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Why It’s Never Been More Important to Take Stock of Your Sustainability Program(0)

August 17, 2010

Companies adopt environmental sustainability programs mostly for one of three reasons: the customer asks for it, the government mandates it one way or another or the market demands it to remain competitive. But how do you know if the results of your green programs are measuring up? And how do you know if you are [...]

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Finding the Path to Lower Carbon Emissions, Higher Fuel Efficiency through the Rose Garden

Over the course of history, the White House Rose Garden has been the venue for many Presidential decisions which heralded a new direction for our country. Earlier this summer, I had the opportunity to participate in one such event that, hopefully, we can look back on years from now and recall as the beginning of [...]

Bike Path to Nowhere

Even casual observers of transportation policy have noticed DOT’s emphasis on livability and, by extension, their fascination with “active transportation’ (aka biking and walking).  Livability is a worthy goal for all communities and, though it is still a somewhat ill-defined policy concept, biking and bike paths are certainly key components.
In an effort to make Washington, [...]

Yes, Rail Is More Efficient … But

As concern about global climate change continues to rise, more and more people are talking about shifting freight from trucks to rail. Rail is more efficient, many believe, and it requires less fuel consumption.
“This would really benefit the environment,” they say.
We say, “Not so fast.”
A recent analysis published in Transportation Fundamentals examines the truck vs. [...]


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