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Dirty Politics: Republican Congressman from Florida Caught in Corruption Scandal

Harry Hanbury, American News Project AlterNet: Video. August 20, 2008.
Charges of fraud could ruin Vern Buchanan's dreams of reelection.

How Toxic Is Your Car?

Heather Gehlert, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. July 26, 2008.
Don't let that "new car smell" fool you. Your car might be an indoor air pollution trap.

Living Without a Car: My New American Responsibility

Andrew Lam, New America Media. July 24, 2008.
Giving up a car isn't easy -- even amid the gas crisis. But the covetous American way of life has become unsustainable.

Your Asphalt Parking Spot Can Become a Blooming Garden Plot

Ruben Anderson, The Tyee. April 7, 2008.
We can pave our streets green: Wouldn't you give up your extra parking spot for a garden plot?

Will We Have a 100-mpg Car Soon?

Ron Scherer , Alexandra Marks, Christian Science Monitor. March 28, 2008.
A $10 million contest may get us there quicker then you think.

Truck Designers Wear Skirts to Build a Better Car For Women

Jessica Valenti, AlterNet: PEEK. September 10, 2007.
Jessica Valenti: What better way to find out what women want in a car then to dress in skirts, heels, and throw on some fake nails?

SUVs continue to maul passenger cars

Deanna Zandt, January 5, 2006.
A new physics study warns of the gas monsters' dangerous presence on the road.