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Posted in Politics on Jul 28th, 2010
The antiplanner reports: A new report from the Federal Transit Administration says that America’s transit agencies need $77.7 billion to bring their systems up to a state of good repair. This report is an update to a previous report that just looked at seven of the nation’s leading transit systems (Boston, Chicago, New Jersey Transit, […]
Posted in Government Thuggery on Jul 28th, 2010
Well, we’re not allowed anymore. Another dispatch from the tyrannical state: Under a little-noticed provision of the recently passed financial-reform legislation, the Securities and Exchange Commission no longer has to comply with virtually all requests for information releases from the public, including those filed under the Freedom of Information Act. The law, signed last week […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 28th, 2010
On August 7th , British Petroleum, the world’s 2nd largest oil company discovered corrosion in the pipelines at its Prudhoe Bay oil field – prompting it to shut down and repair 16 miles of pipeline. The shutdown is expected to disrupt oil supplies to the United States by as much as 400,000 barrels per day […]
