EDMONTON PLAYS THE FOOL:
City thumbs nose at Peak Oil and Environmentalism by scrapping $116 million
investment in electric bus system
Saudis warn of $150 a barrel oil within three years
Oil experts urge move to alternatives now
$2 a litre fuel "around the corner" says Canadian expert
Toronto to renew large electric streetcar fleet
Go Transit looks at electrifying Ontario rail lines
Vancouver area set to open Canada Line to Richmond
Electric streetcars for Washington DC and Stamford Connecticut
Bike for Vancouver's Burrard Street Bridge
Recession means Transit in Trouble across North America
Biofuel production increases food prices
Salt Lake City finds Diesel buses pollute more than cars
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- Electricity prices show greater stability than oil prices: The base cost of oil to the City rose 107.5% between 2000 and 2006, whereas electricity costs only rose about 30% over the same period. Trolleybuses offer a proven alternative to diesel buses;
trolleys will prove increasingly cost effective as diesel prices rise. If the cost of diesel fuel continues to rise at its current rate, taxpayers will need to contribute more than $80 million more over the next ten years to keep Edmonton's diesel fleet on the road!
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