GM Seeks to Deal With Global Warming

U.S. automakers and a top union official pledged Wednesday to work with Congress to find new ways of dealing with global warming but declared their industry could not bear the burden alone.

The leaders of General Motors, Ford, Toyota and Chrysler, along with the head of the United Auto Workers union, made a rare joint appearance before a House subcommittee. They stressed that proposed increases in gas mileage standards for new vehicles would be ... Full Story »

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Kaizar Campwala
2.7
by Kaizar Campwala - Oct. 1, 2008

Not very good reporting. Fails the explain that the recent financial troubles that US automakers face have a lot to do with the big three being caught flat footed when the market tide shifted away from big cars and trucks. Moreover, the reporter(s) had the opportunity to compare the rhetoric of the auto industry heads with the substantial independent research that has been conducted in this huge industry, but seem to have chosen to simply report on the contents of the hearing.

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