Wheelies: The Take a Deep Breath Edition According to a study published in most recent issue of the scientific journal, "Atmospheric Environment," about 200,000 people die prematurely each year in the United States because of combustion emissions. Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology found evidence that early mortality was caused by air pollution from a variety of combustion sources - in particular black carbon from road transportation and sulphur dioxide from power generation. The report said that about 53,000 die from road-related pollution. In contrast, the number of fatalities from traffic accidents has decreased to less than 30,000 per year, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's most recent data. A number of "Ghostbusters" fans have initiated a campaign to save one of the 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor ambulances used during filming of two "Ghostbusters" movies, according to a report from Hemmings. Although one - known as Ecto 1 - has been restored, studio financing to restore Ecto 1a disappeared several years ago, and the car has languished on a back lot since, the report said. The fan group, GBFans, is lobbying Sony Pictures, which owns the car, to sell it to them. Hemmings Motor News With Sergio Marchionne, Fiat's chief executive, unable to convince the United Auto Workers union retiree health care trust, which owns 41.5 percent of the Chrysler Group, to agree to his buyout offer, the battle will pass to Fiat's union leadership, says a report from Automotive News. Fiat owns 58.5 percent of Chrysler, and Marchionne is looking to buy the trust's share. In Fiat's new tack, a delegation from the Italian union, Fim Cisl, will meet with U.A.W. leaders to try and convince them that a merger between Fiat and Chrysler will be better for the companies" workers. The trust has already filed an initial public offering on the Chrysler shares it owns, but Fiat has been trying to get the shares for about $1 billion less than the organization wants to sell them for. President Obama on Tuesday signed into law a bill aimed at regulating sleep disorders in the trucking industry. Included in the list of disorders the new rules would test truckers for is sleep apnea, a medical condition which interrupts breathing and disrupts sleep. According to the federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 28 percent of truckers are afflicted with sleep apnea, making it difficult for them to stay alert during driving hours. The bill received unanimous support in Congress and praise from trucking interests, says a report in TheTrucker.com. TheTrucker.com