Mercedes Blue

Clean Diesel- Mercedes Benz is making available its new BlueTec clean diesel models to dealers this week. This technology which provides 20-30 percent higher fuel economy than gasoline engines and provides up to a 600-mile driving range, will be introduced first through the company’s SUV line: the 2009 ML320, GL320 and R320. If anyone has money left after last week’s dismal market then get down to your Mercedes dealer. This BlueTec technology is being designated by the IRS as “Advance Lean Burn Technology” therefore to ease your woes buyers can apply for up to $1800 in tax credits. Unfortunately, these SUV models are still pretty large vehicles, so this is not so forward-thinking, but BlueTec does reduce nitrogen oxide, a main cause of smog, by 80 percent. The models emissions are so clean that even states like California and New York are allowing them to be sold after a decade old ban on diesel passenger autos.

Food Chain- Filmmaker Robert Kenner new film, Food, Inc. casts a disturbing eye on our nation’s food industry and the FDA and USDA’s complicit ness. In this film Kenner focuses on how only a handful of corporations control the food chain and pretty much have put profit over the consumer causing harm to consumer health, the safety of workers and the economic well being of farmers. The film just debuted last month at the Toronto Film Festival, so look for it in theatres soon.