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TN Moving Stories: Bin Laden’s Death Drops Oil Prices, Boston Prepares for...
Oil prices fall on news of Osama bin Laden’s death. (Marketplace) Washington’s Metro transit system is stepping up security as a precaution. (AP) More coverage of the NYC DOT’s “Sustainable Streets...
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GOP: Energy Votes to Proceed Amid Obama’s Big Moment
$4-a-gallon gas in Soho (photo by Kate Hinds) (Todd Zwillich, Transportation Nation) The killing of Osama bin Laden has changed a lot in the world. But it won’t change GOP plans to take aim at the...
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TN Moving Stories: SF’s Congestion Parking Pricing, Finding a ‘Non-Daft’ Bike...
The White House walked back a proposal to tax people based on how many miles they drive. “This is not a bill supported by the administration,” says a spokesperson. (The Hill) More on San Francisco’s...
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Parties Take Shots at Each Other, Not High Prices, this Week
(Oil Rigs near Huntington Beach/Aaron Logan) (Washington, DC — Todd Zwillich, Transportation Nation) Get ready for dueling petro-bills in Congress this week as Republicans and Democrats try to outdo...
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Congress Wants Answers in Montana ExxonMobil Pipeline Spill
The Yellowstone River (photo: Splinter Group/Flickr) (Billings, MT – Yellowstone Public Radio) –An oil pipeline break earlier this month that sent 1,000 barrels of oil into the Yellowstone River has...
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TN MOVING STORIES: North Dakota’s Oil Boom Strains Towns, GM Offers To Buy...
Top stories on TN: Houston receives first-ever federal funds for light rail (link) Democrats want stricter “made in America” rules for infrastructure projects. (Link) John Mica could lose his seat...
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House Transpo Bill Gets Storm of Criticism from Advocates, Dems — Even AAA
(photo by Kate Hinds) The reviews are in on the House transportation bill: “It’s like funding a quit-smoking program by lowering the smoking age to generate more revenue from cigarette taxes.” (USPIRG...
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Trucking Key Reason Oil Service Company Moves to Small Eastern Montana Town
Joe Bowen of Mud Masters holds up a sample of "drilling mud" used on the drilling rigs at his office in Glendive, MT. Photo by Jackie Yamanaka. (Glendive, MT – YPR) – A company that provides drilling...
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Rail Hauls One Million of Barrels of Oil A Day From North Dakota’s Oil Fields
A rail terminal near Williston, North Dakota where crude is loaded onto tank cars. Photo by Jackie Yamanaka. (Billings, MT – YPR) – Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) officials say the railroad is...
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This is What Air Pollution Sounds Like
Oil pump near Taft, California (photo by Anna Conti via flickr) Researchers in California have translated air pollution into futuristic soundscapes. The website Atlantic Cities reports that scientists...
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