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Entries by Jonathan A. Schein from 11/2010

High-Speed Rail on Slow Track

| Posted 11.02.2010 | Green
Read More: Burlington-Northern-Santa-Fe-Railway, Berkshire Hathaway, Jonathan-a-Schein, Amtrak, Greenhouse Gases, Scheinmedia, Warren Buffett, High Speed Rail, metrogreenbusiness.com, China-Railway-Construction, Siemens, China, Green News

Consider where we are in comparison of the rest of the world. China has just introduced the world's fastest train, averaging speeds of 217 miles per hour.

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How Many Tea Partiers Does It Take to Screw Up a Light Bulb?

| Posted 11.16.2010 | Green
Read More: House of Representatives, Fred Upton, Energy Independence, Bp, Committee on Energy and Commerce, Light Bulbs, Jane Harman, John Adams, Joe Barton, metrogreenbusiness.com, US Chamber of Commerce, Republican Party, Energy Efficient Light Bulbs, Green News

It's hard to believe that legislating energy-efficient light bulbs could bring up so much raw emotion.

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Fort Sumter First on the Frontlines, Again

| Posted 11.30.2010 | Green
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Fort Sumter National Monument is taking the first shot at ushering in a new era of energy independence with plans to take the island off the electric utility grid and make it completely self-sufficient.

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