Today’s Headlines
Oil Lobbyists Outspent Environmentalists Eight-fold During Climate Bill Debate (Open Secrets) For the Umpteenth Time Rendell Calls for More Transportation Funding (Bloomberg) Boxer Supports Villaraigosa’s 30/10 Transit Plan (LATimes) Detroit Mayor Dave Bing to Pursue Citywide Strategic Plan (TNAC) GOP’s Ron Johnson Buries Head in the Sand on Climate Change Science (TPM) Vornado Pledges $100M in Transit … Continued
By
Adam Voiland
9:15 AM EDT on August 24, 2010
- Oil Lobbyists Outspent Environmentalists Eight-fold During Climate Bill Debate (Open Secrets)
- For the Umpteenth Time Rendell Calls for More Transportation Funding (Bloomberg)
- Boxer Supports Villaraigosa’s 30/10 Transit Plan (LATimes)
- Detroit Mayor Dave Bing to Pursue Citywide Strategic Plan (TNAC)
- GOP’s Ron Johnson Buries Head in the Sand on Climate Change Science (TPM)
- Vornado Pledges $100M in Transit Improvements as Part of Midtown Manhattan Tower (Crains, NYT)
- Is a Green Taxi Industry Around the Corner? (Ecologist, subscription required)
- New Cameras on Board Maryland Buses Search for Speeders (WTOP)
- Surplus Yields $64.4 Million for Transit in Virginia (Land Line)
- Hang Onto Your Inhalers: EPA Delays Release of Ozone Standards (Greenwire)
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