The Hollywood - area seat is open this cycle because Rep. Henry A. Waxman, D - Calif., is retiring. (rollcall.com)
While some cities are far away from having an intergrated network of bike paths, in others this is happening - Portland has opened a cycle track in its previously less bike - friendly northeastern section of the inner city, Chicago is said to be «aggressively» pursuing physically - separated cycle paths, and Denver joins San Francisco, New York and Cambridge in all having cycle tracks. (treehugger.com)
The cost of backfilling hundreds of «missing» wind megawatts, by importing coal - fired power from Victoria, running gas - fired OCGTs, reciprocating diesel engined generators and Jay Weatherill's 276 MW diesel - fuelled Open Cycle Turbines (that chew up 80,000 litres of diesel every hour) is staggering: Wind «Powered» South Australia Pays $ 14,000 per MWh for Power that Coal - Fired Plants Can Deliver for $ 50 (stopthesethings.com)