updated 2014-02-20 October 2013 “The Lightning GT is at Magtec in Sheffield being upgraded to the full specification drive-train. This will enable advanced testing of the GT’s stated performance intent of 0-60mph in under 4.5 seconds and an unrestricted top speed in excess of 175 mph. We will keep you informed as the engineering and testing reveal results which enable it to wear the ‘supercar’ tag with pride.” “The Lightning. . . CONTINUE
Think Tank Led By Former U.N. Secretary General Also Says World Loses $125B Annually From Global Warming May 29, 2009 (CBS/AP) A think-tank led by former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan says that around 300,000 people die each year from disasters related to climate change. The Global Humanitarian Forum also estimates that global warming seriously affects 325 million people and causes $125 billion in economic losses each year. Annan says. . . CONTINUE
Fleeing the scene of the crime, Halliburton has announced it is moving its headquarters from Texas to the United Arab Emirates. This move comes as U.S. authorities are investigating the company for bribery, bid rigging, defrauding the military and illegally profiting in Iran. Dan Briody, in his book “The Halliburton Agenda”, described Halliburton’s relationship with Vice President Cheney as “the embodiment of the Iron Triangle, the nexus of the government,. . . CONTINUE
ACLU challenges secrecy provisions of US whistleblower law, says gag orders hide Iraq fraud By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press Writer, January 15, 2009 ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) – The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging the constitutionality of a law that requires whistleblowers with allegations of war profiteering or other contract fraud to file their lawsuits in secret. The secrecy requirements of the federal False Claims Act violate. . . CONTINUE
Posted on: March 27th, 2009 by Ed Ring In a briefing last week General Motors reaffirmed their commitment to the launch of the Chevy Volt by late 2010. The primary purpose of this briefing was to discuss the benefits of lithium battery technology as well as the reasons for their choice of LG Chem to produce the first generation of batteries for the Volt. Several points are worth noting: GM. . . CONTINUE
updated 2011-08-13 Buckeye Bullet : The Fastest Electric Car Ohio State’s 400 MPH Buckeye Bullet 3 to Attempt Electric Vehicle Speed Record 08/11/11 Last year Ohio State’s streamlined Buckeye Bullet supercar made headlines as it shattered the world speed record for an electric vehicle by clocking in a blistering 291 miles per hour. As if that feat wasn’t impressive enough, the team is back this year with plans for their. . . CONTINUE
Another $5 billion giveaway by the Bush administration By Ben Armbruster on Jan 30th, 2009 Bloomberg reports that, according to recently released IRS data, “the average tax rate paid by the richest 400 Americans fell by a third to 17.2 percent through the first six years of the Bush administration and their average income doubled to $263.3 million.” Much of their income came from capital gains resulting from the Bush. . . CONTINUE
Bush’s $350 billion corporate “giveaway”: Bailout to Banks, Not Borrowers By MIKE McINTIRE, nytimes Published: January 17, 2009 A Congressional oversight panel reported on Jan. 9 that it found no evidence the bailout program had been used to prevent foreclosures, raising questions about whether the Treasury has complied with the law’s requirement that it develop a “plan that seeks to maximize assistance for homeowners.” An overwhelming majority of banks see. . . CONTINUE
EPA against limiting rocket fuel ingredient in water — CNN September 22, 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency has decided there’s no need to rid drinking water of a toxic rocket fuel ingredient that has fouled public water supplies around the country. EPA reached the conclusion in a draft regulatory document not yet made public but reviewed Monday by The Associated Press. Jeremy Symons, who represented the Environmental. . . CONTINUE
Asian soot, smog may boost global warming in US by 3 degrees in 50 years By SETH BORENSTEIN | AP Science Writer, September 4, 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) _ Smog, soot and other particles like the kind often seen hanging over Beijing add to global warming and may raise summer temperatures in the American heartland by three degrees in about 50 years, says a new federal science report released Thursday. These. . . CONTINUE
More evidence of global warming. By Charmaine Noronha | The Associated Press, September 4, 2008 TORONTO – A chunk of ice shelf nearly the size of Manhattan has broken away from Ellesmere Island in Canada’s northern Arctic, another dramatic indication of how warmer weather is changing the polar frontier, scientists said Wednesday. Derek Mueller, an Arctic ice shelf specialist at Trent University in Ontario, said the 4,500-year-old Markham Ice Shelf. . . CONTINUE
Arctic sea ice at second lowest level in 30 years By Seth Borenstein and Dan Joling, The Associated Press, August 28, 2008 WASHINGTON – More ominous signs Wednesday have scientists saying that a global warming “tipping point” in the Arctic seems to be happening before our eyes: Sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is at its second lowest level in about 30 years. With about three weeks left in the. . . CONTINUE
July 25 2008 A new study by researchers at Columbia University’s Center for Children’s Environmental Health (CCCEH) concludes that shutting down coal-fired power plants has a direct, positive impact on infant brain development. The study, published in the July 14th edition of the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Health Perspectives, tracked the development of two groups of children in China – one in utero while a coal-fired power plant was operating in. . . CONTINUE
