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Dr Seuss: Turning over in his grave …

January 25th, 2010 · 2 Comments

There are few people more beloved by generations of America’s parents and America’s youth than Dr Seuss, the (One indicator: search Dr Seuss and there are only 3.6 million web hits.) Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr Seuss) had a real passion on the environment. From the bio at Suessville.com, On a broader spectrum, however, Ted was […]

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Tags: coal · greenwashing

A Train Running A Profit is Charging Too Much

January 25th, 2010 · 2 Comments

This guest post by the very thoughtful BruceMcF focuses on the public transit / rail version of the need to look beyond stove-pipes to full values for a true cost-benefit analysis. Just like so many fossil fuel costs are externalized (pollution, whether causing cancers or climate change), so too are many transit benefits. Those investing […]

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Tags: analysis · Energy · trains · transportation