News for June, 2008
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
Without sufficient alternatives to driving, American families spent their entire economic stimulus check on high-priced gas. According to new analysis from U.S. PIRG (Public Interest Research Group), since President Bush signed the tax rebates into law on February 13th, the average household spent over $1500 filling their tanks. Gas costs were higher than average in areas without robust public transportation.
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
Groups call for investment in transit to give people relief from high gas costs
Without sufficient alternatives to driving, American families spent their entire economic stimulus check on high-priced gas. According to new analysis from U.S. PIRG (Public Interest Research Group), since President Bush signed the tax rebates into law on February 13th, the average household spent over $1500 filling their tanks. Gas costs were higher than average in areas without robust public transportation.
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Thursday, June 12th, 2008
On June 11, Scott Bernstein, CNT President, testified in front of the House Financial Services Committee in support of the proposed “Green Resources for Energy Efficient Neighborhoods (G.R.E.E.N.) Act” by U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO).
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Friday, June 6th, 2008
The Illinois Smart Grid Initiative is a voluntary group of state and local government, consumer, business, environmental, and utility stakeholders that will work together to examine how consumers can benefit from comprehensive grid modernization in Illinois. The Initiative is a project of CNT and is funded by the Galvin Project and assisted by the Galvin Electricity Initiative and USDOE.
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Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
Thanks to the support of the Taproot Foundation and with the help of a volunteer design team, CNT has redesigned cnt.org to incorporate CNT’s new logo and color scheme.
The new logo was designed by Plan A and was launched last year as part of a re-branding of CNT. The new logo reflects CNT’s dynamic and creative work as a think-and-do tank working on sustainable urban issues. Our new tagline, Sustainable Communities, Attainable Results, captures the 30 year history of CNT.
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