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Transport Overtakes Power Plants as America's Biggest Climate Problem [1]

"A new energy era is upon us: For the first time since 1979, America’s cars, trucks, and airplanes emit more carbon dioxide than its power plants do."

Brad Plumer reports for Vox June 13, 2016.

http://www.vox.com/2016/6/13/11911798/emissions-electricity-versus-trans... [2]

Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Public [6]
Source: Vox [2], 06/15/2016
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/transport-overtakes-power-plants-americas-biggest-climate-problem [2] http://www.vox.com/2016/6/13/11911798/emissions-electricity-versus-transportation [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/climate-change [4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/energy [5] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national [6] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81