The Pittsburgh International Auto Show is under way, and WPXI.com’s Carly Noel was at the show on opening day. She’ll show you the cool cars and take you inside the Greater Pittsburgh Automobile Dealers Association’s cocktail party. Plus, find out where you can do the weather with Channel 11 meteorologists.

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Pittsburgh International Auto Show Under Way (WPXI Pittsburgh)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21, 2010; The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers is launching the Auto Innovation (www.AutoInnovation.com) campaign during the Washington, D.C. Auto Show to take drivers inside the laboratories, onto the proving grounds and behind the scenes to see the work of scientists, engineers and other technical staff, who spend years working to make vehicles …

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Automakers Show Innovations in Nation’s Capital (The Auto Channel)

One person was injured after an automobile rear-ended an Illinois Department of Transportation Minutemen truck on southbound Interstate Highway 57 about 3:20 a.m. this morning.

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One hurt in I-57 crash this morning (Chicago Tribune)

If you haven’t picked up on one of the dozens of recommendations from other blogs, I recommend reading Phillip Swagel’s long and detailed account of the view of the financial crisis from his seat as assistant secretary for economic policy at the Treasury Department. It’s particularly useful for people like me who make a habit of criticizing government officials.

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A View from the Inside

Here is good news for those who love motorbikes! Julien Rondinaud, a Paris based bike designer has come up with an innovative form of motorcycle – with three inline wheels. You can now have double the fun while riding your bike. Considering the amount of danger involved in riding a two-wheeled bike, it indeed is a good idea to opt for this one

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A Three Wheeled Motorbike by Julien Rondinaud

Donation Wizard is launching an Earth Day campaign directed at one of the environment’s primary offenders: end-of-life vehicles . Donating an unused vehicle can help one of Donation Wizard ’s many charities , including Habitat for Humanity, the Arthritis Foundation, the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation or Feed the Children, among many others. Each year, approximately 14 million cars, trucks, motorcycles, trailers, and recreational vehicles leave U.S

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Donation Wizard

null The release of the Buick Business concept “ MVP ” has been engineered completely by GM’s Pan Asian Technical Automotive Center ( PATAC ).

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Buick Business Concept “MVP”