Environmentalists Burn Ethanol Hype as Empty Promise

Here are a couple of articles concerning alternative fuels and cars.............or maybe not..........


Environmentalists Burn Ethanol Hype as Empty Promise
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/081006EA.shtml
Prompted by climbing gas prices and mandates to promote alternative fuels,
Washington is pouring public money into ethanol production. But watchdogs and
environmentalists fear that corporate and political agendas are eclipsing
environmental concerns in a headlong rush for "green" energy.

Detroit's Answer to $3-$4 Gas: New Muscle Cars
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/081006EB.shtml
As gasoline prices surge past $3 a gallon in most of the country and closer to
$4 in some cities, sales figures show Americans are snapping up small cars that
go easier on fuel and on their wallets. But none of the smallest cars are
designed or developed by Detroit companies, which in the face of high gas prices
are now highlighting another kind of automobile not usually thought of as energy
efficient: the muscle car.