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HUMMER Club volunteers assist American Red Cross HUMMER owners are forming a volunteer program by the name of HOPE
-- HUMMER Owners Prepared for Emergencies. In support of the HOPE
program, the GM Foundation will contribute $4 million to the American
Red Cross over a six-year period.
Kids: play 'The Great Global Postcard Search' GPS game
GM sponsors PBS special 'Unforgivable Blackness' GM is underwriting a new Ken Burns documentary about the life
of Jack Johnson — the first African-American Heavyweight Champion
of the World, whose dominance over his white opponents spurred race
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Shell opens first hydrogen and gasoline station in North America Shell Hydrogen opened the first hydrogen dispenser at a retail
gasoline station in Washington, D.C., to service a fleet of six
GM fuel cell vehicles. GM to make stability control standard on SUVs GM will make electronic stability control standard on 1.3 million
sport utility vehicles beginning immediately on light-duty full-size
SUVs, followed by midsize SUVs in 2005. GM pledges $100,000 to Davis Mountains Preserve
GM has pledged $100,000 to support The Texas Nature Conservancy’s
recent acquisition of 10,000 acres to be added to the Davis Mountains
Preserve, as well as a planned interpretive nature trail that will
be open to the public. Federal research shows lights reduce crashes New research by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
shows daytime running lamps significantly reduce certain kinds of
daytime crashes, findings that are consistent with GM's own research. Wildlife Habitat Council honors three GM facilities Three GM facilities were recognized and honored at the Wildlife
Habitat Council's 16th Annual Symposium for outstanding environmental
activities, while two other GM facilities were recertified for previously
honored environmental programs. Stanford's research enhances GM global teams GM has a collaborative research lab with Stanford University that
is helping the company to identify engineering work processes and
technology that will enable the company to respond quickly in the
global marketplace.
Saab 9-5 and its drivers top safety study Drivers of the Saab 9-5 sedan and 9-5 SportWagon are among the
safest group of drivers in the market, according to the recently
published Highway Loss Data Institute report.
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