- Bush Admin Releases Climate Report With New Findings About Health Risks (NYT)
- Pressure to Cut Gas Taxes Hits Europe (Time)
- Fuel Theft on the Rise (MSNBC, NYT)
- Albany Republicans Step Up Campaign for Gas Tax Holiday (Post)
- 20 Percent of City Drivers Say $5/Gal Gas Will Change Their Behavior (Post)
- MTA Cuts Back on E-ZPass Perks for Board Members -- And Their Spouses (NYT, News)
- Their Parking Lot Soon to be Replaced By a Park, Teachers Want Permits (Bklyn Paper)
- Will NY State OK Plan to Tear Down Sheridan Expressway? (Gotham Gazette)
- EDC Proposes Alt-Fuel Station for Hunts Point (News)
- Protesting Bell Verdict, Al Sharpton Will Join Critical Mass Tonight (News)
- No One Ever Blogs About Polite Cyclists (Newton Streets)
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