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Going for the Green: Earth, Wind & Power Awards

The International Car of the Year Awards will add the EARTH, WIND & POWER Awards to the ballot, honoring the most environmentally-friendly Car and Truck of the Year in January during the North American International Auto Show.

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Motorcycle Art: Ducati by Design

If big cars are losing grounds, more fuel-efficient motorcycles are having a renaissance moment. It's a fitting time to look at the nuances of motorcycle design as bikes expand their reach. Ducati Designer Bart Janssen-Groesbeek weighed in heavy on the Monster 696, a bike that was released in April and one that has boded well in the marketplace. The latest Ducati designs are on display this week at the Motorcycle Show in Cologne where Ducati unveils the Ducati Monster 1100 and 1100 S. I caught up with Janssen-Groesbeek recently to get the insider take on motorcycle design.

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Pop Up Cars: 2009 Scion xD

Perhaps I’m suffering from new mom epiphanies, but the true test of an econo-car priced in the $15k - $16k range is when you try to cram a car seat in the back. The 2009 Scion xD took a bit of wrangling, but alas the little guy and I squeezed in and were off for [...]

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Chevy Equinox Fuel Cell: Floating on Hydrogen

Woosh! Like a jet engine the Chevy Equinox Fuel Cell comes to the life with a gentle push of a button. If I close my eyes, I can imagine that my spaceship is ascending into the skies above. Feet on the ground here I am safely in Brooklyn, driving what looks to be the average family-size small SUV, but in some ways this is space-aged stuff. It could be the next way we get in our cars and go.

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Chicago White Sox Mark Buerhrle’s Monster Ford F650, Mean Mustang and Bad BMW 760

Pitcher Mark Buerhrle takes the mound tonight for the Chicago White Sox against the Tampa Bay Rays in pursuit of the pennant.

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Ease on the down road in the Kia Sedona

All minivan mom jokes aside, the 2009 Kia Sedona settled my rattled nerves in anticipation over my baby boy's first ride in a moving vehicle. The journey started on the ride home from the hospital with the 48 hour old child.

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Going in the wrong direction? Try a U-turn

By Christine Arnefors. The u-turn is a perfect example on the close bond between our means of transports and ourselves. Here a vehicle maneuver has nestled itself into everyday language to signify a 180 degrees change of plans, ambitions or taste. Even contemporary art, which by definition should be in movement and adapting to the world around, sometimes ceases to be creative and becomes a reproduction. On the initiative of the Danish Arts Council, U-Turn Copenhagen — a quadrennial for contemporary art — was sparked to mark a necessary turning point for contemporary art in Denmark.

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Detroit Car Companies Get $25 Billion Bailout

Get on your feet! That’s the message the feds are sending troubled automakers authorizing a $25 billion dollar bailout. Suffering from a sales slump in lieu of the fuel prices and cash shortages for massive operational costs, the loan is intended to assist automakers with the move toward producing and manufacturing sustainable modern vehicles.

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Children’s Voices Change New York Law

GoTryke is about movement. Sometimes, movements occur within. We praise a new law that was passed and signed by New York Governor David Paterson this week that protects the rights of children. This law was passed due to many years of advocacy by community and state-funded groups, including GEMS, a New York City non-profit that provides transitional services for girls ages 12 to 21 who are at risk for or involved in sexual exploitation and violence.

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Lego Bikes?

Lego Bikes!

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