Today’s Headlines
Exxon Chief: Hydrocarbons Are Here to Stay (NYT) Public Isn’t Rallying Behind GM, UAW (NYT) Memo to GM: Redeem Yourself, Help Restore Transit Systems (Common Dreams) Big Blue Bus Cuts Coming as Santa Monica Makes Parking Easier (Green LA Girl) Senate Will Lose Major Pro-Transit Voice If Hillary Clinton Is Named Secretary of State (News) … Continued
8:30 AM PST on November 18, 2008
- Exxon Chief: Hydrocarbons Are Here to Stay (NYT)
- Public Isn’t Rallying Behind GM, UAW (NYT)
- Memo to GM: Redeem Yourself, Help Restore Transit Systems (Common Dreams)
- Big Blue Bus Cuts Coming as Santa Monica Makes Parking Easier (Green LA Girl)
- Senate Will Lose Major Pro-Transit Voice If Hillary Clinton Is Named Secretary of State (News)
- Metro Ridership Drops 4% from September to October (Daily News)
- Blaming the Victim: Rise in SF Traffic Deaths Seen as Liability for Ped/Bike Activists (SF Chron)
- Planet-Spanning Smog Clouds Dim the Sun Across Asia (TreeHugger)
- Late Night Trains and Drink Specials on the Way (Blogdowntown)
- High Traffic: Bikes in Los Angeles
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