New companies like RelayRides and Getaround are trying to make it easy for people to rent out their cars when they're not using them.
It's an idea that makes a lot of sense�it saves money for everyone involved and reduces the number of cars on our streets. And this week it got a big boost in California.
Source:
http://www.good.is/post/carsharing-gets-easier-in-california/
Proving that no automaker is free from mistakes, BMW and its ultra-luxury Rolls-Royce brand recall 345,000 vehicles worldwide over a minor safety issue.
Source:
http://www.leftlanenews.com/bmw-recalls-345000-cars-worldwide-for-braking-issues.html
The general consensus about Giraldo, who died of an overdose Wednesday at 44 years old, was that he was a smart comic.
He was quick with a sarcastic slam, which made him a regular guest on the Comedy Central roast series and 'Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn.' He could speak convincingly about social and political issues, from foreign policy in Asia to why Americans love their big gas-guzzling cars.
Source:
http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/09/30/remembering-greg-giraldo-a-smart-comedian-who-never-pandered-b/
Scientists in Scotland have unveiled a new biofuel made from whisky by-products that they say can power ordinary cars more efficiently than ethanol.
Source:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38786688/ns/technology_and_science-innovation/
Three nights of heavy rainfall caused Iowa creeks and rivers to swell, forcing hundreds of residents from their homes and killing a 16-year-old girl when three cars were swept away by a torrent of water on a rural road.
In Ames, flooding contributed to a water main break that forced the city to shut off water to its roughly 55,000 residents...
Source:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100812/ap_on_re_us/us_iowa_storms
