to be able to detect the next similar event in order to save hundreds or thousands of lives? Or remember how local governments (some nationa ... Continue reading

U.S. Secretary of Commerce All But Admits That American Economy and Environment is Doomed Under Obama - VIDEO ENHANCED

U.S. Secretary of Commerce All But Admits That American Economy and Environment is Doomed Under Obama - VIDEO ENHANCED

By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher Speaking at the Hopenhagen Climate Summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke let the “cat out of the bag” and inadvertently admitted that we can kiss our economy goodbye for at least the next generation. As the accompanying video ... Continue reading

Green Vehicles and Technology Electrify 2010 North American International Auto Show

Green Vehicles and Technology Electrify 2010 North American International Auto Show

Detroit, MI - December 18, 2009 - Media, government officials, the global auto industry and the public will see fresh exhibits highlighting "green" technology at the 2010 NAIAS. The show marks the debut of Electric Avenue presented by The Dow Chemical Company on the main show floor, a 37,000 square-foot area dedicated ... Continue reading

Cyclone Power Technologies Finalizes License to Manufacture Burn Everything Engine Systems for China Market

Cyclone Power Technologies Finalizes License to Manufacture Burn Everything Engine Systems for China Market

POMPANO BEACH, Fla.--Cyclone Power Technologies Inc. (Pink Sheets: CYPW) has completed its License Agreement with Great Wall Alternative Power Systems Ltd. to advance the development and production of Cyclone’s Schoell Cycle heat-regenerative external combustion engines for the China market. Under the terms of the ... Continue reading

BorgWarner Will Supply Engine and Drivetrain Technologies for the 2010 Hyundai Tucson and 36 MPG 184 HP Hyundai ix35 (Oh Yeah-Not For North American Drivers - HUH?)

BorgWarner Will Supply Engine and Drivetrain Technologies for the 2010 Hyundai Tucson and 36 MPG 184 HP Hyundai ix35 (Oh Yeah-Not For North American Drivers - HUH?)

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Dec. 16 -- BorgWarner will supply its advanced engine and drivetrain technologies for the Hyundai Tucson and ix35, including: -- Chain timing systems from BorgWarner Morse TEC for the 2.0- and 2.4-liter gasoline engines. -- The Morse TEC "silent chain" timing drive offers low noise and superior dur ... Continue reading

EVCARCO Goes Public and is Approved for Trading as It Launches Its First Alternative Fuel Car Dealership in Fort Worth, Texas

EVCARCO Goes Public and is Approved for Trading as It Launches Its First Alternative Fuel Car Dealership in Fort Worth, Texas

FORT WORTH, Texas & DETROIT--EVCARCO (OTCBB: EVCA) is pioneering a new way to meet the demands of 21st century car buyers. Bringing to market eco-friendly vehicles with an emphasis on performance and affordability, EVCARCO has created a model for a customer-centric, streamlined dealership with low overhead and high ROI ... Continue reading

China Yuchai International Announces Joint Venture in China with Caterpillar to Remanufacture Diesel Engines

China Yuchai International Announces Joint Venture in China with Caterpillar to Remanufacture Diesel Engines

SINGAPORE, Dec. 14 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Yuchai International Limited ("China Yuchai" or the "Company"), announced today that its main operating subsidiary, Guangxi Yuchai Machinery Company Limited ("GYMCL") has entered into a joint venture agreement with Caterpillar (China) Investment Co., Ltd. ("Caterp ... Continue reading

A Photographic Look At The 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show

A Photographic Look At The 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show

© 2009 by Carey Russ After a few years of the usual modus operandi at the LA Auto Show press preview days -- running with the herd to all the various new car and concept vehicle presentations, and dealing with trampling crowds worthy of a soccer riot to get press kits afterwards -- I decided to take a more relaxed app ... Continue reading

2009 Los Angeles Auto Show Press Conferences - COMPLETE VIDEO COVERAGE

2009 Los Angeles Auto Show Press Conferences - COMPLETE VIDEO COVERAGE

The Auto Channel presents exclusive video coverage of all press conferences from Media Days at the 2009 LA Auto Show. ... Continue reading

ALTe's Innovative Range Extended Electric Powertrain Technology Poised to Revolutionize Sustainable Mobility

ALTe's Innovative Range Extended Electric Powertrain Technology Poised to Revolutionize Sustainable Mobility

The engineering and technology company also named former Chrysler executives Tom LaSorda and Steven Landry to its Board BLOOMFIELD, Mich., Dec. 10 -- ALTe LLC, the Michigan-based engineering and technology company dedicated to advancing sustainable mobility, is featured in the latest issue of Forbes (http://tinyurl.com ... Continue reading

Audi A3 TDI Named 2010 Green Car of the Year

Audi A3 TDI Named 2010 Green Car of the Year

HERNDON, Va. December 3, 2009; Green and performance luxury needn't be mutually exclusive concepts. That's a core belief at Audi. Today, that philosophy paid off with the all-new A3 TDI earning the prestigious title of 2010 Green Car of the Year�. The announcement came this morning during the Los Angeles Auto Sh ... Continue reading

2009 Los Angeles Auto Show: Audi Press Conference - COMPLETE VIDEO

2009 Los Angeles Auto Show: Audi Press Conference - COMPLETE VIDEO

The Auto Channel presents the entire Audi Press Conference from Media Days at the 2009 LA Auto Show. ... Continue reading

Audi A3 TDI Named 2010 Green Car of the Year

Audi A3 TDI Named 2010 Green Car of the Year

by Marty Bernstein, AIADA Contributing Editor As fuel efficiency and environmental friendliness have become more important to car buyers over the past few years, so has the annual Green Car of the Year award become more important to auto makers. Presented since 2005, it is an award that resonates with both consumers an ... Continue reading

2009 LA Auto Show: Audi of America President Johan de Nysschen Acceptance Remarks at 2010 Green Car of the Year Award Announcement

2009 LA Auto Show: Audi of America President Johan de Nysschen Acceptance Remarks at 2010 Green Car of the Year Award Announcement

HERNDON, Va., Dec 3, 2009; Audi of America President Johan de Nysschen accepted the 2010 Green Car of the Year award today on behalf of the 2010 Audi A3 TDI at the Los Angeles Auto Show and he gave the following remarks: "First, I'd like to thank Ron and the Green Car Journal team as well as our esteemed panel of judge ... Continue reading

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