Posts tagged Fuel Efficiency
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Pledge not to take fossil fuel funds, an environmental group urges DC Council candidates
Four DC Council candidates on Friday morning signed a pledge not to take campaign contributions from Pepco, Washington Gas, and fossil fuel companies. Ward 2 candidate Daniel Hernandez, Ward 4 candidate Janeese Lewis George, and Ward 7 candidates Kelvin Brown and Anthony Lorenzo Green signed a poster listing the three provisions of the pledge. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: New ways to live and move
Uber takes a taxi; Babe’s gets the nod; Bike to Obama; A national VMT tax?; Call them the Washington Deforesters; Will school closings save money?; An affordable little neighborhood; “Embarrassing” anti-dooring law?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Getting going
Live social on late Metro; Metrobus gets more efficient; Metro wants help planning for the future; DC gets whiter and moves downtown; DC fails elderly, disabled?; Pepco gets rate increase; Louisville plans to build more urban highways; And…. Keep reading…
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Sustainability can save WMATA money, if it’s a priority
Organizations of all types are talking about being “greener,” partly because it’s the right thing to do, but also because it can save money. Amid regular budget shortfalls, WMATA can benefit from every cost savings, and is considering a number of sustainability projects. Tomorrow, the WMATA Board will hear about the agency’s sustainability initiatives. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Keep calm and carry on
Goodnight, Irene; Wind power blowback hits the UK; Build on CaBi’s success; Gas tax vs. fuel efficiency; Gabe & others for Chicago BRT; Sprawl is more than low-density; Young people driving much, much less; Planner right hooked by turn he banned; Washington not the next capital of the world; And…. Keep reading…
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Is buying a new car greener than buying used?
About a year ago I was at a conference where the keynote speaker dispensed the conventional wisdom that buying a used car is more environmentally friendly than buying a new one, even something like a hybrid. Seems like a no-brainer, right? Manufacturing a new car requires enormous mining, manufacturing, transportation and other costs and energy inputs, while a used car… Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Trains, buses and cars
Quite a joy ride; Germans back aboard intercity buses; Pick a new fuel economy sticker; Guardians of the Mall; NYC real estate hurt by transit cuts; Slowdown in Sydney; Sustainable transport studies around the world; No conviction, and new Silver Line plans. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Park it
Who runs the Circulator; The wheels on the bikes; Stuck in park; Reap what you sow; Original art in transit; Making the grade; It’s high time; No more free parking. Keep reading…
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Morning links: Back and greater than ever
I’m back; “Overgrown office park” to real city; More sidewalks coming, especially in River East; I-270 corridor residents want transit; Mixed-income areas boost civic participation; Arlington gets greener, transit opponents claim to be; Across the nation; And…. Keep reading…