BBC News highlights the conflict building over water in Ethiopia: Most people in Ethiopia’s lower Omo River Valley continue to exist much as they have done for hundreds of years with virtually no concession to the 21st Century, with one disturbing exception: automatic weapons. Almost every male carries a Kalashnikov or an M-16 assault rifle, … Continue reading Omo Dam and Water Conflict
It is no surprise to those familiar with new diesel engines that they are winning major motorsports events around the world. Audi has dominated the Le Mans in a diesel, and now VW has done the same for the Dakar Rally. Incidentally, this is the first Dakar victory for VW: De Villiers and navigator Dirk … Continue reading Diesel wins Dakar Rally
The International Herald Tribune extols the virtues of putting common North American gray squirrel on the menu. Demand is apparently already rising: Though squirrel has appeared occasionally in British cookery, history doesn’t deem it a dining favorite. Even during World War II and the period of austerity that followed, the Ministry of Food valiantly promoted … Continue reading Eating Squirrel
W00t. The TDI is coming to America again in 2009. Hybrid Cars has a review: By most accounts, clean diesel is beginning to make its run into the automotive mainstream in the United States. So, we decided to take the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI out for a test drive to judge for ourselves. “If any … Continue reading 2009 Jetta TDI