April 30 2012 - Smoke reports keep Basalt Fire Department busy
April 16 at 6:58 a.m.: Responded to a mutual aid call from the Carbondale Fire Department to a controlled burn at 18000 Highway 82. Property owner had a permit and was allowed to proceed. |
April 25 2012 - Retired Allentown Bishop Implicated in Phila. Church Cover-up
Retired Bishop Edward Cullen, who oversaw churches in Carbon and Schuylkill Counties, is expected to be called to testify in the Philadelphia priest sex abuse trial; Cullen, it's alleged, was part of the church administration that shuttled abusive priests from parish to parish. |
April 23 2012 - Earth day is every day for public transit industry
From using solar bus shelters, operating environmentally-friendly bus and rail vehicles, recycling bus wash water, and incorporating rain gardens at bus rapid transit (BRT) stations, the U.S. public transportation industry is committed to using green technologies to further reduce carbon emissions, improve air quality, and help our country reach energy independence. |
April 22 2012 - Free Bus Rides On Earth Day
Sunday, ride the bus for free. LexTran is offering free bus rides all day, to help people reduce their carbon footprint and vehicle emissions. Find a bus schedule and a list of routes at lextran's website: lextran.com |
April 16 2012 - A whole new animal enters transit scene
This construction area near the intersection of Highway 133 and Village Road in Carbondale is adjacent to today's event to celebrate the groundbreaking of the VelociRFTA Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project, the first BRT project in the nation serving a rural area. |
March 29 2012 - Hands off
Gail Maholick/TIMES NEWS Among those traveling to Washington, D.C. to attend the "Hands Off My Healthcare" rally hosted by Americans for Prosperity, was a bus traveling from Carbon County. |
February 02 2012 - How Clean Energy Projects on Public Land Will Power 3 Million Homes
Not so long ago, American energy policy might have included carbon-busting endeavors like cap-and-trade. But now, politicians’ focus has turned to clean energy, which Congress isn’t exactly rushing to support. In last week’s State of the Union , President Obama pointed out that his administration was doing what it could without Congress. The Navy is committed to ramping up clean energy. And ... |
 | September - Zero-carbon bus showcased in Washington
Sinautech Automobile Technologies and the American University have showcased America?s first ultracapacitor electric vehicle in the university?s campus in Washington, D.C. |
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