Archive for the category 'news'
Gas Guzzling Gangstas
The hot topic this summer is fuel economy.
Unless you’re a lobbyist for General Motors, Ford or Chrysler, that is! While Japan is kicking some serious butt with the Toyota Prius (more than a million sold to date), the big 3 are trying to buy their way out of increased mileage standards.
Check out Mark Fiore’s video
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Lions and Tigers and Lunchboxes, Oh My!
During the last month, a couple of consumer safety issues featured in the news media caught my attention.
The first was a story in Newsweek which concluded that more than 50% of children’s shampoo contains para-dioxane, a cancer causing agent. Now I know why I wash my children’s hair with plain old warm water; it’s not
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Bush to Sell Woods
The Bush administration’s federal budget proposal contains a recycled, yet innovative idea. A tree sale! Sell more than 300,000 acres of federal forest land, then use the cash to finance rural schools.
What I like best about this plan? The little Bush can kill two birds with one stone!
Once he finally succeeds in selling our
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