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Hydrogen power is one way to untether trolleys]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/green-tech/mass-transit/fuel-cells-could-power-a-streetcar-revival http://spectrum.ieee.org/green-tech/mass-transit/fuel-cells-could-power-a-streetcar-revival http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumMassTransit/~3/m2WJnAn-Fso/washington-dc-metro-still-on-manual-train-controls

Wary of Returning to Automated Safety System Control]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/computing/it/riskfactor/washington-dc-metro-still-on-manual-train-controls http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/computing/it/riskfactor/washington-dc-metro-still-on-manual-train-controls http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumMassTransit/~3/jYFnlqtLIxc/texting-while-driving-a-truck-collision-risk-23-times-greater-than-when-not-texting

So Says Study By Virginia Tech Transportation Institute]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/computing/it/riskfactor/texting-while-driving-a-truck-collision-risk-23-times-greater-than-when-not-texting http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/computing/it/riskfactor/texting-while-driving-a-truck-collision-risk-23-times-greater-than-when-not-texting http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumMassTransit/~3/KmAHqkWMJQQ/can-you-drive-and-multitask-at-the-same-time

Take Test and Find Out]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/computing/it/riskfactor/can-you-drive-and-multitask-at-the-same-time http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/computing/it/riskfactor/can-you-drive-and-multitask-at-the-same-time http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumMassTransit/~3/FsCiGRizlPU/national-transportation-safety-board-issues-urgent-dc-metro-safety-recommendation

Calls For Enhanced Safety Redundancy of Train Control Systems]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/computing/it/riskfactor/national-transportation-safety-board-issues-urgent-dc-metro-safety-recommendation http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/computing/it/riskfactor/national-transportation-safety-board-issues-urgent-dc-metro-safety-recommendation http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumMassTransit/~3/qEfsUVeLZAA/dc-metro-crash-some-unanswered-questions

Will Take Some Time To Address]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/computing/it/riskfactor/dc-metro-crash-some-unanswered-questions http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/computing/it/riskfactor/dc-metro-crash-some-unanswered-questions http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumMassTransit/~3/V_Fj9B66JOQ/washington-dc-metro-crash-update

Looking More Like A Computer System Problem]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/computing/it/riskfactor/washington-dc-metro-crash-update http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/computing/it/riskfactor/washington-dc-metro-crash-update http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumMassTransit/~3/PlO672y3LNM/dc-metro-crash-computer-or-operator-error-or-both

Crash That Kills At Least Seven is Puzzling]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/computing/it/riskfactor/dc-metro-crash-computer-or-operator-error-or-both http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/computing/it/riskfactor/dc-metro-crash-computer-or-operator-error-or-both http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumMassTransit/~3/dGRYzek8Cxk/obama_ratchets_up_cafe_to_meet writes in the New York Times' Wheels blog that the new-and-improved CAFE is "roughly equivalent to those proposed under Californiaâ¿¿s tailpipe greenhouse-gas program." …]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/energy/renewables/energywise/obama_ratchets_up_cafe_to_meet http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/energy/renewables/energywise/obama_ratchets_up_cafe_to_meet http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumMassTransit/~3/PInlXgTN7j8/trails_for_rails ]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/energy/renewables/energywise/trails_for_rails http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/energy/renewables/energywise/trails_for_rails http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumMassTransit/~3/3gR8dUE18qw/subversive_additives_to_save_a Prospects for a "cash-for-clunkers" bill to stimulate new car sales in the U.S. are dimming amid dissatisfaction with the law's slim environmental benefits. As Energywise reported, representatives in the House led by Michigan Democrat John Dingell converged on an automotive scrappage bill earlier this month that would provide cash vouchers worth up to $4,500 to buyers of new cars and trucks that get at least 22 miles to the gallon if they scrap an …]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/energy/renewables/energywise/subversive_additives_to_save_a http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/energy/renewables/energywise/subversive_additives_to_save_a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumMassTransit/~3/ETqG_9Uxt8w/basf_takes_fuel_cells_to_the_n ]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/energy/renewables/energywise/basf_takes_fuel_cells_to_the_n http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/energy/renewables/energywise/basf_takes_fuel_cells_to_the_n http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumMassTransit/~3/zDitZfeRI58/the_unsolved_problems_of_longt ]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/energy/renewables/energywise/the_unsolved_problems_of_longt http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/energy/renewables/energywise/the_unsolved_problems_of_longt http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumMassTransit/~3/sY_6HFCMW4U/is_cash_for_clunkers_a_clunker John Voelcker addresses the question critically in a recent …]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/energy/renewables/energywise/is_cash_for_clunkers_a_clunker http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/energy/renewables/energywise/is_cash_for_clunkers_a_clunker http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumMassTransit/~3/fRREsr3z11s/sicilys_cosa_nostra_goes_green a story in todayâ¿¿s Financial Times detailing the alleged muscling of the Sicilian mob into the lucrative business of building wind farms, taking advantage of generous government subsidies. "Sicily is blessed with sun and wind, but it is also cursed by the Mafia," an official told the FT. So itâ¿¿s only to be expected that Cosa Nostra would make the sun and wind one of its things.]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/energy/renewables/energywise/sicilys_cosa_nostra_goes_green http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/energy/renewables/energywise/sicilys_cosa_nostra_goes_green http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumMassTransit/~3/OCvVg8gAqa8/will_jatropha_meet_high_expect a very promising source of biodiesel. Because it is hardy and relatively undemanding, the thinking has been that it could be grown on a lot of land that isnâ¿¿t good for much elseâ¿¿and therefore would not compete uncomfortably with cropland for food, the way, for example, corn for ethanol does. But preliminary results from a study being done by researchers at Yale suggest that the hopes may be overblown. According to one of them, while …]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/energy/renewables/energywise/will_jatropha_meet_high_expect http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/energy/renewables/energywise/will_jatropha_meet_high_expect http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumMassTransit/~3/G16LeFDeIzA/yet_another_german_solar_compa Solarworld AG, based in Bonn, which is not showing up on top-ten lists but surely soon will do so.]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/energy/renewables/energywise/yet_another_german_solar_compa http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/energy/renewables/energywise/yet_another_german_solar_compa http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumMassTransit/~3/LBl3nduEr9c/can_the_stimulus_bill_both_sti addresses in the current issue. The notion that a big government program can produce both short and long-term benefits represents a big shift in attitude, notes Rotman, citing Robert Pollin and a September 2008 University of Massachusetts report that â¿¿now reads like a blueprint for much of the stimulus billâ¿¿s energy funding.â¿¿…]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/energy/renewables/energywise/can_the_stimulus_bill_both_sti http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/energy/renewables/energywise/can_the_stimulus_bill_both_sti