Oil companies spending millions to control government

Take Action: "At the peak of the 2012 elections, Chevron dumped $2.5 million into a super PAC devoted solely to running negative ads against Democrats seeking election to the U.S. House of Representatives.

Chevron's super PAC spending, enabled by the Supreme Court's disastrous Citizens United ruling, will further entrench politicians who deny the existence of climate change and refuse to cut corporate welfare. Such political positions create the conditions for Chevron’s record profits, even as they destroy the conditions for life on Earth."

Time to Rethink Roads: Millennials Lead Change in Transportation Trends

EcoWatch: : "The driving boom is over"

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Koch oil trolls have an important mission - kill #publictransit

Ridership and public support for transit has continued to grow in Cincinnati, despite consistent attacks from the Kasich administration. Photograph by Randy Simes for UrbanCincy.

POLL: Tax Support for Public Transit Grows, While Funding Sources in SW Ohio Remain Limited — UrbanCincy: "While ridership on transit and support for taxes going towards transit increases throughout Ohio and the United States, the State of Ohio continues to invest in almost exclusively roads. In the recommended 2014-2015 Transportation Budget, Governor John Kasich (R) and ODOT Director Jerry Wray call for a mere 1.9% of the $3.1 billion budget to go towards public transportation."

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Oil trolls in Ohio viciously attack homeless children

Ohio budget passed by House would bar young students from taking public transportation to school: Michael K. McIntyre's Tipoff | cleveland.com: "In Cleveland, eliminating public transportation for K-5 students would disproportionately hurt the nearly 4,000 homeless students and those who move around the district, estimated at 30 percent of the student population, said Roseanne Canfora, spokeswoman for the Cleveland Metropolitan School District schools. Kids that age are provided traditional yellow buses, unless they have no permanent address. Those kids rely on public transportation."

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WestCAT officials gear up for first day of bus service - Fairborn Daily Herald | Fairborn, OH | Covering the communities of Fairborn, Enon, Yellow Springs and WPAFB - Fairborn, OH

WestCAT officials gear up for first day of bus service - Fairborn Daily Herald | Fairborn, OH | Covering the communities of Fairborn, Enon, Yellow Springs and WPAFB - Fairborn, OH: "MAD RIVER TOWNSHIP — The wait is over for Mad River Township and Enon residents. WestCAT (Western Communities Area Transportation) officials announced last week that shiny new buses will hit the roads of Western Clark County on Monday, April 15.
“It has been a pleasure to work on this project. I am thrilled that we can now offer inexpensive public transportation to township and village residents every week day,” Mad River Township Trustee Kathy Estep said. “Residents will be able to ride the CAT in a week.”"

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The Coming Crash: Our Addiction to Endless Growth on a Finite Planet

The Coming Crash: Our Addiction to Endless Growth on a Finite Planet: "Richard Heinberg: The economy is all about energy. Almost all of our environmental issues relate to energy in one way or another. Certainly, climate change does. War and peace, it's all about energy. Upping the energy literacy of the American people and thought leaders is a pretty high priority."

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Auto culture disables people and then leaves them stranded

No bus service hinders residents - Toledo Blade: "“If [the levy] doesn’t pass this time I’m moving out of Perrysburg,” Mr. O’Neal said. “I can’t expect volunteers all the time and can’t always rely on them.”

Mr. O’Neal is unable to drive because of a disability from a car accident in high school. Although he is appreciative of the Chambers family, he does not want to always depend on them. In June, the Chamberses will be unavailable to transport him for several weeks."

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