Archive for July, 2012

Tide Power at the Daytona 500

Tuesday, July 31st, 2012

Earlier this year a freak accident led to gallons of jet fuel leaking on the track and catching fire. Crews used boxes of Tide to clean up the mess, but why? The Wall Street Journal investigates:

As it turns out, scrubbing jet fuel off the asphalt of a Nascar racetrack abides .Read more...

Debating the Highway Bill

Thursday, July 5th, 2012

The Wall Street Journal looks at why your city has pot holes.

Nothing shows off the worst of Congress like a highway bill. And this year’s scramble for cash is worse than ever because the 18.4 cent a gallon gasoline tax will raise $70 billion less than the $263 billion Congress .Read more...