Author Archives: Moss and Fog

Government Looks to Raise Fuel Economy Standards

62 MPG. Let that number sink in. Very good news for the planet, and for technology! Via TIME: Environmentalists can take President Obama to task for more than a few disappointments over the first two years of his Administration—and some of them have—but one area where the White House has fulfilled its green pledges isContinueContinue reading “Government Looks to Raise Fuel Economy Standards”

Toxic cities mock ‘healthy’ cycle riding – Times Online

Highly disturbing and frustrating article on biking. “CYCLING to work may seem the healthy option, but a study has shown that people riding in cities inhale tens of millions of toxic nanoparticles with every breath, at least five times more than drivers or pedestrians.” Continue reading…. Toxic cities mock ‘healthy’ cycle riding – Times Online.

GM is Not Made up of All Old White Men, Afterall.

After GM and Chrysler filed for bankruptcy last year, it was hard for a car geek like myself to give them much respect.  Visions of executive boardrooms with bloated, out-of-touch white men running the show,  filled my head. Late model American cars like the Sebring and Impala epitomize the worst thinking in automotive design today.ContinueContinue reading “GM is Not Made up of All Old White Men, Afterall.”