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Discussing the impact of motorized vehicles in wilderness areas

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May 12, 2012   1 Comment  

A key element of the Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act now making its way through Congress would allow motorized vehicles and equipment into wilderness areas, undermine 1964’s Wilderness Act which expressly bans motor vehicles on these last wild vestiges of untrammeled American land. (Comstock)

Destroying what you claim to love

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Fuel efficient car choices for 2012

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April 8, 2012   1 Comment  

Increased environmental awareness, high gas prices and a continually slumping economy have combined to make fuel efficient cars are all the rage today. Pictured from top to bottom: the Electric Mitsubishi Miev, Toyota's Plug-in Hybrid Prius; General Motors' gas sipping Chevy Sonic.

Save money and the environment with your next car purchase

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5 things I’ll do to my 2012 Dodge Charger (and 3 I won’t…)

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March 8, 2012   2 Comments  

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Let’s not get carried away here

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New automobile fuel economy standards

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Feb. 19, 2012   Leave a Comment  

In a plan formulated by the Obama administration, auto makers will double the average, unadjusted fuel-economy rating of their cars and light trucks to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025 from today’s standard of 27 miles per gallon. Congress is likely to sign the new rules, which will start taking effect for the 2017 model year, into law this summer. (ThinkStock)

How’s 54.5 MPG sound?

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Avoid winter woes with quick fall auto fix-up tips

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Oct. 25, 2011   Leave a Comment  

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A few things you can do

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Stuff for Your Car: Clean it yourself

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Aug. 11, 2011   3 Comments  

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Win a free Armorall pack for your car!

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Review: 2011 Mitsubishi Outlander GT S-AWD

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July 11, 2011   Leave a Comment  

2011 Mitsubishi Outlander GT

One CUV that shouldn’t be looked over

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Is there still a future for hydrogen-fueled fuel cell cars?

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May 2, 2011   Leave a Comment  

High development costs, implementation hurdles -- and competition from electric and hybrid-electric vehicles -- have kept hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) out of the mainstream for now, but FCVs aren't dead in the water yet and research and development continues in the U.S., Europe and elsewhere. Pictured: The Honda FCX Clarity fuel cell car. (Media credit/Raymond Chen via Flickr)

Maybe, maybe not

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Will there really be 1 million electric vehicles on American roads by 2015?

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Feb. 12, 2011   Leave a Comment  

Will Barack Obama's call for one million electric vehicles on American roads by 2015 be realized? Some predict there could be as many as 14 million on the road by 2020. Either way we should soon be seeing many more signs like this one. (Quinn Dombrowski via Flickr)

Obama’s prediction analyzed

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Volkswagen’s new Passat

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Jan. 12, 2011   Leave a Comment  

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Passat offers only clean diesel option in the segment

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Fuel efficient taxi’s hit our streets

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Dec. 9, 2010   Leave a Comment  

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Everyone loves a new taxi

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Blast’s 2010 Holiday Automotive Gift Guide

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Nov. 1, 2010   1 Comment  

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The perfect gifts for the car or truck

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Lemur Monitors: SafeDriver review

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Oct. 12, 2010   Leave a Comment  

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Joyrides may be a thing of the past

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Woodgrain anyone?

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Sept. 30, 2010   Leave a Comment  

Gran Turismo

Whenever I see either: BMW Gran Turismo or Honda Accord Crosstour   I always think…. AMC  Wagon   Just saying….

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Cadillac to recall CTS/CTS-V models

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Sept. 21, 2010   Leave a Comment  

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2009 and 2010 models

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Chrysler finally addresses the heart of the matter

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Sept. 20, 2010   7 Comments  

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Everything has changed

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Audi TT RS is coming to America

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Sept. 15, 2010   Leave a Comment  

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This will satisfy

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Four steps you might not known to take before buying your next car

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Sept. 12, 2010   Leave a Comment  

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Read first

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Review: 2010 Suzuki Kizashi

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July 3, 2010   3 Comments  

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Suzuki continues to reinvent its brand

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2010 Nissan Cube 1.8 SL review

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May 11, 2010   5 Comments  

2010 Nissan Cube 1.8 SL (Joanna Cifrian for Blast)

Think inside the box

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