Filed under: MPG , Legislation and Policy , USA Are you a U.S. automaker? Do you want a billion dollars?

What should America's students get out of their college education? It seems like a simple answer, yet few institutions seem to be able to agree on the knowledge and skills students need for success in career and life

The makers of the popular Brazilian Blowout line of hair-straightening products — which can cost up to $500 per salon treatment — have agreed to change their labeling to warn consumers that the treatments can release formaldehyde gas, which is considered a carcinogen and can cause irritation of the eyes and skin, according to a report from USA Today. ? The move by GI

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Tesla Motors , USA Perhaps the biggest reveal of 2012 for fans of luxury performance all-electric vehicles (or, perhaps, anyone automotively-inclined with a pulse) is set for the 9th of February when Tesla Motors pulls the shroud from its Model X crossover at its new Los Angeles design studio. And now, we have been given a strong hint of what to expect. The upstart California startup has just sent out a new version of its invitation to customers, and included on the summons is a partially-silhouetted image of something seemingly very sleek and very sexy.

For decades now, people have attempted to compare the modern gay rights movement to the famed American civil rights movement of the 1960s. And for every comparison made, some blacks have vocally decried them as being inapt. Writing for USA Today last year, black journalist Ellis Cose called the gay rights-black rights comparison a ” false equivalency .” Anti-black racism, he wrote, “was relentlessly oppressive, as entire communities were cordoned off and disadvantage was handed down through generations.

Filed under: MPG , AutoblogGreen Exclusive , Legislation and Policy , USA , At Witz End Is 54.5 mpg achievable… and what will it cost?

Cow waterbeds. They’re for real

Filed under: MPG , USA New cars in the U.S. may be getting better gas mileage than they used to, but that doesn’t necessarily mean the vehicles on the road are a whole lot more fuel efficient, overall. That’s because more and more of us are driving older cars and light-duty trucks.

Every year since 1948, a poll conducted by USA Today and Gallup has asked Americans to name two living people—one man, one woman—they most respect and admire. The results range from presidential candidates to religious leaders, with an occasional entrepreneur or pop-culture icon in the mix.

Filed under: MPG , Legislation and Policy , USA Experts have already predicted that toughened fuel efficiency standards will lead to cleaner air and help wean the United States from its reliance on foreign oil. Turns out, they could benefit consumer’s wallets too