Attn: Dictators, the more you kill, the sooner you go down.

Gaddafi's hold on Libya weakens - Africa - Al Jazeera English: "'Gaddafi's guards started shooting people in the second day ... when they killed two people, we had more than 5,000 at their funeral, and when they killed 15 people the next day, we had more than 50,000 the following day,' he said, adding 'the more Gaddafi kills people, the more people go into the streets.'"

Book review: Antonia Juhasz's THE TYRANNY OF OIL — Transition Voice

Book review: Antonia Juhasz's THE TYRANNY OF OIL — Transition Voice: "Since the US passed the peak of its domestic oil production in 1970 and then suffered the indignity of the Arab Oil Embargo of 1973-4, policy wonks and advocacy groups alike have presented no shortage of sensible plans to start breaking America’s dependence on oil.
But every attempt to implement a rational energy policy has failed because because the major oil companies didn’t want America to start using less of their product. And everybody knows that Big Oil owns Washington."

Gasoline Tax - ACT for Transit

Gasoline Tax: "The current economic crisis requires us to use tax dollars more efficiently than in the past. Maryland is in a position to do that with strategic investments that bring out the full value of our existing transit lines. The Purple Line will offer fast, frequent transit between the Washington suburbs that Metro already connects with D.C. The Red Line, connecting with existing Metro and light rail lines, will make Baltimore once again a city where living without a car is convenient as well as affordable. MARC will be an all-day transit service, not just a commuter railroad. Through these investments, we will create a far more efficient transportation system, one that no longer forces commuters onto overcrowded and overpriced highways. At the same time, by encouraging transit-oriented development, we will reinvigorate our economy and rebuild the livable communities that our citizens yearn for."

Corporations are not people

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Time to admit it -- auto system does not work

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Prince William Parkway became a parking lot during the snow.

Nightmare commute stretched until dawn for many drivers | InsideNova: "Because of the volume of cars on the road and those stalled due to road conditions, VDOT trucks couldn’t get to where they were going in a timely fashion.

Morris said in 25 years with VDOT, she’s never seen anything like it before – even considering last year’s blizzards – and called 66 a parking lot."

Efficiency could cut world energy use over 70 per cent - tech - 26 January 2011 - New Scientist

Efficiency could cut world energy use over 70 per cent - tech - 26 January 2011 - New Scientist: "Simple changes like installing better building insulation could cut the world's energy demands by three-quarters, according to a new study."

Lose thousands of pounds -- the carfree diet!