Blueprint America -- with The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer -- in a two part report looks at the bottlenecks of America's freight rail network, and the communities the trains intersect.
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THE NEWSHOUR with JIM LEHRER :: April 22nd, 2009
Choke Point: Overview
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THE NEWSHOUR WITH JIM LEHRER :: April 22nd, 2009
Choke Point: Video: Choke Point [part two]
Blueprint America -- with The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer -- in a report from the Midwest on the direction and congestion of America's freight rail network.
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NOW on PBS :: April 15th, 2009
Cleaning Coal: Video: Full Report
With carbon emissions caps on the Obama Administration's agenda, coal is at the center of the energy debate. NOW's Senior Correspondent Maria Hinojosa goes to Wyoming to report on the state's coal industry, and its assertion that it can produce "clean coal" -- coal that can be burned without releasing carbon into the atmosphere.
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NOW on PBS :: April 9th, 2009
Cleaning Coal: Data: Net Generation from Coal by State by Sector
A report from the Energy Information Administration (U.S. Department of Energy).
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NOW on PBS :: April 9th, 2009
Cleaning Coal: Overview
Blueprint America -- with NOW on PBS -- looks at if America's most affordable and abundant energy resource -- coal -- can be produced without an adverse effect to the environment.
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the dig :: March 30th, 2009
NYC Mayor Bloomberg Announces Federal Stimulus Transportation Projects List
New York mayor Michael Bloomberg unveiled six infrastructure projects across the city that will receive $261 million in stimulus funds, including the Brooklyn Bridge. Check out our interactive map for more about each project.
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THE DIG :: March 25th, 2009
The end of the line: New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority Increases Fares and Cuts Services
Two-thirds of all mass transit riders in the United States use the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) of New York’s system. The MTA board voted Wednesday “to enact a series of fare hikes and service cutbacks needed to keep the transit system from going broke.”
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THE NEWSHOUR WITH JIM LEHRER :: March 11th, 2009
Transit in Trouble: Overview
In a two-part series, Blueprint America -- with The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer -- looks at budget disasters on both sides of the ledger for public transit agencies.
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THE NEWSHOUR WITH JIM LEHRER :: March 11th, 2009
Transit in Trouble: Video: Full Report [part two]
Amid the country's economic crisis, some public transit agencies have found themselves linked to complex financial deals that have since soured. In the final segment of a two part report for Blueprint America, correspondent Rick Karr looks at the fallout of these arrangements.
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