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GM Hits the Rocks: Will it be a 'Surgical' Bankruptcy?new
GM will now concentrate on small cars, and it is expending a lot of capital on the Chevrolet Volt, a radical plug-in hybrid still due in late 2010 that can travel 40 miles on its lithium-ion batteries alone.
New Haven Advocate |
Jim Motavalli |
06-16-2009 |
Business & Labor
The Real Solutions to Our Energy Crisis are Off the Tablenew
After a marathon special session that lasted into the early hours last week, the State Legislature proudly proclaimed that it had acted to address soaring gas prices. Too bad it focused on supply-side issues, and didn't look at the demand side of the equation.
New Haven Advocate |
Jim Motavalli |
06-24-2008 |
Economy
The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Poorer in Connecticutnew
A new report from Connecticut Voices for Children (CVC), a research and advocacy group for low-income families with offices in New Haven and Hartford, offers a stark analysis: Connecticut is the only state in the nation to see a significant decline in the real wages of the poorest 20 percent of state residents.
New Haven Advocate |
Jim Motavalli |
06-10-2008 |
Economy
Can Connecticut's New Carbon Emissions Cap Deliver?new
The bill requires the state to reduce greenhouse gas emissions an ambitious 17 percent from current levels by 2020, and a huge 80 percent by 2050. It doesn't specify exactly how we're going to reach that goal, and current efforts -- while laudable -- don't appear to be nearly enough to get the state on track for such big reductions.
New Haven Advocate |
Jim Motavalli |
05-20-2008 |
Environment
High Metal Prices Fuel Underground Trade of Stolen Scrapnew
Scrap dealers and police say they cooperate to prevent the sale of stolen goods, and Connecticut law has recently been toughened. But the rise in metal heists begs the question: Would there be so much theft if there wasn't a network of places to "fence" the swag?
New Haven Advocate |
Jim Motavalli |
05-13-2008 |
Economy
