Transit cash safe, vow top Tories | Alberta | News | Calgary Sun

Transit cash safe, vow top Tories | Alberta | News | Calgary Sun: "“When I look at the greatest cities in the world ... it seems to me one of the common elements in great cities is they do have an excellent public transit system,” Mar said."

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Ethics 101 - Academia shilling for oil

Ethics 101: "Talisman says its position on climate change has evolved since 2004, but that's not the issue. Its industry has an interest in whether and how citizens ask their governments to address greenhouse-gas emissions. Academia is about getting at and explaining the truth, whether that truth happens to fit the preferences of donors or not."

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FearLess Revolution - FearLess Blog - Can You Handle Reality?

FearLess Revolution - FearLess Blog - Can You Handle Reality?: "While the climate crisis is a deadly serious issue, we don’t have to be boring to get a point across. In that spirit, our creative team has been hard at work making short videos that punctuate the urgency around the crisis in an unusual way — and take a good poke at those who think we can deny our way out of climate change."

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Canadians feel feds 'far and away not doing enough to support transit,' says CUTA | The Hill Times - Canada's Politics and Government Newsweekly

Canadians feel feds 'far and away not doing enough to support transit,' says CUTA | The Hill Times - Canada's Politics and Government Newsweekly: Traffic congestion in major Canadian cities surpass all U.S. cities, save New York and Washington. In Toronto and Montreal commute times average more than 75 minutes per day; across the country, commuters spend an average of 32 working days a year in congested transit according to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

Elizabeth May shares a car in Calgary

Carsharing rocks! (Photo by @Tisin)

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Going car-free can make you a millionaire!

Bicycle Universe: The kitchen sink of bicycles & transportation: "You're paying more for your car than you think. A typical American who goes car-free for 35 years can save over a million dollars, even adjusted for inflation, and even if they pay for taxi, bus, and car-share trips often. Use the calculator to find how much you can save in your particular situation. Yes, not everyone can go car-free, but more can do it than would care to admit. "

Upset residents organize public meeting to put pressure on City over S.E. transit line | Calgary Beacon

Upset residents organize public meeting to put pressure on City over S.E. transit line | Calgary Beacon: "Despite assurances from city council that the decade-long south east LRT proposal is moving ahead, at least one south east resident is frustrated and calling on all levels of government to come together and get the train finally moving in the right direction."