Biofuel debate faces showdown in USA

An operator displays a handful of corn at an ethanol plant. Photograph: Mark Blinch/Reuters

· 25% of US corn crop already used for biofuel
· Texas governor wants biofuel target cut by 50%
· Barack Obama wants big increase to 60bn gallons
Elana Schor in Washington
guardian.co.uk,
Wednesday August 06 2008 10:48 BST
The moment of truth is at hand for US [...]

Safari Ramadan, Rombongan Bupati Tuban Tabrak Truk

Senin, 15/09/2008 20:39 WIB
Safari Ramadan, Rombongan Bupati Tuban Tabrak Truk
TB Utama – detikSurabaya
Tuban – Gara-gara mengejar rombongan safari Ramadan Bupati Tuban, mobil dinas (mobdin) Ketua Bappeda setempat ringsek menabak truk trailer di jalur Pantura kawasan Desa Socorejo, Kecamatan Jenu, Kabupaten Tuban, Jawa Timur, Senin (15/9/2008) petang.
Akibat kejadian itu, Ketua Bappeda Tuban Heri Kisworo dan [...]

Transport: London still gridlocked despite congestion charge

TfL says 70,000 fewer cars enter the charge zone each day compared with 2002. Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images

· Roads as jammed as they were in 2003, report finds
· Traffic calming and boom in roadworks get blame
Dan Milmo, transport correspondent
The Guardian,
Thursday August 7 2008
The London congestion charge is losing its battle against gridlock after it was [...]

How good an eco-driver are you?

Regulator’s tips on careful motoring may save £500 a year
by Stephen Bates in Hertfordshire
The Guardian,
Wednesday September 10 2008

As the rising price of petrol starts to affect driving habits, it was perhaps only a question of time before the Driving Standards Agency, regulator of driving tests, got in on the act. Deploying an instinct which combines [...]

Creativity Helps Rochester’s Transit System Turn a Profit

James Rajotte for The New York Times
Bus ridership in Rochester has risen 7.4 percent in two years. The transit authority uses subsidies from businesses and has cut some little-used routes.

By WILLIAM NEUMAN
Published: September 14, 2008
At a time when public transportation systems around the country are struggling with soaring fuel costs and pinched budgets, the [...]

Data Kecelakaan di Indonesia Bias?

Posting ini sekaligus menjawab pertanyaan Winda.
Data kecelakaan di Indonesia memang cukup bias, karena banyak kecelakaan yang tidak terdata. Sebenarnya sumber data kecelakaan di Indonesia ada di 3 instansi (yang juga terkesan sendiri2, tidak koordinatif), yaitu Kepolisian, Rumah Sakit, dan Jasa Raharja. Namun bila kita telusuri lebih lanjut, data di instansi2 ini tidak pernah sama, selalu [...]