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Automakers Point the Economy at the Peoples' Heads

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G. Transition of investment of public utility companies in solar and wind technology, decreasing proportion of energy provided by coal, nuclear and oil http://www.energybulletin.net/5000.html ;

H. Establishment of stakeholder boards for oversight and review of infrastructure http://maineghg.raabassociates.org/member.asp?sort=other and a new Federal bank for infrastructure http://dodd.senate.gov/multimedia/2007/080107_InfrastructurePacket.pdf , Municipal Transportation Authorities elected by users and represented by qualified advocates including environmental, residential, municipal, and rural;

I. Congressional budgetary commitments through carbon taxes http://www.carbontax.org/ that transition from military expenditures to energy conversion research and development, implementing Swenson's Law :" To avoid deprivation resulting from the exhaustion of non-renewable resources, humanity must employ conservation and renewable resource substitutes sufficient to match depletion." http://www.hubbertpeak.com/swenson/

J. Revamping of commercial railroad system and increasing mileage of track- increase requirement for piggy-backing of trailers across states http://www.epa.gov/smartway/documents/intermodal%20shipping.pdf

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