Global warming is not just trendy cocktail conversation. It's an issue that will affect how transit agencies design, construct and operate transportation systems. That's according to two recent reports from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Transportation Research Board. (TRB) The reports point out five climate ...

  A week ago, an international event billed as the world's biggest party raised awareness of global warming. More than 10 million people watched the Live Earth event on streaming video - celebrity-studded concerts held on 7/7/07 from Shanghai to London to Johannesburg. The goal was to promote awareness of global warming and urge people ...