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Roger Witherspoon
Apr 11, 20125 min read
Fiat 500: The Italian Gem From Detroit
The 2012 Fiat 500 is a small sub-compact car. Its quality, styling and precision handling would tend to pit it against a more upscale...
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Roger Witherspoon
Apr 11, 20126 min read
A Hybrid Faceoff: Kia Optima and Ford Fusion
A comparison between the 2012 Kia Optima Hybrid and the 2012 Ford Fusion Hybrid.
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Roger Witherspoon
Mar 27, 20126 min read
When Redundant Safety Systems Fail: Bi-Annual Nuclear Meltdowns
The statistics of nuclear reactor meltdowns are stark. Despite improvements in technology and upgrades in safety, on average one of the...
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Roger Witherspoon
Mar 26, 20125 min read
When Redundant Safety Systems Fail: The Peril of Blind Faith
By Roger Witherspoon Download and/or Print Article Last June, as the world watched the metastasizing radiological disaster spreading from...
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Roger Witherspoon
Mar 13, 20125 min read
Rolling and Profiling in the Cadillac SRX
Cadillac had to put quite a lot of thought into the SRX. Powering the SRX is a 3.6-liter, aluminum V-6 engine producing 308 horsepower...
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Roger Witherspoon
Mar 13, 20127 min read
Japan’s “Throwaway People” and the Fallout from Fukushima
By Roger Witherspoon Download and/or Print Article They don’t have niggers in Japan. But the Burakumin will do. If the job is dirty, or...
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Roger Witherspoon
Feb 22, 20129 min read
What Does $25,000 Put on the Road? And Would You Want to Drive It?
A comparison of cars under $25,000: The 2012 Honda Civic HF, the 2012 Mazda 3, and the 2012 Chevrolet Cruze.
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Roger Witherspoon
Feb 22, 20125 min read
The Infiniti M-35 Hybrid: Sometimes a Gas Saver
2012 Infiniti M-35 Hybrid offers a lot for those interested in a comfortable, fuel efficient, luxury sedan.
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Roger Witherspoon
Dec 31, 20117 min read
Simulated Oyster Creek Emergency Postponed Due to Real Disasters
By Roger Witherspoon Download and/or Print Article Operators of the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant have been granted a year’s delay in...
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Roger Witherspoon
Dec 31, 20114 min read
Mercedes C-300: The All-Purpose Luxury Car
The 2012 Mercedes Benz C-300 is a four-door sports sedan whose long, sleek, low silhouette is intended to turn heads. 3.0-Liter DOHC V-6...
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Roger Witherspoon
Oct 26, 20115 min read
Indian Point vs. the Hudson River: Hearings Begin on Cooling System Impacts
By Roger Witherspoon Download and/or Print Article “…EPA’s insupportable assumption that screening technologies are available at nuclear...
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Roger Witherspoon
Oct 16, 20115 min read
Dodging Arrows and Raising Dust: Revving the Horses in a CTS-V
The 2012 Cadillac CTS-V has an eight-cylinder, 556-horsepower, supercharged V-8 engine that propels the car from 0-60 in just 3.9 seconds.
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Roger Witherspoon
Oct 8, 20114 min read
Weapons Upgrade Sought For Indian Point Guards
By Roger Witherspoon Download and/or Print Article Entergy Nuclear has asked federal regulators to override New York State’s weapons law...
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Roger Witherspoon
Sep 26, 20117 min read
Nuclear Poison in the Land: A Farm Family from Fukushima Loses it All
By Roger Witherspoon Download and/or Print Article Killing the chickens was the worst. For a 53-year-old organic farmer like Sachiko...
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Roger Witherspoon
Sep 20, 20117 min read
Running on E: The Chevy Volt Hits the Road
The 2011 Chevrolet Volt is a stylish, versatile, comfortable, sporty sedan with an 111 Kilowatt electric motor and 1.4-liter gas engine.
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Roger Witherspoon
Sep 10, 20114 min read
Irene and the Hybrid Lexus CT
The 2011 Lexus CT 200h is a hybrid luxury compact vehicle that has a lot to offer in terms of comfort, convenience, and performance.
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Roger Witherspoon
Sep 2, 20116 min read
Nuclear Plants Face System-Wide Earthquake Safety Review
By Roger Witherspoon Download and/or Print Article The Nuclear Regulatory Commission may force the nation’s nuclear power plants to...
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Roger Witherspoon
Sep 2, 20116 min read
Nuclear Plants Face System-Wide Earthquake Safety Review
By Roger Witherspoon The Nuclear Regulatory Commission may force the nation’s nuclear power plants to reevaluate their earthquake...
Roger Witherspoon
Sep 2, 20114 min read
America’s Quake-Proof Nukes
By Roger Witherspoon Download and/or Print Article As the Japanese struggle to prevent a widening disaster in its nuclear fleet from...
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Roger Witherspoon
Jul 26, 20114 min read
New Kid on the Block: Cruising in a Chevy Cruze
2011 Chevrolet Cruze is a mid-sized, four-door sedan that sports a 1.4-liter, four-cylinder engine cranking out just 138 horsepower.
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