John Hennessy III,
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ANALYSIS GROUP, INC.
The sharp decline in natural gas prices, the rising cost of coal, and reduced demand for electricity are all contributing factors in the decisions to retire some of the country’s oldest coal‐fired generating units. These trends started well before EPA issued its new air pollution rules.
Transportation Issues Daily Four years ago a Congressionally-appointed bipartisan Commission offered recommendations for post-SAFETEA-LU federal transportation policy and funding. We asked a member of that Commission, Frank Busalacchi, to comment on the current Senate and House legislative proposals. Busalacchi, former Secretary of the Wisconsin DOT, served on the bi-partisan National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study […]
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US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Investment in transportation is critical to the success of our Nation’s economy. The FY 2013 President’s Budget request will enable us to build America’s infrastructure for the future— while putting people back to work today.
The first of the series. These videos are designed to give you some serious knowledge about the strain being put on our national highway system. To help make positive change, visit www.theroadconnection.org and contact your congress member. – BulkInside on YouTube
View this complete post...Innovation NewsBriefs Vol. 23, No.6 According to the latest (January) CBO estimates, the Highway Account of the Trust Fund is projected to be credited with $168.4 billion in gas tax revenue and interest over the next five years (FY 2012-2016) and the Transit Account with $24.8 billion. Since the House Ways and Means Committee has […]
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The California Core Green economy reflected greater resilience than the california economy as a whole during the recent recession. reflecting the brunt of the economic downturn, the total economy slumped by seven percent while the core Green economy contracted by three percent from January 2009 to 2010. over the long term, January 1995 to 2010, the total economy grew by 12 percent while jobs in the core Green economy increased by 53 percent. in other words, while the downturn reset core Green employment back to 2008 levels, total state employment was set back to 2001 levels.
ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTORS
The goal of this report is to understand the short- and long-term effects of public infrastructure spending on the U.S. economy, as well as to contribute new suggestions towards alternative financing of future road construction.
From Transportation For America: Friday was a shocking day in the House of Representatives. A House committee majority went ahead with their plan to punish everyone who rides public transportation, as well as jeopardizing thousands of jobs in the public transit, construction and manufacturing industries. In doing this, House leadership and this committee ignored broad, […]
View this complete post...From America 2050: Last week, more than two years after the nation’s last five-year surface transportation law expired, the House of Representatives introduced its proposed legislation for rewriting the nation’s transportation laws. And boy, it is a doozy. Facing severely reduced gasoline tax receipts, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has proposed to cut many […]
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