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by laloalcaraz
on Wed Feb 22, 2023 at 01:42 PM PST
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When it comes to addressing climate change, Job One has to be getting off carbon. There are multiple ways to go: wind, solar, geothermal, hydro, nuclear, biofuels —�and hydrogen.
Here’s what ...
by xaxnar
on Thu Jan 12, 2023 at 06:17 AM PST
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The European Union permitted France to ban all domestic flights linked by train travel of less than two and a half hours. The decision by the EU was made yesterday, 12/2/2022. The ban will affect routes between Paris Orly, Nantes, Lyon, and Bordeaux,...
by Pakalolo
on Sat Dec 03, 2022 at 09:20 AM PST
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It's unclear at the moment, no one really knows what is the larger context. However, Transport Minister Volker Wissing spoke at a press conference earlier about what he calls "targeted and willful" approach and a "clearly intentional act." Note: No One...
by Jeffersonian Democrat
on Sat Oct 08, 2022 at 02:06 PM PDT
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Late last year, an infrastructure bill finally made it through Congress. This, along with other programs, is going to make a huge difference in the way millions of people live in the greater New ...
by xaxnar
on Sun Sep 04, 2022 at 07:46 PM PDT
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Please excuse the length of this cathartic piece. It is very much a “Dear Diary, well it’s been a funny old start to 2022” for reasons you will understand. In part its a manifesto to “Blog Back Better” after the manifesto using a sort of...
by Lib Dem FoP
on Mon May 23, 2022 at 01:37 PM PDT
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I had to do an errand Tuesday which meant I could take the brand new Elizabeth line railway (note the official lower case L) rather than a much slower route. (I fib. I rearranged handing over the keys to a late friend’s apartment to the landlord from...
by Lib Dem FoP
on Tue May 24, 2022 at 08:27 PM PDT
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Charlie Pierce has taken note of the latest from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and he’s not taking it lightly. In the future, when historians are doing their work, many of them in underwater archives, they are going to be...
by xaxnar
on Mon Aug 09, 2021 at 10:48 AM PDT
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Via MarketWatch, Basav Sen of the Climate Policy Program at the Institute for Policy Studies details how Exxon Mobil dictated key elements of the bill, stripping out some vital measures that would deal with climate — but hurt Exxon Mobil’s bottom line....
by xaxnar
on Fri Jul 30, 2021 at 09:13 AM PDT
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“It would only take 22 tank cars to hold the equivalent energy of the Hiroshima bomb,” Jordan Luebkemann, a lawyer for Earth Justice. Florida Bulldog is an investigative news site. In September, they wrote on how a private equity firm forgave an...
by Pakalolo
on Fri Oct 30, 2020 at 03:40 AM PDT
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Good morning, Newdists. Lets celebrate Thursday. . . . Moscow, Russia . . Istanbul, Turkey . . Wroclaw Train Station, Poland .
by Crimson Quillfeather
on Thu Jan 23, 2020 at 07:30 AM PST
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[Cross-posted at The Left Coaster.] It has been a long, long 3 years and 2 months under the fascism of Trump, so the vista of 14 months into 2020 may seem like a limitless horizon of horror but in fact it’s really not that far away, in just over a year...
by paradox
on Thu Nov 14, 2019 at 05:28 AM PST
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This week the New York trial against ExxonMobil begins, today’s there’s a hearing in the House about the industry’s efforts to “suppress the truth,” and yesterday, the Supreme Court denied the group of big oil companies’ request for a stay in the...
by ClimateDenierRoundup
on Wed Oct 23, 2019 at 07:15 AM PDT
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The Rail Passengers Association is asking for input on new or extended rail lines. A more detailed description can be found here. The results will be shared with Congress and Amtrak. (Currently, the national budget includes an increase for Amtrak...
by Proginoskes
on Wed Oct 02, 2019 at 10:28 PM PDT
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The Federal Railroad Administration is threatening to withhold $929 million in grants to fund high-speed rail in California. California High-Speed Rail Authority President and CEO Brian Kelly stated that the termination of the agreement would be...
by Proginoskes
on Fri Mar 08, 2019 at 08:28 PM PST
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If you've been wondering what a Green New Deal might look like, rail has to be part of it, and not just HSR. If you want a national, big picture plan for rail in this country, I have good news. There is one and it's ready to go.
If you want HSR or...
by xaxnar
on Sat Feb 23, 2019 at 10:28 AM PST
with 29 Recommends
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Excellent news! From an announcement via Facebook:
Tonko to Lead Key Climate Subcommittee
January 15 · PUBLIC
Upstate NY congressman elected to chair powerful Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Environment & Climate...
by xaxnar
on Thu Jan 17, 2019 at 12:07 PM PST
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Hiroko Tabuchi in a front-page article at the NY Times website has pulled back the curtain on how Charles and David Koch are targeting public transit projects around the country. It’s a primer on how big money can use technology and messaging to get...
by xaxnar
on Tue Jun 19, 2018 at 06:27 AM PDT
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The Port of Savannah is the subject of a NY Times article focusing on how management by government coupled with planned investment in infrastructure is creating a boom — and putting Savannah in position to grow even more. Patricia Cohen and Natalie...
by xaxnar
on Sat May 19, 2018 at 10:49 AM PDT
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The BBC has a report on strikes in France that are disrupting rail travel and may affect other public services.
France's rail network has been severely disrupted, as a wave of strikes against President Emmanuel Macron's labour reforms gets under...
by xaxnar
on Tue Apr 03, 2018 at 01:53 PM PDT
with 9 Recommends
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