Today’s Headlines, 7/14
Mayor Mike’s Inconvenient Global Warming Problem (TransAlt) Westchester Tornado Confirmed. Most Powerful Storm Ever (NYT) NYC Wins More Red Light Cameras (TransAlt) It’s Corn vs. Soybeans in a Biofuels Debate (NYT) Corn or Soy? Neither (Sierra Club Compass) Fuel from Corn Faulted as ‘Unsustainable Subsidized Food Burning’ (H&E) Looking for Leadership On Noise, Pollution, Trash … Continued
10:13 AM EDT on July 14, 2006
- Mayor Mike’s Inconvenient Global Warming Problem (TransAlt)
- Westchester Tornado Confirmed. Most Powerful Storm Ever (NYT)
- NYC Wins More Red Light Cameras (TransAlt)
- It’s Corn vs. Soybeans in a Biofuels Debate (NYT)
- Corn or Soy? Neither (Sierra Club Compass)
- Fuel from Corn Faulted as ‘Unsustainable Subsidized Food Burning’ (H&E)
- Looking for Leadership On Noise, Pollution, Trash (UGS)
- Questions Over Van Operator and How It Vetted Its Driver (NYT)
- Driver of ill-fated van crash flouted laws: ex-riders (Daily News)
Aaron Naparstek is the founder and former editor-in-chief of Streetsblog. Based in Brooklyn, New York, Naparstek's journalism, advocacy and community organizing work has been instrumental in growing the bicycle network, removing motor vehicles from parks, and developing new public plazas, car-free streets and life-saving traffic-calming measures across all five boroughs. He was also one of the original cast members of the "War on Cars" podcast. You can find more of his work on his website.
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