transportation
Just wanted to share a great list-serv with discussions on commuting, whether by bike or foot or public transportation. Discussions range from homages to injured community members to pending laws and legal issues to strategic routes in our local area.
RTP_bike_ped list-serv
I personally have nothing to do with this list-serv. I rely upon it for much insight, discussion and information for alternative transportation in the local area.
The planned Triangle Parkway is a 3.5 mile, 4 lane toll road, connecting I-40 to I-540, and serves to capture traffic into the toll system that continues on the I-540 South. Why should orange County residents care?
On January 8, 2008, Scientific American published this article:
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=grass-makes-better-ethanol-than-corn
which describes the outcome of a study done on switchgrass culture by the Department of Energy. The results of the study were encouraging, demonstrating that switchgrass is capable of delivering as much as 540% of the energy required to grow, harvest and refine it into ethanol. This compares with about 25% for corn.
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