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William Lind makes a conservative case for public transit (just not buses)
William Lind thinks Republican politicians should be supporting public rail transit because it makes sense for their affluent (and mostly white) constituency. He also says white conservatives are "not going to be comfortable" on city buses where they are "surrounded by blacks and Hispanics."
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Minnesota governor's race: Dayton vs. Horner vs. Emmer
What's at stake in the Minnesota governor's race? Quite a bit for the future of energy and transportation in the state.
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One out of seven Tea Partiers see global warming as problem
And a majority don't think it will ever have a serious impact on the planet. Plus, a drought in the South and paper-thin solar cells.
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We’re tearing this highway down, Transportation Sec. Ray LaHood says
It's one thing to talk about designing for people instead of cars, and another thing make good on that pledge by tearing tear down elevated highways.
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Is there a war between cities and suburbs? Does there have to be one?
Where we choose to live, and how, is emerging as a crucial factor in the battle to reduce carbon emissions. Is there anything to be gained by framing the cities vs. suburbs conflict as just another culture war?
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A chat with Gene Karpinski, president of the League of Conservation Voters
Thanks to all who joined us when Grist staff writer David Roberts hosted a live chat with Gene Karpinski, president of the League of Conservation Voters. Gene and David covered questions on the issues and candidates they're following, the upcoming November elections, and how LCV comes up with their Dirty Dozen.
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Ignorance, intensity, and climate politics
The New York Times editorial board had a nice piece this Sunday condemning GOP obscurantism on climate change. It reminds me that I want to double down on my contention that telling the truth about climate change will prove to be good long-term politics for the left.
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Republicans prep for assault on EPA if they win the House
The GOP is making sure that if it wins the House, its chairman dealing with climate and energy will keep the heat on the EPA.
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Stimulus money brings an Indiana city back from the brink
Eighteen months ago, the city of Kokomo, Ind., was one of those American Rust Belt towns that looked like it was clanking toward irreversible decay. Today the community of some 45,000 people is revitalized and renewed, thanks to an infusion of federal stimulus money and a variety of economic strategies.
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Two Beltway blind spots
I finally got around to reading Peter Baker's big New York Times Magazine piece, "Education of a President." It's about where the Obama administration stands, and how it sees itself, two years in. Baker covers the cross-currents fairly well, but he shares a couple of the Beltway's common blind spots, which happen to be obsessions of mine.
