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From Russia With Electric Rail

August 21, 2009

Posted by David Pettit in Moving Beyond Oil

Tags:
electricrail, pollution, transportation

I was reading an article in the New Yorker by Ian Frazier about the Trans-Siberian railroad, the world's longest, when I ran across his statement that the rail line ran under electric power for both passengers and freight.  This was...

Of Corvettes And Green Electrons

February 7, 2009

Posted by David Pettit in Moving Beyond Oil

Tags:
goodjobs, greenjobs, t4, traffic, transportation

 I'm flying home from the Good Jobs, Green Jobs conference in D.C., enjoying having a row of three seats to myself.  Yes, a person who is 6-4 can nap successfully athwart three airline seats, at least until the flight attendant...

David Pettit
David Pettit
Director, Southern California Air Program
Santa Monica, CA
I grew up in the L.A. area and am a die-hard Dodgers and UCLA Bruins...
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