Chevy Volt: Revolution or Outta Gas?- Will the Volt Electrify the Car Market?
The first thing I noticed driving the Chevrolet Volt is that it’s a real car. GM did not kick out the kind of street-legal version of a golf cart like we have seen with previous attempts at making an electric car. The Volt is sturdy and it has horsepower.
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Alt-fueled police vehicles won't pass federal muster
Federal officials have shot down hopes that all Northwest Indiana's municipalities will get at least one alternatively-fueled police car next year. The Federal Highway Administration told the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission last week that the agency prefers to use transportation dollars on highways rather than grants for motor vehicle projects such as "green" police cars, said ...
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FCC lets movie industry selectively break your TV
The FCC grants the MPAA permission to selectively disable certain outputs on your TV so that it can deliver you movies at home earlier. Thanks, but I think I'd rather go to Redbox.
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Low-Performing Local Schools Get Federal Grants
Twenty-eight of Michigans lowest-achieving schools have been awarded federal School Improvement Grant funds to help them increase student achievement -- including four in Mid-Michigan.
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Miss. cities, counties share cops grants
Twenty local governments, including Madison and Rankin counties and Ridgeland, will split $630,000 in federal law enforcement grants.
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