Today’s Headlines
Exxon’s Backing Makes Carbon Tax Look Viable (Bloomberg) … And Now Rep. McDermott’s Climate Tax Bill Is Getting More Attention (Grist) Agenda 21 Crazies Captivate Georgia Republicans With Talk of Obama “Mind Control” (Mother Jones) Virginia Railway Tries to Restore Millions in Federal Funds (WaPo) Pierce County, WA, Transit Measure Nearly Dead (News Tribune) Building … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
9:01 AM EST on November 15, 2012
- Exxon’s Backing Makes Carbon Tax Look Viable (Bloomberg)
- … And Now Rep. McDermott’s Climate Tax Bill Is Getting More Attention (Grist)
- Agenda 21 Crazies Captivate Georgia Republicans With Talk of Obama “Mind Control” (Mother Jones)
- Virginia Railway Tries to Restore Millions in Federal Funds (WaPo)
- Pierce County, WA, Transit Measure Nearly Dead (News Tribune)
- Building the Bullet Train Could Be Jobs Boon in California (Fresno Bee)
- Kansas City Star: Pro-Sprawl Johnson County Gateway Is “Project From Hell”
- Washington Avenue: Philly’s Ground Zero for Planning Decisions (Next American City)
- NRDC Switchboard Makes the Case for Housing Near Transit
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