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Posts under ‘Conservation’

Cutting carbon doesn’t have to be hard

Generally, I try to keep this blog focused on information policy, but I can’t help myself. I’ve had climate on the brain thanks to Copenhagen, but the confluence of news items that crossed my desk today is striking.
Much of the American media coverage of climate change is of the political back-and-forth about the costs of [...]

Passenger rail for Florida

The United Rail Passenger Alliance recently posted an extensive and thought-provoking analysis and recommendations for regional passenger rail in Florida.
Florida is currently served by two long-distance Amtrak routes, with daily service in each direction: the Silver Meteor and the Silver Star. Both routes have New York City as their northernmost terminus, to Miami in the [...]