Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Climate Change

Ed Glaeser’s Rail Fail

By Elana Schor | Aug 12, 2009 | No Comments

The story so far: Ed Glaeser recently began an effort to assess the costs and benefits of constructing high-speed rail lines at the New York Times’ Economix blog. Last week, he posted his first substantive take on the issue, an attempt to estimate direct costs and benefits from a hypothetical line between Houston and Dallas. […]

A Progress Report on State-Level Oil Dependence

By Elana Schor | Aug 11, 2009 | 1 Comment

NRDC’s depiction of how hard states are hit by gas costs, ranked by percentage of income spent. America’s oil addiction is readily acknowledged, even by its biggest enablers. But what is the nation actually doing to kick the habit and embrace a safer, healthier, more realistic energy future? An attempt to answer that question was […]

Senators Propose $4 Billion for Transit-Oriented Development Grants

By Elana Schor | Aug 6, 2009 | 2 Comments

Making good on a vow first reported in Streetsblog Capitol Hill, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-CT) and three colleagues today offered a bill authorizing $4 billion in grants to help states and cities pursue transit-oriented development, bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, and other green transport projects. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-CT) (Photo: […]

Lobby Firm Behind Climate Forgeries Helped Kill Higher CAFE Standards

By Elana Schor | Aug 5, 2009 | No Comments

The Washington lobbying firm of Bonner & Associates is facing protests and a possible wire fraud probe after it was revealed to have forged at least a dozen letters to Congress this summer that claimed to represent local grassroots groups opposed to fighting climate change. A still from a 2001 Coalition for Vehicle Choice TV […]

Californians Put Environment on Back Burner But Still Support Transit

By Michael Rhodes | Jul 30, 2009 | No Comments

Protesters recently mourned the "death of transit," and poll results suggest they’re not alone. Are politicians listening? Photo: Matthew Roth According to a new survey, the economic benefits of walking, biking and taking transit may ultimately be their strongest selling point for Californians – at least during a recession. The poll, conducted by the non-partisan […]

Your Burger or Your Car (And More Fun with False Dichotomies)

By Elana Schor | Jul 29, 2009 | 7 Comments

The Washington Post’s Ezra Klein, whose blog is a must-read look at the political dynamics of congressional policy-making, makes an eyebrow-raising assertion in his food column today: (Photo: CowCar) It’s not simply that meat is a contributor to global warming; it’s that it is a huge contributor. Larger, by a significant margin, than the global […]

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