DaimlerChrysler unveils concept car WASHINGTON (AP) - DaimlerChrysler has built a compact car powered by fuel cells that seats five people, goes 280 miles before refueling and travels as fast as 90 mph. The concept car, called Necar 4, is the latest demonstration of progress on fuel cell cars as the world's automakers continue their race to bring such cars to market by 2004. Fuel cells convert hydrogen and oxygen into electricity to power a vehicle. The car was formally unveiled Wednesday by DaimlerChrysler chairmen Robert Eaton and Juergen Schrempp at a press conference attended by Environmental Protection Agency officials at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center. The Necar 4, based on the Mercedes-Benz A-class compact car sold in Europe, accelerates easily from 0 to 30 and beyond. See full story <http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2558842968-a8c Foresters sue over spray paint RENO, Nev. (AP) - Current and former employees of the Forest Service are suing the agency to stop the use of a tree-marking spray paint they say causes miscarriages and other ailments. The lawsuit, filed last week in Washington, says the Forest Service has been breaking the law by using the specialized, all-weather paint without an environmental impact statement on possible side effects. The paint has been used widely in national forests over the past 10 years to mark trees for logging. In 1993, an estimated 3,000 people - 80% of them men - worked on crews using the paint. Workers have also complained of blurry vision, confusion, nausea, fatigue, chronic sinus irritation, headaches and diarrhea. See full story <http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2558846817-5c8>
