This past Tuesday night, Solar One, a green energy arts and education center in New York, hosted their second “Party for a Solar Powered New York” at Southpaw bar in Brooklyn.

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If you thought there was no science behind getting a speeding ticket, you’re right, kind of… It’s probably more of a case of economics. In North Carolina, at least, – where researchers examined 96 counties for a report in an upcoming issue of the Journal of Law and Economics – when local government revenue goes down, ticketing goes up.

Yes we’ve all said it before: public safety isn’t the only motivation for tickets. (Can’t you just give me a warning, Officer?) But now there is scientific proof of that long held suspicion.

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Originally posted 2009-03-22 23:24:08.

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Terrafugia’s prototype roadable aircraft – or flying car – recently completed its first successful flight after six months of road and runway testing. The company announced the flight of the Transition, an aircraft with foldable wings that can drive at highway speeds and fit into the average garage, at Boston’s Museum of Science yesterday, calling the feat a historic milestone in aviation. “This breakthrough changes the world of personal mobility,” says Terrafugia CEO Carl Dietrich. “It’s what aviation enthusiasts have been striving for since 1918.”

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Originally posted 2009-03-22 23:24:10.

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