ENERGY: "A Warming Trend For Solar Homes: Tax breaks and savings from cheap energy are giving a boost to sun-powered housing," by Adam Aston, BusinessWeek, 3 November 2008.

AUTOS: "Why Tesla Has to Downshift: A retrenchment could cost the Silicon Valley maker of electric cars its first-mover advantage," by David Welch, BusinessWeek, 3 November 2008.

The first article explores how the subprime can possibly create a wedge for new energy-saving technologies to be squeezed into all manner of housing. Very optimistic.

Second piece is Thomas Friedman's nightmare unfolding.