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Climate Change : Ten Times Faster than Predicted

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from Greenpeace / UK.Climate change:Worse than the worst case scenarioBy Bruce Melton / The Rag Blog / June 16, 2010 It takes 196,000 pounds of plants to produce a gallon of gasoline. It takes 40 acres of plants, roots, … Continue reading →

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Austin Heat : Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet?

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Report:Extreme summer heat andIrreversible ecosystem demise Austin’s summers will be a third more extreme than those of the Sonoran Desert and about 10 times more extreme than the normal Texas Hill Country summers. By Bruce Melton / April 5, 2010 … Continue reading →

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Roger Baker :
Is Austin drowning in traffic growth?

Posted on June 8, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Part 1: Is Austin drowning in ever-increasing traffic? Think again; top road lobby myth debunked! By Roger Baker | The Rag Blog | June 8, 2009 [This is the first of a two-part series by the Rag Blog’s Roger Baker … Continue reading →

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Austin : Toll Road Situation a Mess

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Transportation policy: CAMPO about to make a big mistake.By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / November 17, 2008 AUSTIN — The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) may be about to make a great historic mistake in transportation policy; … Continue reading →

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