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Bezos Bucks? Get Ready for Corporate Digital Currency

Cars That Think

In principle, Amazon could mandate that sellers had to accept amazons instead of dollars for sales in the Amazon marketplace. This would be an advantage for international consumers who wanted to avoid exchange-rate risk. As a platform that matches buyers and sellers, Amazon has considerable market power and leverage.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Last year Oregon had also aggressively negotiated with the Chinese carmaker, BYD , to manufacture its line of plug-in hybrids in the state for sale in the U.S.) April 10, 2009 2:28 pm Link Nothing pollutes more than the tailpipe of a internal combustion engine car. Read more in this blog post: [link] — Gregory Hancock 5.

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