Comparing establishing a battery with building a gas plant is just wrong. One is an energy producing facility, the other is not.

"Also funny how it's the Democrats pushing for the auto bailout, but its the Republicans who are always accused of being in cahoots with corporations. "

There are two reasons your snide remark is wrong.

1. The auto makers provide benefits (pensions, health care) to many many current and former employees (which is part of why they're currently screwed). So this is essentially about protecting the people who rely on the companies, not the companies themselves.
2. Auto-maker empoyees are the epitome of "middle america", as is the focus for the democrats. Wall street is bankers and traders etc, which is hardly the man on the floor - the traditional focus of the republicans is "other rich people".

This story is about the "global warming" though, which is supposedly caused by CO2, which is definitely NOT toxic.

Lego only popped apart if you sucked at building. Much the same way a brick wall only falls down if the mason did it wrong.

The refined the laptop so much, they made it a desktop! Sweet.