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Roger Witherspoon
May 8, 20104 min read
The Square Roots of Cute
The 2010 Nissan Cube has a 1.8-liter, four-cylinder engine chugging under its hood and cranking out just 122 horsepower.
Roger Witherspoon
Apr 28, 20103 min read
St. Lucie’s Safety Rating Among Nation’s Worst
By Roger Witherspoon Download and/or Print Article Continuing problems with critical safety systems at the St. Lucie nuclear power plant...
Roger Witherspoon
Apr 16, 20105 min read
Hooks, Baker, the GOP And the Road Not Taken
By Roger Witherspoon It’s hard to make pancakes with your right arm broken and useless in a sling. It was 90 degrees and humid in Miami...
Roger Witherspoon
Apr 7, 20104 min read
Nuclear Powered Cancer Clusters
By Roger Witherspoon Download and/or Print Article For the past 20 years, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has used an epidemiologically...
Roger Witherspoon
Apr 5, 20104 min read
Double, Bubble, Toil and Trouble: Hope Creek’s Cobalt Stew
By Roger Witherspoon Download and/or Print Article Nuclear safety experts warn that a proposal to increase profits at the Hope Creek...
Roger Witherspoon
Feb 22, 20107 min read
Running on Empty: Toyota and the Disappearing Credibility
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) yesterday launched its fifth, separate, simultaneous investigation into...
Roger Witherspoon
Feb 6, 20105 min read
Harvesting Energy from Plants
By Roger Witherspoon Download and/or Print Article It is called winter canola, and the crop is a mainstay in Canada. But that harsh...
Roger Witherspoon
Feb 5, 20106 min read
Bread, Roses, Racism and Song
By Roger Witherspoon Download and/or Print Article In the nation’s coffee houses where live folk music reigns and homage is paid to old...
Roger Witherspoon
Feb 1, 20104 min read
Toyota and the Runaway Technology
Trouble has been reported when some models of Toyotas have suddenly accelerated, jumping out of control and running full speed into...
Roger Witherspoon
Jan 4, 20105 min read
Toyota Prius: Leading the Hybrid Pack
The 2010 Toyota Prius added technology to its safety systems. Its cruise control is now radar guided, allowing you to maintain a distance...
Roger Witherspoon
Jan 2, 20104 min read
Solving the Puzzle of the Sky
By Roger Witherspoon Download and/or Print Article For Warren Washington, a lifetime of researching the heavens began with a relatively...
Roger Witherspoon
Jan 2, 20105 min read
Power, Energy, and Black America
By Roger Witherspoon Download and/or Print Articlle In a sense, it could fairly be said to have begun with patent number 252,386, issued...
Roger Witherspoon
Jan 1, 20105 min read
Rolling With the Leisure Class
The 2010 Lexus RX has a 350 3.5-Liter aluminum DOHC V-6 engine producing 275 horsepower and 257 pound-feet of torque.
Roger Witherspoon
Dec 16, 20094 min read
Meandering in Mercedes’ Mini Truck
The 2010 Mercedes GLK 350 has a 3.5-Liter aluminum alloy V-6 engine producing 268 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque.
Roger Witherspoon
Nov 20, 20094 min read
Contemplation, Slow Jams and Fast Cars
The 2010 Lincoln MKZ AWD has a 3.5-Liter DOHC aluminum V-6 engine producing 263 horsepower and 249 pound-feet of torque.
Roger Witherspoon
Nov 20, 20095 min read
Rolling With the Leisure Class
By Roger Witherspoon Download and/or Print Article It was late, storming, and the lightning produced an effect like hyperactive strobe...
Roger Witherspoon
Nov 16, 20095 min read
Nuclear Power and the Bottomless Bank
By Roger Witherspoon Download and/or Print Article Congress and the Obama Administration are on a course to provide the nation’s nuclear...
Roger Witherspoon
Nov 16, 20094 min read
Rolling With the Road Runners
The 2010 Hyundai Genesis GT has a 3.8-Liter aluminum DOHC V-6 engine producing 306 horsepower and 266 pound-feet of torque.
Roger Witherspoon
Nov 16, 20094 min read
Hyundai’s Mini Wagon
The 2010 Hyundai Elantra Touring SE carries a 10 year, 100,000 mile warranty, which means it is not likely to wear out quickly.
Roger Witherspoon
Oct 28, 20096 min read
The Forever Technology
By Roger Witherspoon Download and/or Print Article “There’s no reason why technologically we can’t employ nuclear energy in a safe and...
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