Electric car target set at 10pc by 2020
Business World, 26 November 2008
Plans for the mass deployment of electric vehicles in Ireland were set out today by the Energy Minister Eamon Ryan and Transport Minister Noel Dempsey.
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Nov 27
U.S. Says 60 of 3,800 Gulf Oil, Gas Platforms Destroyed by Ike
Bloomberg, 26 November 2008
The U.S. government said 60 of about 3,800 oil and natural-gas production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico were destroyed by hurricanes Gustav and Ike.
Nov 27
SA – Select Committee Report on Impact of Peak Oil in SA Tabled
The parliamentary Select Committee on the Impact of Peak Oil in South Australia has tabled its report. You can download it by clicking on the following link:
http://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/D40BA2BB-ED42-44D9-83B4-88F01F2
Nov 27
The Age, 27 November 2008
MELBOURNE might continue to sprawl to the west, with a potential shift of the city's urban growth boundary revealed in plans for a new ring road.
Urban sprawl may grow with new outer ring road
Nov 26
Shipping Woes: More Than Just Pirates
Business Week, 25 November 2008
What's missing in the news reports about the modern-day pirates and the political repercussions is a simpler fact: The world's shipping industry is already on its knees and has spent the past six months in a slow-motion collapse.
Nov 25
Fix public transport, Brumby urged
The Age, 25 November 2008
ALMOST two thirds of Victorians are unhappy with the State Government's handling of public transport, and an equal number say new public transport should be given priority over roads. As the Brumby Government prepares to release its multibillion-dollar transport plan next month, Victorians have sent a clear message of frustration to the Government over its handling of public transport.
Nov 25
Bike accidents open door to paths
Sydney Morning Herald, 24 November 2008
THEY call it the "door zone". It is the few metres between parked cars and moving traffic and it is the most dangerous place for a cyclist to ride because of the risk someone will open a car door. Statistics show accidents with doors are responsible for 41 per cent of cyclist injuries in the central business district and 18 per cent in the rest of the city.
Nov 25
Grylls backs Labor plea on rail upgrade
The West Australian, 25 November 2008
Nationals leader Brendon Grylls yesterday backed Opposition calls for a $400 million rescue package for the State's grain rail
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Nov 24
NJ Transit to stop buying compressed natural-gas buses
APP, 23 November 2008
New Jersey Transit's nearly decadelong, multimillion-dollar trial run with low-polluting buses that burn compressed natural gas is over — for now. The agency, which has 76 of the buses, does not plan to buy any more because of their overall costs, officials said.
Nov 24
Minister: Gasoline rationing saves 20 million litre daily in Iran
China View, 23 November 2008
Iran's Oil Minister Gholam-Hossein Nozari said on Saturday that gasoline rationing scheme has helped the country to curb the consumption as much as 20 million liters a day, Iran's Energy and Oil Information Network (SHANA) reported.
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