GM Dismissive but Desperate
SolarWorld, Germany’s third largest manufacturer of photovoltaic systems, has offered to take the General Motors (GM) Opel division off their hands for a cool 1 billion euros.  As GM officially dismissed the offer, Jerome York who advises billionaire and former GM board member Kirk Kerkorian, told Bloomberg News that the nation’s largest [...]

 Is It Hot Air or For Real?
The Senate has been causing some trouble for a client of mine, so I’ve spent most of the night working on that issue, and as a result today’s postings are a preview of things we’ll be following up later on Writer to the World.  However, they’re both very interesting stories.
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Manual Transmission Effective Gas Saver
Car buyers who aren’t sold on the long-term savings potential of hybrids may want to consider an older technology that has lost some favor in the United States in recent years but still delivers excellent fuel economy, performance and safety in one package.  The manual transmission is a remarkably versatile driving [...]