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FRANCE: NICE WILL OPEN TRAMWAY LINE 2 in YEAR 2016!
In a surprise move, Nice Mayor Christian Estrosi changed his mind about running Line 2 up the Promenade des Anglais and instead went with a plan that provides an 8.6 kilometer "tram/metro" with 3.6 kilometers below ground. It will cost €'450,000,000 and carry 110,000 - 140,000 daily passengers. It will run between Gare de Riquier and new? Gare Multimodal Saint-Augustin. Boulevard Rene Cassin / Avenue Californie at the Champion/Carrefour food market has a tramway in its future. Fifty-three years after the closure of the Tramway de Nice et du Littoral, the Tramway de Nice began to serve its Northern and Eastern sections. 2007 saw the completion of Line 1 serving the North-South needs of the city. Line 2 now addresses the East-West needs. This WebSite will be updated continuously until completion of Line 2 in Year 2016. |
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Businesses don't just create paper waste and IT equipment waste - there are more waste streams than you think in the average office. The fact is, everyone at your company can help to reduce the waste generated at work. This is not only good for the environment, it will save your business money too.
IT Waste Computers inevitably slow down and become outdated, but instead of buying new machines, why not upgrade existing ones? This can be a lot cheaper, and also means that you don't have to worry about recycling your computers just yet. Photocopiers are a big culprit of office waste. Always recycle your toner cartridges - many suppliers even offer a take-back scheme by post so it's really easy to recycle. Always think about how many copies you need of something - can you photocopy onto scrap paper, or share handouts? Printer cartridges should also be recycled, and you might want to think about sending important documents via email instead of as a hard copy. Food waste In your staff kitchen, do you have disposable cups and plates, or real ones? Real ones of course last much longer and don't need recycling! You also make a cash saving because you don't have to buy disposable products all the time. You could also encourage staff to bring their own lunch to work instead of buying heavily-packaged food. If your staff agree, why not take a sandwich delivery each day from caterers who don't over-package their food? This might work out cheaper for your staff, and good for the environment and local business. Having milk delivered in glass bottles is a great way to cut down on plastic waste in the office. Glass bottles are usually used up to 20 times, and the milkman will collect them for you. Stationery It's hard to run a completely paperless office, but look into solutions like online calendars to use instead of internal memos. The same goes for reports - does everyone really need a written copy, or would it make more sense to email a report instead? Write on both sides of a notebook instead of just one - logically, this doubles its lifespan! Use refillable pens instead of single-use biros to further reduce plastic waste. Travel If your workplace isn't near public transport, how about car sharing with other employees instead? This cuts down on pollution and also saves petrol. There are also schemes whereby the employer can buy a bike tax free, and the employee rents it to ride to work. You'll need less parking spaces, which might save your business money. Written in association with WasteCare, the environmental management experts. |
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(1) Global warming!. (2) Lets introduce commuters, passenger trains, urban issues, and cultural issues. (3) Lets introduce Mass transit alternatives. (4) What is the impact on our ecology? (5) Window on Europe and the "Green Prince" Now some of the railroad-related projects that will help the environment (6) What is a Chicago Bypass??? A Chicago Bypass is all about getting railroad freight around Chicago instead of going through Chicago (with the resulting delays and pollution). (7) We have a great section on the Lackawanna Cutoff . |
WHAT'S IN IT FOR US?
We sell temporary portable housing.. JWH Rapid Response Temporary Housing offers a superb temporary housing product. Our buildings become residential accommodation, offices and much more. The market for our shelters include: military training camps; recreational camping facilities; disaster-related (weather, etc); homeless persons; single mothers; ex-offenders; work forces (a la Job Corps); outdoor entertainment events. Some other uses for our shelters are: office complexes; dormitory complexes with internal laundromat, kitchen and dining room areas; hospitals, medical centres and clinics; warehouses, stores and workshops; factories and industrial buildings; garages; gymnasiums. Some of the services we provide are: transportation to your site; site preparation for your portable shelter; assembly of your portable shelter; subsequent enhancements or moving of your portable shelter. We have the ability to vary the styles of our shelters. For instance we can build single or double floor units. Our building can have ensuite or shared bathrooms. Several units can be "clustered" ("horseshoe" arrangement for example). Our units are ideally suited for installation of solar panels. Our units provide comfortable residential or office accomodations. The units can be fitted with lavatory and/or washing facilities.Efficient thermal insulation is ensured (through our unique construction techniques) and complemented by internal wood-laminated paneling and PVC windows.The units are assembled to meet local electrical specifiations with wiring concealed using internal paneling. Unit size or function can be increased or changed, according to your future needs, by simply adding units.Number and placement of doors and windows an be varied by simply replacing individual panels. Additional accessories, such as furniture, air conditioning unit or electric heaters can be supplied on request. |
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Now, lets introduce our new Champion of the Environment:
Al Gore
From a "near miss" at getting into the White House, he changed directions and did so much to publicize Global Warming and our environmental issues that he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007. Before his arrival with his wife Tipper, Gore informed his hosts that he would not need the traditional motorcade from the airport, preferring to take the high-speed and environmentally friendly airport train and then walking to his downtown Oslo hotel. "I use public transport when I can. It isn't always possible," Gore told reporters while walking up Oslo's main street to his hotel. He said the train was much faster than a limousine, but that it was also a symbol of efforts to reduce pollution in hopes of slowing climate change. "It is a gesture. It is also one of the changes we are all going to have to be doing anyway," Gore said about the need to change travel habits. |
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| There are tons of vacation trips you can book and find great travel deals for any vacation. You would be suprised to know that cruises are more popular over some of the top ski vacations. So if you are trying to book a trip and travel around the world, find deals online. |
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Title: The greenhouse URL: http://www.thegreenhouse.co.uk Description: the green house provides businesses with tailored waste management programs to minimise their waste output and costs. |
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| Interesting Stuff - Ecology and railroads | January 7, 1929 The New York Central Railroad's "20th Century Limited" runs a record seven identical sections. Eight hundred twenty two people pay the extra $10 fare to ride The Century. An automobile show in New York City gets the credit for this sudden increase in traffic. Combined with other special trains arriving for the show, a record 266 sleeping cars arrive at Grand Central Terminal between 5:00 am and 9:50 am. This is very interesting. It was a harbinger of things to come: the impact of the auto on passenger train travel. I bet Al Gore understands what a high speed rail system (plus good commuter rail systems) would do for the "fuel bill"! DO YOU? |
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JWH Rapid Response Temporary Housing On site containers become residential accommodation, offices and much more! Services we provide are: Transportation to your site. Site preparation for your portable shelter. Assembly of your portable shelter. Subsequent enhancements or moving of your portable shelter. |
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How many gallons of foreign oil does it take to fill this thing? Trains can be powered by electricity generated by home-grown coal. Believe it or not, they are all over the Chicago suburbs. |
Politicians and their asphalt-lobby friends think "Busways" are the answer! Not really! Get serious about mass transit. This is what many people think mass transit still looks like. See the pictures below of the new tram system in Nice, France for a state-of-the-art mass transit system. |
| Click on pictures at right to enlarge. Find more about the new Nice,France Tramway |
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Golf in Nice and the French Riviera
Golf in Northwest France Golf in Laurentides / Laurentians Region of Quebec Golf in the Montréal area The U.S. Open Golf Courses on Google Earth The PGA Tour European Golf Tour World Golf Championships Canadian Golf Tour |
Garbage Trucks, the environment needs them!!! See more on old vehicles. |
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What is the impact on our ecology?
Check out our Ominous Ecology WebSite. Ominous Ecology is about our Planet and its struggles. |
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What is a
GREEN RAILROAD?
. Did you know that railroads are one of the most environmentally friendly modes of freight transportation? It's true. Freight trains are three times more fuel-efficient than over-the-road trucks and have less of an impact on air emissions than trucks. |
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| Europe is different than North America; France is different than the United States. Enery saving is more of an issue than in the United States. The U.S. at least drills some of its own oil, while France buys it all with hard Euros. Cars are smaller. The population is more open to public transportation. The establised rail network is like the United States was in the 1950's before the Interstate highway system and cheap air fares retrenched it to a minimal system called Amtrak. Some observations from my perch in Nice (Southern France near the Italian border). Lots of freight. German coal trains to and from Italy hauled by a single Alstom electric locomotive. More and more an empasis on using trailers on flat cars (except new, unique quick loading systems are used). Yes, there is an Autoroute. You pay big bucks to use it and it is crowded. Finally, transportation at the local level. The rail line from Nice to Monaco sees many commuters as Monaco is small and the workers must commute. AND the new tramway in Nice. Like the U.S., they got rid of their old one in 1953. But the new one is NOT the old one! | |
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Carbon Calculator
What's the most environmentally-friendly way to transport goods? The answer is freight rail. The EPA estimates that every ton-mile of freight that moves by rail instead of by highway reduces greenhouse emissions by two-thirds. But what does that really mean? Our easy-to-use carbon calculator will estimate the amount of carbon dioxide that can be prevented from entering our environment just by using freight rail instead of trucks. We'll even tell you how many seedlings you'd need to plant to have the same effect. |
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Fiscal paradise Monaco has led the small countries of the world in the campaign to heighten awareness of environmental
issues since Prince Albert became Sovereign in 2005, and has launched a radical plan of its own to cut carbon emissions.
One of the first acts Prince Albert took when succeeding to the throne upon his father's death was to sign the Kyoto Protocol. Along with the USA and Australia, Monaco was one of the few countries not to sign up to the treaty intended to cut greenhouses gases. Included in a campaign by Prince Albert to protect the environment has been an expedition to the Arctic to see for himself how global warming has begun to melt the glaciers, and shortly after his return he started a foundation to study rising sea levels and how to address what he sees as environmental challenges. Other programs include converting sea water to drinking water with solar-powered equipment. With the Principality's position in the Mediterranean, concern at rising sea levels should come as no surprise. There are plans at an advanced stage to build an island off Monte Carlo, which will change the map of Monte Carlo, and the district of Fontvieille is largely reclaimed from the sea. The island is expected to be complete in ten years time, and will include the first new hotels in Monaco for some time. To encourage the thousands who commute to Monaco every day from neighbouring France and Italy the railway station is one of the best in Europe, with frequent and reliable services. For those who work in Monte Carlo and travel in from Nice and her surrounding villages five days a week, it's both cheaper and quicker to take the train - the trains are modern and comfortable and it's rare for seats not to be available even during the rush hour. Once people are in Monaco the local transport service is equally quick and efficient. Virtually all routes are well planned and easy to understand, and the most you have to wait for a bus is ten minutes, often it's just a couple of minutes - which isn't exactly a hardship given the Monte Carlo weather! The routes are planned to incorporate tourist needs, with many passing by the Hotel de Paris in Casino Square and the Columbus in Fontvieille, two of the best known and popular hotels in Monaco. Fares have been reduced to one Euro, making public transport in Monaco among the lowest priced, comfortable and frequent in Europe. With the overall aim to increase bus usage by 20 per cent, the Principality is also funding five new duplex trains with a thirty per cent increase in train services, and in an innovative attempt to persuade commuters to leave their cars at home will provide free electric cycles at car park schemes. Monaco is tiny: just 430 acres, or less than a square mile in size. Only 5,070 of its 29,972 residents are Monégasque citizens; the rest are French, Italian, and other foreigners who have come to Monaco for sun, fun, and tax breaks. |
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| Explore and learn about the impacts of climate change and find out how you can make a difference with Climate Change in our World. The Met Office Hadley Centre, British Antarctic Survey and UK Government have harnessed Google Earth technology to present you with an interactive animation showing how climate change and global temperature rises could affect our world over the next 100 years. Once you have opened this KML, click on the icons to find out more about how people around the world are already being affected by changing weather patterns and see the predicted effects of climate change across the globe between now and 2100. On opening up the KML you can find out more about how they produced these files, and what is happening on a global and domestic scale to prevent and combat the effects of climate change. |
| We have 100 months to save our climate. When the clock stops ticking, we could be beyond our climate's tipping point, the point of no return. |
| See the Oceanographic Museum, a museum of marine sciences in Monaco. |
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Did you know that Historic Preservation is "GREEN"?
We have a lot of great material on historic preservation in New York City. Start with Grand Central Terminal. Then the skyscrapers and the Art Deco buildings of New York (like the General Electric Building at 570 Lexington Avenue). Then we have the great buildings of NY City that did not make it, like Pennsylvania Station. |
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Find out more on John R. Stilgoe, Harvard professor and new champion of revitalizing railroads for our ecology. His WebSite Coverage in the Wiki Blog about him Even more about him |
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| The Greenbatteries Store offers great prices on rechargeable batteries, battery chargers, battery cases and holders. At this site you'll find up-to-date information on rechargeable batteries and battery chargers. They explain the different types of batteries and offer suggestions for selecting the right batteries. |
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| In the late 1940's Chicago was the nation's railroad capital, today Chicago is freight, commuters and a greatly-reduced number of intercity passengers. | ||||
| Long Island Railroad - Route of the Dashing Commuter. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority Long Island Rail Road is the busiest commuter railroad in North America. It is also an old railroad, rich in heritage. | ||||
| The Last Interurban: Story of the Chicago, South Shore & South Bend Railroad. This "interurban" runs from South Bend, Indiana to Chicago. | ||||
| Railroad Mergers in the Northeast of the U.S. Railroad mergers have taken place right from the beginning of railroading. The two peak periods for mergers have been the 1920's and the 1960's. Because of the Transportation Act of 1920, the ICC engaged Professor William Ripley of Harvard to develop a tentative plan for railroad consolidation. | ||||
| This most interesting period in the history of the New York Central was well-chronicled in its in-house magazine. Excerpts from 1919-1931. A 1921 article in "Transportation World" by Charles Frederick Carter provides the basis for an historical sketch of the New York Central. George H. Daniels was the road's General Passenger Agent for many years and ranks as one of the greats of American advertising. His article on "Health and Pleasure" popularized the Thousand Islands. | ||||
| New York City Transit Planning. Plans for better transit in the metropolitan area. An analysis of a early 1960's Ford Foundation study of commuting into Grand Central and what might be done to improve it. Some unique ideas and far ahead of its time. Developed early on in the history of aviation, JFK International, LaGuardia and Newark airports were intended to only be accessed by automobile. Plus a great article on Robert Moses. | ||||
| Peoria and Eastern Railway (P&E) Company. Peoria and Eastern Railway (P&E) Company went from Indianapolis to Peoria. It could have been used as part of a Chicago Bypass. It was a wholly-owned subsidiary of the New York Central System. It was not until August, 1996, when a portion of the line was sold to Norfolk Southern Corporation, that the line was no longer a part of the NY Central "Big Four" System. | ||||
| The Troy & Schenectady Railroad, What if it Still Existed?. Let's assume that the Troy & Schenectady Railroad was not abandoned. What would it be like today? What would the vimpact on our environment be? | ||||
| Union Pacific -- the railroad established by Congress and Abraham Lincoln to span the continent. has had some very tough growing pains recently. A 1996 merger with Southern Pacific to form the nation's largest railroad caused what regulators call an unprecedented breakdown in rail traffic through the heart of America that has lasted more than 10 months. | ||||
| The Richfield Springs branch of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railway extended through Bridgewater, where it connected with the Unadilla Valley Railroad, a shortline that served Edmeston and New Berlin to Richfield Springs on Canadarago Lake, once a rather fashionable resort. Here, from 1905 until 1940, the DL&W had a passenger and freight connection with the Southern New York Railway, an interurban to Oneonta. Milk and light freight were the chief sources of revenue on this branch. Delaware Otsego subsidiary Central New York Railroad acquired this branch from Richfield Jct. to Richfield Springs, 22 miles, in 1973. Enginehouse was at Richfield Springs. Became part of NYS&W northern division after NYS&W bought the DL&W Syracuse & Utica branches from Conrail in 1982. Traffic on line gradually dropped off. Line east from Bridgewater embargoed in 1990. Abandoned and track removed in 1995, westerly 2-3 miles left in place for stone trains. In 2009: This old railroad is now owned by the Utica, Chenango and Susquehanna Valley LLC in Richfield Springs. They also own the 1930 Newark Milk and Cream Company creamery in South Columbia. | ||||
| Big 4 Bridge: Jeffersonville to Louisville The Big Four Bridge fell into disuse after the Big Four Railroad's parent company, the New York Central Railroad, was merged into the Penn Central in 1968. The Big Four Bridge's former traffic was then routed over Louisville's Fourteenth Street Bridge. By 1969 both approach spans had been removed and sold for scrap. As a result, the Big Four Bridge became the first Louisville bridge to fall out of use, and gained the nickname "Bridge That Goes Nowhere". Find out more about Louisville at Insidelouisville. | ||||
| Lines West: Railroads in Western US Railroads in Western US. Winslow, Arizona: rail center. BART in San Francisco. | ||||
| Public Transportation: The Bus and Montreal. Frequently Asked Questions about Montreal Transportation. Montreal busses, metro, train service, train stations, bridges. | ||||
| We have a great commuter section. We have a section on commuter trains and even more material on commuters. | ||||
| Find Abandoned Railroads All around the U.S. | ||||
| Find Railroads on the Rebound Over the last 50+ years, railroads have changed a lot. Now they are about to change again. Hey! Back to the Future. But they aren't your grandfather's railroad anymore. | ||||
| Some Other Railroad Resources For You Our many, many railroad related WebSites (history, biographies, stations, equipment, current events). |
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Vacation French Riviera
Tourist Information and Reservations (French Riviera, Nice, Cannes, Monaco, St Tropez, Menton).
We have hotels, airline flights, rental cars, trains and ferries. See us for thalassos, travel passes, travel documents and fun trips.
We are a great place to go for golf holidays and golf equipment. See us for Nice Corsica ferries
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