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| April 01, 2011 President Obama Supports Fuel Efficiency for Commercial Fleets
President Barack Obama today discussed a new policy toward fuel-efficient commercial vehicles as part of his goal to reduce U.S. dependency on foreign oil, reported the Associated Press (News - Alert). The president made a short stop-over in Landover, Md. to visit a UPS shipping facility that features fuel-saving vehicles. During his speech, he announced a public-private partnership designed to help large commercial fleets cut back on their diesel and gasoline use.
The President also planned to view examples of fuel efficiency in the fleets of AT&T (News  - Alert), PepsiCo and Verizon. The stop represents Obama's second energy-related event of the week, an effort by the White House to respond to rising gasoline prices by placing a focus on Obama's long-term energy strategies. The visits are a follow-up to an address the President made two days ago pointing out that the United States must embark on a long-term plan to reduce the nation’s use of fossil fuels. He called for the U.S. to cut oil imports by a third by 2025 from the 2008 level of 11 million barrels daily, reported Bloomberg.
According to the Energy Department, more than three million commercial vehicles used American roads in 2009, guzzling nearly 4 billion gallons of fuel ... Read More >>>
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Marko Rodin Smart Laser - Coolest Use of Lasers Ever! April 1, 2011 1:33 PM
| | | | | You won't believe how cool the Marko Rodin "Smart Laser" technology is. Imagine a red laser that is intelligent enough to follow paths that you draw with a marker? Now imagine you can play a game of air hockey, except without the air and without the need for a puck. Airless Hockey, anyone? Or shall it be called Laser Hockey? Sure, lasers that shoot ICBMs out of the sky is cool and all, but alas we won't get to play with those kinds of lasers anytime soon. Pen lasers are cool, just don't aim any at overflying planes. Big no no! Even having your cat chase a red dot and playing cat laser bowling gets old after awhile ... Read More >>>
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