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...Florida, however, the money will in fact help build a new stretch of track between Tampa and Orlando, which will allow trains to travel at speeds up to 168 m.p.h. It is the first leg of an intercity corridor that is expected to continue southward to Miami...
...there are concerns that by spreading the funds to so many different projects in so many different states, it won't be possible to make a real difference in any one place, as Mark Reutter wrote in a new report for the Progressive Policy Institute. It doesn't help that the one region that could most obviously benefit from truly high-speed rail - the Boston-to-Washington corridor - received a mere $112 million in funding, in part because building new track in the congested area would be prohibitively expensive and politically challenging...
...tool boasts a more usable interface and will provide the state with customized data on electricity, natural gas, and oil usage as well as help local officials identify which departments and buildings are wasting energy. The program will also help communities reduce energy use by 20 percent in five years—fulfilling one requirement for receiving the Green Communities Grants Mass. Governor Deval L. Patrick ’78 announced last week to finance energy efficiency and renewable power projects...
...transformed its ecological landscape by felling trees for charcoal. This practice has eroded the topsoil in many regions, making agriculture difficult for farmers and forcing them to overcrowd the cities, which then leads to crime and poverty. For long-term success, Haiti must transition to sustainable agriculture, which would help the economy as well as the environment...
...show that marriage is fundamental to human society and that it has nearly always been limited to one man and one woman. Boies, who led an often blistering cross-examination, wrung concessions from those witnesses that thrilled gay-marriage supporters, including a statement that allowing gay marriage would help the children already being raised by gay couples who are not allowed to be married...