Today’s Headlines
World Bank Report: Biofuel Subsidies Mostly to Blame for Spike in Food Prices (Gristmill) Urban California Still the Most Congested Place in America (Bottleneck Blog) LaBonge Looks Into Allowing Bikes at Festival of Lights (LAist) Boi from Troy Leads Rail Rider’s Union (Frontiers) Paper Sees Inequity in Sales Tax Plan (Whittier Daily News) Government Subsidizes … Continued
7:40 AM PDT on August 1, 2008
- World Bank Report: Biofuel Subsidies Mostly to Blame for Spike in Food Prices (Gristmill)
- Urban California Still the Most Congested Place in America (Bottleneck Blog)
- LaBonge Looks Into Allowing Bikes at Festival of Lights (LAist)
- Boi from Troy Leads Rail Rider’s Union (Frontiers)
- Paper Sees Inequity in Sales Tax Plan (Whittier Daily News)
- Government Subsidizes Highways a Lot (Slate)
- Quiet Hybrid Cars May Pose Safety Threat to Pedestrians (Sci Am)
- Mag Rates Copehagen World’s Most Livable City (City Fix)
- Cyclists Asking Google for “Bike There” Directions (Examiner)
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