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...contrast to the corporate jets all three arrived in last month. Senator Richard Shelby of Alabama, the top Republican on the panel and a fierce opponent of giving them any aid, grilled them on their road trips. "Did you drive? Did you have a driver?" he pressed. "Do you plan on driving back...
...second round with the Big Three. And if the hours of grilling in the Senate seemed tough, they are sure to face much more skepticism from the lower chamber of Congress. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Pelosi have said that if both committees approve of Detroit's recovery plans, they will call Congress back into session next week to pass a bill. Of all the compromises open to lawmakers, one thing is nearly certain: the bigger and more complicated the plan, the less likely it is to pass...
...Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle and her state's largest utility endorsed plans to build more than 70,000 recharging stations for electric vehicles by 2012. The project, expected to cost upwards of $70 million, calls for a public-private partnership with the California-based battery maker Better Place, which will build the stations and supply batteries to those who choose to buy or lease an electric car. Lingle hailed the plan as a major step in curbing emissions and rising energy costs. The state needs to do something; it spends nearly $7 billion each year on imported oil. Better Place...
...Brazil Rain-Forest Rescue Plan...
Agassi said the last important aspect of Better Place’s business plan is the adoption of a system similar to the cellular phone network business model, in which drivers pay for the miles they drive. Agassi said that in this way transportation becomes a “sustainable service” to which drivers can subscribe...