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	<title>Sightline InstituteCars vs. Bulldozers: A Look at Road Construction GHGs - Sightline Institute</title>
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		<title>Cars vs. Bulldozers: A Look at Road Construction GHGs</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 21:38:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to greenhouse gases, cars dwarf bulldozers. | Here&#8217;s a very interesting study (not free, unfortunately) by UW engineering prof Stephen Muench, analyzing the literature on the energy and CO2 impacts of road construction.  His study looks mostly at the construction phase itself, rather than the use of the road.  In a nutshell: manufacturing roadway materials generates somewhere between 60 and 90 percent of the CO2 emissions associated with road building.  Transportation of equipment and materials to the job...]]></description>
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