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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...continued

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...continued

Right Where We Want ‘Em

February 6, 2009

Posted by David Pettit in Green Enterprise

Tags:
blumenauer, cleantrucks, goodjobs, greenjobs, highways, hoffa, jobgrowth, klobuchar, portportoflosangeles, stabenow, t4, transportation

That's what Congressman Blumenauer of Portland, Ore., was quoted as saying today, talking about the convergence of the climate change emergency and the economic crisis:  "We've got 'em right where we want 'em."  What he means by that (I think)...continued

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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