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Hydrogen Explosion Deals Blow to Fuel Cell Advocates
KickingTiresFor the past decade or so, numerous automakers have been researching the use of hydrogen fuel for next-generation automobiles. Until the recent announcements of the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf, fuel-cell vehicles like the Honda FCX Clarity looked like the....Tags: Automotive Equipment, Economy, Business and Finance, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Vehicles, Companies and Corporations
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Obama plans Sept. 10 news conference
The Swampby Mike Memoli The White House has announced that President Obama will hold a formal news conference on Friday, Sept. 10, his first in nearly four months. According to CBS Radio's Mark Knoller, the in-house record keeper of the White......Tags: Water Pollution, Ohio, Wisconsin, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Entertainment
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NHTSA Investigates Ford F-150 Over Fuel Tank Straps
KickingTiresThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened a preliminary investigation into whether the straps connecting fuel tanks to the 1997-2001 Ford F-150 pickup can corrode and fall off. In 28 of the 32 complaints NHTSA has received about this.....Tags: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Explosions
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2 to 4 inches of rain due from TS Nicole
Maryland WeatherForecasters are warning that a new tropical storm near Cuba this morning will merge with low pressure forming off the southeastern U.S. overnight to bring Central Maryland 2 to 4 inches of rain tonight and Thursday, with up to 6 inches in......Tags: Ocean Tides, Travel, Natural Disasters, Cuba, Washington County
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BP to Install EV Charging Ports
KickingTiresBP Products of North America plans to install 45 quick-charging ports for electric cars at its existing gas stations by the end of March 2011. The direct current fast-charging systems (480-volt, three-phase alternating current input) that BP will be...Tags: Chiropractors, Nashville, Tucson, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Portland (Multnomah, Oregon)
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Tropics are stirring again
Maryland WeatherIt looks like the 2010 hurricane season hasn't quite finished messing with our heads yet. The National Hurricane Center is tracking three disturbances in the Atlantic, at least one of which is given a good chance of becoming a tropical (or......Tags: Natural Disasters, Disasters and Accidents, National Hurricane Center, Hurricanes, Disasters
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Shary menaces Bermuda; new storm forming
Maryland WeatherThat small storm in the Atlantic has become Tropical Storm Shary overnight, and while it appears to be a threat to Bermuda, is expected to swing north and east away from the U.S. mainland.East of the Windward Islands, meanwhile, a......Tags: Natural Disasters, Disasters and Accidents, National Hurricane Center, Hurricanes, Disasters
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UN Talks Tough With Myanmar, Aid In
The Swampby Bay Fang Finally, it took UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon meeting with Myanmar's junta leader General Than Shwe for over two hours to win a promise that the secretive regime would allow disaster experts "regardless of nationality" to enter......Tags: School Supplies, Coup d'Etat, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Disasters
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'Lessons learned:' Hundreds a day
The Swampby John Crewdson Introducing an occasional Swamp feature in which we attempt the vital but thankless task of keeping track of government's efforts to avoid admitting it has made a mistake by classifying the screw-up as a "lesson learned"--as though......Tags: George W. Bush, Armed Forces, Natural Disasters, Louisiana, Government
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ATF gets new building, challenges remain
The SwampAttorney General Michael Mukasey offered a flattering assessment of the history of the agency formerly known as the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms at dedication ceremonies last week for ATF's new fortress-like headquarters building at 99 New York...Tags: Defense, FBI, Society, Drunk Driving, Pennsylvania
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Laura Bush admires Clinton's 'grit'
The Swampby Katie Fretland In an interview in Ljubljana, Slovenia, ahead of President Bush's last U.S.-European Union summit, the first lady said she admired Sen. Hillary Clinton's "grit and strength" during the Democratic primaries. Laura Bush told ABC News'...Tags: Condoleezza Rice, Armed Forces, John McCain, Environmental Issues, Heads of State
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Should we rebuild after the flood?
Maryland WeatherWe've been watching these flood stories coming out of Iowa and some other very wet places this week. Very amazing and very sad for those affected. But I can't help wondering why we continue to allow people to rebuild in flood......Tags: Environmental Issues, Iowa, Bodies of Water, Rivers, Renovation
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