Worcester, MA -- On Sunday, December 31 from 9:30-10:30 p.m. (Eastern), WICN/90.5 FM, the NPR affiliate serving Central New England, will broadcast and webcast Episode 12 of "This New Car: Exploring Transportation Alternatives," a brand new 13-week, one hour special edition of The Business Beat.

In "This New Car," Steve D'Agostino, host of The Business Beat since 1995 and principal of Best Rate Of Climb, moderates a panel of experts. They are: Jim Dunn of the Center for Technology Commercialization; Gilles Labelle of Westboro Toyota’s Hybrid Center of Massachusetts; and Craig Van Batenburg of the Automotive Career Development Center; and Alison Sander of the AltWheels Alternative Transportation Festival.

In Episode 12, "This New Car" explores: The Kyoto Protocol: Should It Be Adopted at the State and Local Levels? To hear a 1-minute 18-second audio clip of the December 31 show, in MP3 format, visit Episode 12.

Episode 12's special guest is U.S. Rep. James McGovern (D-Worcester), who'll talk about the Kyoto Protocol as well as other necessary steps we need to take to slow down global warming.

Coming up on the new 13-week edition of "This New Car," now 1 hour long:
January 7: Personal Impact of Owning an Individual Car or Truck.
To learn more about the show, visit This New Car.

The November 5, 2006 USA Today contains an article on Prius sales, quoting "This New Car's" Gilles Labelle of the Hybrid Center of Massachusetts at Westboro Toyota, one of the largest hybrid centers in North America. To view the article, visit USA Today Article.

The Pure Energy Systems Network website contains a November 18, 2006 article on global warming and new energy sources, quoting "This New Car's" Jim Dunn of the Center for Technology Comercialization. To view the article, visit Pure Energy Systems Article.

The Ford Motor Co. website contains Episode 24 of Bold Moves, profiling Alison Sander's AltWheels Alternative Transportation Festival. To view the video, in MOV format, visit Bold Moves.