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 Stories About: gas prices AND placemaking AND politics AND public transportation
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High-speed train to victory?
Swing states need green manufacturing |
Jon Rynn |
10 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Suppose you just became the presumptive presidential nominee of the Democratic party, and suppose you really could use some of those Midwestern swing states in order to win the general election. Suppose, further, that you have mentioned how it would be a good thing to have high-speed rail coming out of Chicago, and that 'the fight for American manufacturing is the fight for America's future.' And further, suppose that there is a Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commissio ... |
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| Topics: gas prices, placemaking, politics, public transportation (all these topics) |
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Don't celebrate this holiday
We need to be freed from gas, not the gas tax |
Ryan Avent |
17 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
| John McCain's proposal to institute a gas tax 'holiday' during the summer driving season is as clear an example of a pander as one is likely to see during election season, but its inclusion in a major economic policy speech suggests that this is no easily ignorable one-off. As Joseph Romm notes, any hope progressives might have had that the maverick, straight-talking conservative could bring some principle to the table on climate and energy issues has now gone out the win ... |
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| Topics: energy, gas prices, John McCain, oil, placemaking, politics, public transportation, regulation (all these topics) |
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