Climate delayers would have you believe this is not happening

New Photos Reveal Terrible Depth of Texas Drought | Texas Weather & Wildfires | Dried-Up Lakes & Dead Fish & Starving Wildlife | LiveScience: "In Texas, there's no avoiding this year's record drought. Trees, parched of water, are dying. Fires are springing up in areas used to moist, almost swampy, conditions. Without enough grass to eat, even the longhorns are growing scrawny, their ribs showing through their hides."

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LETTER: Disabled residents need transit | The Carrboro Citizen

LETTER: Disabled residents need transit | The Carrboro Citizen: "I am a medically disabled woman, living within the legal boundaries of Chapel Hill. I live alone and cannot afford a car. My sole transportation is provided by Orange County Transportation (OCT), and limited to medical appointments during the week.
I may use the city’s free public transportation, but the closest bus stop to my home is a dangerous 2-mile walk, which prohibits me from riding Chapel Hill’s public buses. I have qualified for EZ Rider, Chapel Hill’s system for the poor and/or disabled, but EZ Rider refuses me their assistance."

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Transit Riders Union of St. Louis | Putting the Public Back in Public Transit

Transit Riders Union of St. Louis | Putting the Public Back in Public Transit: "We fight for the needs of all transit riders in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area using MetroBus, MetroLink, Call-A-Ride or Madison County Transit."

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Margaret Banyan, Ph.D.: [Florida] Transportation plan already obsolete | The News-Press | news-press.com

Margaret Banyan, Ph.D.: Transportation plan already obsolete | The News-Press | news-press.com: "Ultimately, Gov. Scott's plan is a big-government, top-down approach that would take choice and control away from local communities. Promoted as an engine of economic revival, it is anything but. Scott's plan will encourage sprawl and serve special interests, at taxpayer expense. Ultimately, it is the same failed approach that has caused Florida's housing and economic downturn."

Greenway fare-free on #carfree day - 22-September

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Thumbs up, thumbs down | Hickory Daily Record: "THUMBS UP to Greenway Public Transportation for giving the public a day of free fare. Greenway is the name of public bus system of Western Piedmont Regional Transit Authority. Next Thursday, September 22, you can ride for free on any of the fixed routes that serve Hickory, Newton and Conover. “Car Free Day” is a promotion for Greenway, but it’s a great opportunity for people to discover the convenience and cost-savings of riding the bus instead of taking a car everywhere you need or want to go. And, Greenway buses are handicap-friendly. You don’t have to spend a dime to find out if riding the bus is right for you. Go to www.mygreenway.org for a schedule. It’s a good way to scoot around the county."

Transit: Some of us ride it, all of us need it

Transit: Some of us ride it, all of us need it: "In a struggling economy, we need to provide transit options as a function of job creation and economic development. Our elected officials cannot take steps to create jobs, but then take away the services that take people to those jobs. The boards of HART and PSTA will likely have a final approval for their new millage rates to maintain funding for transit. Moving forward, they can follow the leadership demonstrated by our largest employers, in believing that while some of us ride transit, but all of us need it."

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration chief warns of further extreme weather - The Denver Post

Debris from a home and garage are embedded in a tree near Locust Grove, Oka. on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011. Severe thunderstorms rolled across Oklahoma for a second straight night, killing one person. (TULSA WORLD | Jeff Lautenberger)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration chief warns of further extreme weather - The Denver Post: "Extreme weather is becoming the new normal, with tornado, flood, wildfire and drought records broken and $35 billion in damages this year, the National Weather Service said Wednesday in launching a new readiness campaign."

Read more:National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration chief warns of further extreme weather - The Denver Posthttp://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_18704533#ixzz1XioxNxKf
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Hit-run victim's mom crusades for safer roads

Hit-run victim's mom crusades for safer roads: "Nelson’s situation has stirred outrage nationwide. Not only did the Georgia mother lose her son but also she faced three years' imprisonment. This is because she was helping her children across the street when the driver hit and killed the boy. Though Nelson was a pedestrian and the driver got away, the prosecutor charged her with vehicular homicide."

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Fair Share for Transit Campaign | Citizens for Progressive Transit | Atlanta, GA

Fair Share for Transit Campaign | Citizens for Progressive Transit | Atlanta, GA: "Citizens for Progressive Transit has joined the Livable Communities Coalition along with dozens of other groups to support the Fair Share for Transit campaign, an collaborative effort to ensure that funding for transit is represented in the Transportation Investment Act to be voted on in 2012 (Click Read More below to continue reading). The Atlanta Regional Roundtable is just beginning the process of picking which projects will be included on the list to be funded from the nearly $8 billion that would be generated from the one cent sales tax in the ten county metro region and we need your help in supporting transit. Please "like" the new fan page for the Fair Share campaign and follow us on Twitter to find out more about the Transportation Investment Act and how you can be involved in ensuring the expansion of transit in the region."

Fair Share for Transit Facebook Page:http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fair-Share-for-Transit/215341275161192

Fair Share for Transit Twitter Feed: http://Twitter.com/cctgirl

Thank you for your support of expanding transit in our region!

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