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Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the greenest of them all? There was a whiff of fairy tale to the spectacle of the globe's two biggest automakers preening over their environmental images last week. For decades, General Motors and the Ford Motor Co. have publicly resisted attempts to tighten fuel economy and clean up toxic tailpipes. All the while, they have outdone one another in launching ever more gas-guzzling behemoths. Yet there they were, suddenly jostling each other over which could produce more fuel-efficient vehicles...
...that manner was a form of business--media business. It was the job of the producers, anchors, personalities and commentators to report the Concorde crash, as it was their duty to educate the American public about Cheney's Congressional voting record, the environmental efforts being made by Ford Motor Industries and the failed Camp David talks. Whereas outsiders to the industry interpret news as a mere presentation of information, insiders depend on tragedies, celebrations and surprises for basic levels of subsistence. Insiders are not at the liberty to view events with an emotional, sympathetic...
...HUPD received a call from a party reporting that a motor vehicle was parked in her reserved space. An officer was dispatched to evaluate and make new parking arrangements...
...Cambridge resident reports that while walking along Beacon Street, she was struck by a motor vehicle. The driver was furious at her for hitting his car and he proceeded to yell at the resident. He left but upon his return, his passenger exited the car and attacked the resident. Both the driver and passenger fled the scene...
What happens to a corporation when environmental concerns overlap with good public relations? You get the latest Beltway love match: Ford Motor Company and the Sierra Club. It seems that ever since the giant automaker began investigating ways to entice green-minded consumers by improving the fuel efficiency of their gas-guzzling sport utility vehicles (beyond the requirements established by federal lawmakers), the company's become something of a poster child for corporate responsibility - and a darling of the environmental movement, members of which are pointing to Ford's latest maneuvers as a sign that the very dirty car industry...