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, 2012
- 6 min
A Hybrid Faceoff: Kia Optima and Ford Fusion
A comparison between the 2012 Kia Optima Hybrid and the 2012 Ford Fusion Hybrid.
Roger Witherspoon
- Mar 27, 2012
- 6 min
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...
Roger Witherspoon
- Mar 26, 2012
- 5 min
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...
Roger Witherspoon
- Mar 13, 2012
- 5 min
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...
Roger Witherspoon
- Mar 13, 2012
- 7 min
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...
Roger Witherspoon
- Feb 22, 2012
- 9 min
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.
Roger Witherspoon
- Feb 22, 2012
- 5 min
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.
Roger Witherspoon
- Dec 31, 2011
- 7 min
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...
Roger Witherspoon
- Dec 31, 2011
- 4 min
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...
Roger Witherspoon
- Oct 26, 2011
- 5 min
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...
Roger Witherspoon
- Oct 16, 2011
- 5 min
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.
Roger Witherspoon
- Oct 8, 2011
- 4 min
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...
Roger Witherspoon
- Sep 26, 2011
- 7 min
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...
Roger Witherspoon
- Sep 20, 2011
- 7 min
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.
Roger Witherspoon
- Sep 10, 2011
- 4 min
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.
Roger Witherspoon
- Sep 2, 2011
- 6 min
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...
Roger Witherspoon
- Sep 2, 2011
- 6 min
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, 2011
- 4 min
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...
Roger Witherspoon
- Jul 26, 2011
- 4 min
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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