- As Washington goes all-in for electric cars, one automaker places its bets on cleaner diesel fuel (Time)
- A local editorial board calls on Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) to push Congress' high-speed rail investment to $4 billion (Merc News)
- U.S. DOT and the Federal Communications Commission team up to seek technological solutions to distracted driving ... congressional action, meanwhile, remains up in the air for now (Net World)
- Newsweek is "very pleased" to be co-hosting an energy briefing with the chief of Big Oil's lobbying arm?! (TPMmuckraker)
- Illinois governor skips meeting with transit officials on possible service cuts and fare hikes, heads to D.C. instead (Trib Blog)
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