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Today’s Headlines
By Ben Goldman |
House’s 5-year Trans. Bill Won’t Be Unveiled Today After All, Maybe Tuesday (Politico) House Bill Threatens to Eliminate Bicycle and Pedestrian Funding (BikeLeague) Ray LaHood (Politico), Barbara Boxer (Hill) Praise Progress on Senate Bill Editorial: Bike Commuting Is Already Rolling, Even In Houston (Chronicle) Could Bicycle Highway Replace Planned Oregon Transit Line? (BikePortland) Mass Transit […]
Mitt Romney’s Other Running Mate: The Fossil Fuel Industry
By Angie Schmitt |
Last month, Mitt Romney held a $50,000 a plate lunch with major donors in Houston. What does a $50,000 lunch buy you besides steak and shrimp? Well, according to a new report from the New York Times, it’ll buy you the presidential contender’s ear. And a lot of folks from the energy industry are eager […]
Cartoon Tuesday: “Drill Pickle”
By Brad Aaron |
Okay, it’s not a cartoon. But this "Daily Show" segment is too good to pass up. Comedy Central via Grist
Cartoon Tuesday: Adaptation
By Brad Aaron |
Robert Ariail / The State
Cartoon Tuesday: Blind Spots
By Brad Aaron |
Ruben Bolling
Cartoon Tuesday: Outmoded
By Ben Fried |
From Dick Locher of the Chicago Tribune comes a cartoon complement to Judith Warner’s essay in the Times last Friday, declaring that SUVs have outlived any "utility" owners may once have derived from them.