Today’s Headlines
Drumbeat Against Distracted Driving Grows Louder (AP, Fastlane) Alaska’s Murkowski Loses Top GOP Spot on Senate Energy Committee (Hill) Escalating PR Problem Dogs Fossil Fuel Industry (Politico) Maryland Green Party Senate Candidate Killed By SUV Driver While Cycling (WaPo) Transit Systems Explore Credit Card and Smart Phone Payment Plans (Reuters) Major Breakthrough at Cancun Climate … Continued
By
Adam Voiland
9:22 AM EDT on September 22, 2010
- Drumbeat Against Distracted Driving Grows Louder (AP, Fastlane)
- Alaska’s Murkowski Loses Top GOP Spot on Senate Energy Committee (Hill)
- Escalating PR Problem Dogs Fossil Fuel Industry (Politico)
- Maryland Green Party Senate Candidate Killed By SUV Driver While Cycling (WaPo)
- Transit Systems Explore Credit Card and Smart Phone Payment Plans (Reuters)
- Major Breakthrough at Cancun Climate Talks Unlikely (AFP)
- Can Smart Lights Take a Bite Out of Traffic Congestion? (Discovery)
- Cost of Dulles Airport Extension Mounts (Examiner, GGW)
- Might San Francisco Transpo Chief Come to DC? (SFGate)
- Stanford Not Interested in High-Speed Rail Station (Palo Alto Online)
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