Vegetarian air rage incident disrupts Newark-bound flight
A vegetarian air passenger was so disgusted by the food she was served on a Newark, N.J.-bound Continental Airlines flight that she threw the loaded tray at a flight attendant, the New York Post reported Saturday, quoting sources.
Maxwells Heavy Transportation Module receives type approval from UK VCA
Maxwell Technologies, Inc. announced that the North American office of the UK’s Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) has granted European Economic Community (EEC)-Type Approval and Conformity of Production (CoP) clearance to Maxwell’s 125-vol…
Safeway, Canada Post warn of spoof scams
The Canada Safeway Ltd. grocery chain is warning customers in Western Canada about a phone scam that targets Safeway Club Card holders.
Truck hits power pole close to street
A semi-truck knocked out a power pole closing down the intersection of Sunnylane near I-40 for most of the day Friday.
Fuel Issues
After consecutive weeks of above-$100 oil, the price of a barrel of crude dropped $4 to around $97 on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Convictions likely in federal Fair Finance case
Defense attorneys representing indicted businessman Tim Durham and two other executives tied to bankrupt Fair Finance Co.
The Closing Bell | It’s a ‘relief rally’
Stocks ended a down week with slight gains Friday after government forces announced a cease-fire in Libya and a group of the world’s seven largest countries announced a plan to bring the yen down from historic highs.
Features
They’re been around for 110 years, so why are air ships being talked about as the cargo delivery model of the future? Paved New World – by Peter Carter — OTA’s newest chairman is a small guy staking his plot in a very big and evolving sandbox.
Mercedes-Benz: U.S. fuel too dirty for next-gen efficient engines
Filed under: Emerging Technologies, Etc., Mercedes Benz
2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK – Click above for high-res image gallery
The newest gasoline engines from Mercedes-Benz feature cutting-edge lean-burn technology that leads to fewer harmful emissions an…
Recycled Hawtness: Architect’s Airstream RV is a DIY Dream
Gas 2.0 editor Chris DeMorro has said that the greenest car is the one that’s already been built. That’s a claim that’s open to some debate, I’m sure, but it’s a claim that’s based on proven ideas and methods like conservation of resources and recyc…