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GM slates Volt for late 2010 launch

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 13:51:00 +0000

James Murray, BusinessGreen , Thursday 3 December 2009 at 13:51:00 Company plans to manufacture up to 10,000 Volts in first year, rising to 60,000 units in the near future The race to develop a mainstream plug in hybrid car entered the final straight this week as GM and Toyota used the Los Angeles Motor Show to debut production versions...

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Chevy Volt DETAILS: Hybrid Car Will Go On Sale In California Next Year

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 18:28:36 +0000

LOS ANGELES — General Motors says the Chevrolet Volt electric car will go on sale late next year in California. GM said Wednesday at the Los Angeles Auto Show that it will announce other markets later. The Volt, which is expected to cost around $40,000, can be charged in a conventional outlet and is designed to drive up to 40 miles on electricity. When its lithium-ion battery runs low, an engine kicks in to extend its driving range to more than 300 miles without refueling. GM also said it's teaming up with three California utilities as part of a demonstration project. Using a $30 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, the project will distribute 100 Volts to various fleets and will install 500 charging stations for residential, commercial and public use.

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Andrew Kimbrell: New Report: GMOs Causing Massive Pesticide Pollution

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:50:28 +0000

There is one fact about genetically engineered foods that there is no debate about: no one wakes up in the morning eager to buy gene-altered food. There's good reason for this. Genetically modified foods do nothing for the "eating public". They provide no extra nutrition, flavor, safety or any other trait that people actually want. Instead, these food products only offer risks, which include potential toxicity, allergenecity, and lower nutritional value. This presents a tough problem for the Monsantos of the world, who are pushing these GM foods. How can you sell something to the public that offers no benefits to them? And, because of their lobbying power, the biotech companies have ensured that their products are not labeled. So Monsanto's real request of the public is "be unknowing guinea pigs for foods that make us a lot of money and offer you nothing but risk." Obviously this message is a PR nightmare, so Monsanto has come up with a spin that is old as public relations itself: "accept ...

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