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President Obama Outlines Vision and Plan for US High-Speed Passenger Rail System; $13B to Start

Green Car Congress

(As examples from other countries, China runs trains on its 114 km Beijing–Tianjin Intercity Rail line at a top speed of 217 mph (350 km/h) and is buying 100 350 km/h trains for the upcoming Beijing-Shanghai corridor. Joint 2006 study by the Center for Clean Air Policy and Center for Neighborhood Technology. Earlier post.)

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

The Torrance Hillside Overlay district , covers most of the historic Hollywood Riviera neighborhood where the Creative Greenius lives and I can tell you that it’s a zoning law that is pure politics. We’re behind Spain! So they’re not really serious about this program because there’s nothing they’re doing to accelerate it.

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