Tag: Transportation
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Could a U.S.-to-Mexico High-Speed Railway Work?
A high-speed train could be transporting Americans to Mexico in less than two hours by 2018. Politicians from Texas met with Mexican officials in Washington earlier this month to discuss the feasibility of a high-speed passenger rail line from San Antonio, TX to Monterrey, Mexico. The project could begin in 2015, with 2018 as the earliest possible completion…
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Could a U.S.-to-Mexico High-Speed Railway Work?
A high-speed train could be transporting Americans to Mexico in less than two hours by 2018. Politicians from Texas met with Mexican officials in Washington earlier this month to discuss the feasibility of a high-speed passenger rail line from San Antonio, TX to Monterrey, Mexico. The project could begin in 2015, with 2018 as the earliest possible completion…
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Study Wrongly Predicts Electric Cars Won’t Reduce Pollution
By Roland Hwang A new study from North Carolina State purportedly shows that electric vehicles (EV) won’t reduce pollution in the long term. A closer look at detailed results reveals that the study actually shows the opposite: that higher electric vehicle adoption can significantly reduce carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides (NOx) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions. That’s…
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U.S. Government Prioritizes EVs in $50 Million Auto Industry Investment
The U.S. government applauds the efficiency and technological achievements of the auto industry so much that it has decided to invest millions in it. U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz announced nearly $50 million to aid the research and development of new vehicle technologies, especially ones that provide more transportation options while protecting the environment. The announcement…
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Increase in Tar Sands-Derived Fuel Will Set States Back on Emission Standards and Climate Goals
Motorists from Maine to Maryland will soon be filling their tanks with gas increasingly derived from dirty Canadian tar sands oil, a new report from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) says. A flood of dirty fuel into these East Coast states would undercut their efforts to reduce carbon pollution. The NRDC report, What’s in Your Tank?…