Electrification of rail might be one of the most important single Silver BBs
right before us for tackling economic, energy, and environmental challenges.
On this, a guest post from the
impassioned and thoughtful rail/transport thinker BruceMcF …
Having lost sight of our goals we redoubled our efforts - Mark Twain
The Steel Interstate concept is both powerful and simple. Electrify [...]
Time for the a 21st Century Steel Interstate
September 8th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Tags: Energy · trains · transportation · trucking
Labor Day, West Virginia, and Moving from Mining to a Real Future
September 8th, 2009 · 1 Comment
A guest post from the ever faithful Faithfull, taking a critical eye at coal mining and West Virginia employment.
Building on Jeff Biggers’ message
…
Happy Labor Day everyone.
This day carries special significance in Appalachia, particularly for our coal miners. We look at it with special attention today as, Don Blankenship, Ted Nugent, Sean Hannity and several far-right [...]
Tags: Energy