Today's Headlines

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

By Damien Newton

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

Damien Newton

Today's Headlines

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