Prius drivers are not suffering any buyer's remorse, despite a plunge in gasoline prices that has for the moment made the cars less economical, said some owners of the popular hybrid. ...more

January 5, 2009 |

Energy And Economy, Intertwined On energy and climate change, Barack Obama's focus has shifted markedly over the course of the year as the economy has weakened. ...more

November 9, 2008 |

If credit remains locked up and auto sales continue to slump, the federal government's $25 billion loan package for the auto industry could be a huge help in keeping Detroit's downtrodden automakers afloat, lawmakers and industry analysts say. ...more

September 30, 2008 |

The year's most important tax package was in trouble Friday as the House passed a key part of it that the White House threatened to veto and the Senate said was a dead end. ...more

September 27, 2008 |

When Tesla Motors Inc. began taking orders last year for its all-electric sports car, celebrities lined up to purchase the sleek zero-emission vehicle with the six-digit sticker price. ...more

September 22, 2008 |

Chrysler said Friday it is preparing to reveal some of its plans to its dealers next week, and one dealer said they will get a look at the next-generation electric vehicles the automaker is developing. ...more

September 20, 2008 |

'People all over the District thought that between their pensions and Social Security, they would have a more comfortable retirement.....' ...more

August 14, 2008 |

one we can all watch. This one is in response to a campaign ad from Republican presidential candidate John McCain that parodied Democratic candidate Barack Obama as a celebrity on par with Britney Spears and Hilton. ...more

August 13, 2008 |

What would happen if you cross-bred J.R. Ewing of "Dallas" and Carl Pope, the head of the Sierra Club? You'd get T. Boone Pickens. What would happen if you cross-bred Henry Ford and Yitzhak Rabin? You'd get Shai Agassi. And what would happen if you put together T. Boone Pickens, the green billionaire Texas oilman now obsessed with wind power, and Shai Agassi, the Jewish Henry Ford now obsessed with making Israel the world's leader in electric cars? ...more

July 30, 2008 |

Remember World War I? That was the war to end all wars. Then came Dec. 7, 1941, and the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. There we sat with World War I weapons, ammunition and military tactics. World War I resources against an enemy with the latest war materials: new carriers, the torpedo, aircraft, and the famous Jap ZERO. ...more

July 21, 2008 |