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Workers living on the edge

According to one public official it's the most dangerous job in America, yet every day most of us drive by those who perform it without giving them a second thought. Read More »

Used cars often just as good

My mother and father grew up during the Great Depression, and it shaped the way they viewed financial transactions like car buying for the rest of their lives. Read More »

The Maine Ingredients: Lobsters, Lighthouses And Luxury 2008 Tour

Rockland is well known as the lobster capital of the world. Maine Lobster Festival – enlarge Rockland, Maine: It’s a close tie between lobsters and lighthouses as to which holds more appeal for guests of the Historic Inns of Rockland, Maine. Luckily, Historic Inns of Rockland have made sure there’s no need to choose. This year, celebrate Maine Lighthouse Week ... Read More »

Automotive X Prize

Awhile back you probably heard about the $10 million "Ansari X PRIZE" awarded to innovative aircraft designer and builder, Burt Rutan, backed by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. They successfully launched a reusable manned spacecraft. Now, the X PRIZE Foundation is offering the $10 million "Progressive Automotive X PRIZE", the title because Progressive Casualty Insurance Co. is a major sponsor. Read More »

Turbo Kool For RV

Many people who dry camp in hot weather do not want to run a noisy and fuel using generator to power their air conditioner to keep cool. Or maybe they don't have AC. A great solution is an evaporative cooler, or as they are often called, a "swamp cooler." While evaporator coolers work great in California's Mojave Desert, it is of little value in the Everglades or any where the relative humidity exceeds about 75-percent. Read More »

BMW Hydrogen 7

Most automobile manufacturers are working on fuel cell vehicles. BMW has developed another technology to better assure its cars will still be "Ultimate Driving Machines", when running on hydrogen. The whirr of electric motors would be out of character for BMWs. This accomplished by modifying its internal combustions to run on hydrogen, calling them Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engines, or H2ICEs. Read More »

Liquid Solar Fuel From Carbon Dioxide

Many approaches are being investigated to reduce carbon dioxide, one of the gases that is suspected to be a cause of climate change. One of these involves processing this suspected greenhouse gas to obtain the carbon, which can be turned into carbon-based fuel. Read More »

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