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Tires
Tires: - As used in recycling, passenger car and truck tires (excludes airplane, bus, motorcycle and special service military, agricultural, off-the-road and-slow speed industrial tires). Car and truck tires are recycled into rubber products such as trash cans, storage containers, rubberized asphalt or used whole for playground and reef construction. [Environmental Protection Agency] News archive for Tires:: |
Detroit Free Press,John McCain and Barack Obama have a new issue: the air in your tires. Over the past few days, McCain's campaign has needled Obama for saying that keeping
Warning: Old Tires can be Sold as New - 05 Aug 2008
U.S. News Rankings & Reviews,Kicking Tires reports, "ABC News recently broadcast a rather alarming report about tire dealers selling aged tires as brand new, a potentially dangerous
Critics cite claim of energy savings from inflated tires - 05 Aug 2008
WorldNetDaily,Making sure your tires are properly inflated – simple thing. But we could save all the oil that they're talking about getting off drilling – if everybody
A Few Things to Know When Buying New Tires - 05 Aug 2008
Cars.com,ABC News recently broadcast a rather alarming report about tire dealers selling aged tires as brand new, a potentially dangerous — even lethal — practice.
McCain Mocks Obama With Tire Gauges, But Agrees That Inflating Car ... - 05 Aug 2008
Think Progress,Barack Obama’s (D-IL) recent suggestion that Americans inflate their car tires to save on gasoline. Both are not only falsely claiming that Obama’s energy
Speak Softly, and Carry a Good Tire Gauge - 05 Aug 2008
Wall Street Journal..."We could save all the oil that they're talking about getting off drilling, if everybody was just inflating their tires," he said.
Great News: Inflating Tires May Offset Mileage Reduction from ... - 05 Aug 2008
National Review Online Blogs,Unfortunately, all this would do for the one-third of drivers who have insufficiently inflated tires is get them roughly where they were before many of them
Police calls: Mansfield man cited for dumping 46 used tires - 05 Aug 2008
Mansfield News Journal,Houston's Tire and Auto, 31 East Sixth St., Mansfield -- Police were told Monday morning that someone dumped 46 used tires on the east side of the business
Fluff pumps up tires, local business - 05 Aug 2008
Daytona Beach News-Journal,The site is one of only a few worldwide offering "flat-free" foam injection in tires for everything from lawn mowers, wheelbarrows and golf carts to airport
Valve problem puts 30 million tires at risk - 05 Aug 2008
KY3,By Gene Hartley As many as 30 million tires on the road are at risk of blowing out, causing a serious, even fatal accident. The problems are potentially
The Four Tires of the Economic Apocalypse Herald the End of Capitalism - 05 Aug 2008
The Market Oracle,The euro, the yuan, the yen, and the dollar are The Four Tires Of The Apocalypse , an event that recently appears to have come out of nowhere. It didn't.
Time's Tripe Is 'Tired': Mag Claims Obama Is Right, Ridicule Is ... - 05 Aug 2008
NewsBusters...“Making sure your tires are properly inflated, simple thing, but we could save all the oil that they’re talking about getting off drilling, if everybody was
Earnhardt Jr.'s complaints about Brickyard over the line, more notes - 05 Aug 2008
SI.comIn the wake of the Allstate 400 at Indy, where Goodyear's tires were so bad that the longest green-flag run was 12 laps, Earnhardt had this to say last
Strategic Petroleum Reserve - 05 Aug 2008
PolitickerOR,By Rob Tornoe Barack Obama has shifted his energy strategy after the McCain campaign pounced on comments Obama made about properly inflating our tires.
:: Clayton Williams Wins Built Ford Tough Invitational presented ... - 05 Aug 2008
RodeoAttitude,By Matthew Garbiso, PBR GLENDALE, Ariz. (August 2, 2008) - The Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR) set the Jobing.com Arena crowd on fire as the PBR’s
The RFID Experts Group (REG) Completes Work On Verification - 05 Aug 2008
Data Collection Online (press release),The use of RFID with tires presents extreme challenges for both design and manufacturing quality. Including RFID into tire manufacturing requires surviving
Sam Hornish Jr. Finishes 26th at Pocono - 05 Aug 2008
Motorsport.com,Feeling that the tires on the Mobil 1 Dodge were in fine shape, the team opted not to pit. Hornish restarted the race on lap four in the 22nd spot.
Suddenly, tire gauges are political symbols - 05 Aug 2008
USA TodayObama said that among the things Americans can do to help cut the nation's dependence on foreign oil is to keep their cars' tires properly inflated.
Reaching Those Difficult 33 Percent of Drivers - 05 Aug 2008
National Review Online Blogs,A reader asks a very reasonable question — if everyone having properly inflated tires could save a couple million gallons per day, why not prefer this to
Judge rules suit over Ford Explorer can go forward - 05 Aug 2008
DetNews.com,..."We continue to see new cases filed against Ford over uncaptured tires that weren't picked up" during multiple recalls, he said. The Mississippi judge who
NASCAR Daily Digest: 5 Burning Questions - 05 Aug 2008
FanIQ,The only reason tires are a topic of discussion this week is because of the Nationwide Series puddle-jumping debut up in Montreal this past Saturday.
Technical Q&A with Lennard Zinn - More tire talk - 05 Aug 2008
VeloNews,At the same pressure, both tires, tubular and clincher, must have the same total contact area with the ground, since that is the force (pressure times area)
Seoul shares down; shipbuilders, steelmakers fall - 05 Aug 2008
Reuters...worries about flagging demand for heavy industrial goods weighed on the sector, while Kumho Tires jumped on news of a new investor in the firm.
Police zero in on tire-slashing suspects - 05 Aug 2008
Worcester Telegram,By George Barnes TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF GARDNER— Police are looking for two men who slashed tires on at least 42 cars and broke into a car rental business
Plantation firestone Signs of Victory and Hope - 05 Aug 2008
FinalCall.com,The parts and the tires are of no consequence to us, nor are the livelihoods of those tasked with their production. Where tires are concerned,
Could Pricey Gas Save Drivers Money? - 05 Aug 2008
NBC Sandiego.com,Many drivers may already have nitrogen in their tires and not realize it. Costco is inflating the tires they sell with the gas, as are a growing number of
Can you get cheaper gas on Wednesday? - 05 Aug 2008
9NEWS.com,At Big O Tires they are offering several ways for drivers to save money; a free 9-point gas inspection and gas saving booklet. "The high cost of gas costs
Road America: VICI Racing preview - 05 Aug 2008
Motorsport.com,Miami, Fla - VICI Racing and development partner Kumho Tires are preparing to head next week for one of the American Le Mans Series' most popular and
Vile Treasure Hunt - 05 Aug 2008
Juneau Empire (subscription),Another area was deemed rich in tires. On Alaska beaches more exposed to ocean currents and fishing traffic, fishing nets are common.
Combined Group, Schlumberger, Sultan Center post easy wins - 05 Aug 2008
Arab Times,Combined Group, Schlumberger, and Sultan Center posted easy wins but Good Year Tires fell by the wayside, the victim of an ambush by an underrated opponent.
Solar car tackles the Dempster - 05 Aug 2008
Northern News Services (subscription),Luckily he came prepared with 75 spare tires. He only needed five of those while making his trip to Inuvik from the US His solar car, the Xof1 was built
Bridgestone Firestone raises prices up to 10 percent - 05 Aug 2008
Auto123,The increases will affect passenger and light truck, truck and bus, motorcycle, agricultural and off road tires. "As a company we are faced with a shortage
Tire Danger - 05 Aug 2008
WXYZ,Bite-if you’ve replaced new tires since 2006, there’sa chance that your tire valves are affected by the recall. CONSUMER REPORTS DON MAYS CHECKED CARS IN
Presidential hopefuls spar over conservation measures - 05 Aug 2008
The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com,BeTireSmart states that under inflated tires can affect gas mileage by up to 10%. CareCare.org adds that under-inflated tires can lower gas mileage by 0.4
Cut in road not marked: motorists - 05 Aug 2008
Surrey Now,Luckily, Levasseur said his van has "big fat standard" size tires, which he maintains at the correct tire pressure, and he escaped damage.
Fellows wins as NASCAR runs on rain tires for first time at ... - Aug 4, 2008
The Canadian PressThe only previous times the grooved rain tires went on were at a practice for a Craftsman Truck event in 1997 at Watkins Glen, and in qualifying at an
Burton: Tires are wrong, system is right - Aug 1, 2008
SportingNews.comLooking ahead, though, he thinks the key to making sure this doesn't happen should come in the form of more internal testing of tires by Goodyear.
Kumho Tires Announces 10 Percent Price Increase - Aug 4, 2008
MarketWatchInc., announced it will increase prices up to 10 percent, with additional in line adjustments, on passenger, light truck and truck and bus tires.
McCain camp mocks Obama's comment on inflated tires - Aug 4, 2008
CNN Political Ticker...a sight gag meant to mock Barack Obama’s remark last week that “making sure your tires are properly inflated� could help conserve gasoline.
Neighbors Wake Up To Flat Tires - Aug 4, 2008
NewsRadio 610 WTVN,Fred Hufford, the Block Watch captain for the Forest Park West subdivision, says tires on 15 to 20 cars were slashed in the area of Vinewood Court and
Cooper Tire Swings To 2Q Net Loss As Margins, Volume Fall - Aug 4, 2008
CNNMoney.comThe company has struggled as raw materials have become more expensive and less available, deflating margins on its low-end tires.
Iran: Kiyan-Tire factory workers burned old tires in protest - Aug 4, 2008
NCR-Iran.org (press release),NCRI - On Sunday, striking workers at Kiyan-Tire factory, in a symbolic move to show their protest, again set ablaze on the old tires stacked in the
In a busy summer, Toyo unveiling 10 new tires - Aug 3, 2008
Search-Autoparts.com,Toyo Tire USA Corp. has introduced 10 new tire sizes appealing to the broad consumer market including passenger car and light truck.
Obama turns 24 years younger than McCain - Aug 4, 2008
guardian.co.uk,There are things that you can do individually though to save energy; making sure your tires are properly inflated, simple thing, but we could save all the
NYC teacher tires of student taunts, sues school - Aug 2, 2008
Newsday,NEW YORK - A Brooklyn teacher tired of being taunted by students is taking action, but not against the kids. Theresa Reel has filed a federal discrimination
From the Fact Check Desk: Are Obama's Claims About Inflating Car ... - Jul 31, 2008
ABC NewsYesterday in Missouri, the presumptive Democratic nominee had a suggestion for voters: Pump up your tires. "There are things that you can do individually
Nitrogen beats air in tires - Aug 1, 2008
Calgary Herald,Why not pump CO2 into our tires? That way we could reduce global warming. A: Our atmosphere is made up of approximately 78 per cent nitrogen and 21 per cent
Oil, Oligopoly and Inflating Your Tires. - Aug 3, 2008
Tycoon Report,The Tycoon Report is provided for informational purposes only. None of the information gleaned from this service or on this site is intended to be a
Inflating The Tires, Conserving A Talking Point - Jul 31, 2008
Atlantic OnlineRush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity spent part of their broadcast mocking Obama for urging Americans to inflate their tires to help conserve gasoline.
Old tires make new roads - Jul 31, 2008
Los Angeles Times,Those tires on your wheels may end up on your roads, thanks to a more than $325000 effort to divert 21000 waste tires from California landfills and use them
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