Celebrate Barack Obama’s Inauguration Day!

by Elizabeth Barrette on January 20, 2009

Today, more than half of America and most of the rest of the world is rejoicing to welcome Barack Obama as the first African-American President.  Hope runs high that he will help get America out of the mess it’s in and generally make the world a better place.  You can read his agenda and other useful information on the White House Website.  People are organizing various activities to celebrate this historic occasion.

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Three Questions: California May Kill Plug-In Hybrids

by Elizabeth Barrette on January 20, 2009

The following article discusses hybrid cars with plug-in batteries. Because the auto manufacturers are lagging years behind market demand, factory hybrids of this type aren’t available yet — so consumers are buying conversion kits for existing cars, typically using a Prius base. California may wipe out this trend by demanding tests so expensive as to crush it, possibly another example of the government hassling to death things it dislikes.

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