Category Archives: 2012 April

Humorousness- Do-It-Yourself Car Repair

Posted on March 30, 2012 by tomdwyer

Whether your vehicle needs something now or needs something that can wait, we’ll give you the straight story. But when your car needs something now and you just don’t have the money to take care of it, you may need … Continue reading →

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Can that “New Car smell” kill you?

Posted on March 30, 2012 by tomdwyer

The Ecology Center, an environmental research and advocacy group, has released its annual study on automotive toxic materials.   They tested more than 200 model year 2011 and 2012 cars and found that long-term exposure to the chemicals in “New Car … Continue reading →

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Treknology is here to stay

Posted on March 30, 2012 by tomdwyer

It’s time you knew the ugly truth… we have a strong Trekkie contingent here on the Your Car Matters staff.  When the iPad3 was released in March, the cry around here wasn’t “Where can I get one?” but “WE TOLD … Continue reading →

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Extract your own DNA

Posted on March 30, 2012 by tomdwyer

You know DNA is the cornerstone of life.  Microscopic strands of DNA are coiled inside each cell of our bodies, where it lay hidden until Swiss physician Friedrich Miescher isolated it in 1869.  Actual study and manipulation of DNA requires … Continue reading →

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Corporate Dominance Loop

Posted on March 30, 2012 by tomdwyer

Corporations might not be people (OK, they aren’t people at all) but they do have their own DNA.  Just as our own DNA governs every aspect of our lives, so corporations are governed by their founding goals and the laws … Continue reading →

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News To Make You Furious- Another Visit With ALEC… and a Travon Martin update!

Posted on March 30, 2012 by tomdwyer

In August, 2011, we introduced you to the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), the fine group of corporations working to lift the dirty burden of Democracy from our shoulders.  The Travon Martin case shined a spotlight on the ALEC-backed “Stand … Continue reading →

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