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Good editorial at the Washington Post.

[W]e call upon Congress to revisit recently enacted federal mandates requiring the diversion of foodstuffs for production of biofuels. These "food-to-fuel" mandates were meant to move America toward energy independence and mitigate global climate change. But the evidence irrefutably demonstrates that this policy is not delivering on either goal. In fact, it is causing environmental harm and contributing to a growing global food crisis.

The National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission has provided it's report to Congress.  At my first reading, this report merely looked like a treasure trove of handy quotes endorsing CART's vision.  For example:

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Contents:

• Midwest Regional Rail Initiative Study: Getting Transportation Back On Track
• Study: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet's finds "a top-heavy bureaucracy, with no comprehensive vision and an unsustainable debt load"
• Chicago: Nature Museum Supports Rail Transit
• "TEA 21" federal transit bills "stalled and in trouble".
• KYTC Explores I-71 Corridor Improvements
• The State of Freight