Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Climate Change

How Soon Will Cutting Transportation Emissions Save Money?

By Elana Schor | Jul 28, 2009 | No Comments

(Photo: Moving Cooler) Anyone who kept tabs on the House’s climate change bill last month recalls much acrimonious ado about the plan’s impact on average American pocketbooks. The GOP tossed out cost estimates that turned out to be manipulated, while nonpartisan projections showed the bill actually saving money for low-income families. But the unfortunate truth […]

Oberstar to White House: On Emissions, Back Up Your Words With Action

By Elana Schor | Jul 28, 2009 | No Comments

Appearing this morning at the release of a new report on transportation’s role in fighting climate change, House transportation committee chairman Jim Oberstar (D-MN) challenged the Obama administration to back up their emissions rhetoric with action and pass his six-year, $450 billion infrastructure bill. FTA’s Peter Rogoff (in hard hat) heard strong words from Rep. […]

Five Down, Five to Go: Plan Linking Transit to Climate Bill Wins Sponsors

By Elana Schor | Jul 17, 2009 | No Comments

Streetsblog Capitol Hill reported this week that the Obama administration — which often talks about reducing transportation-based emissions — is staying mum on a bill that would devote a guaranteed share of revenues from carbon regulation to transit, bike paths, and other green modes of transport. But that doesn’t mean the proposal, otherwise known as […]

White House Staying Quiet for Now on Transit’s Role in Climate Bill

By Elana Schor | Jul 15, 2009 | 1 Comment

Delivering his climate-change message to Congress yesterday, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood warned that fuel-efficiency advances secured by the Obama administration would not be enough to reduce emissions from transportation — not without encouraging Americans to drive less. Transportation Secretary LaHood said today he’ll weigh in later on climate-change money for transit. Photo: HillBuzz But when […]

Boxer Delays Senate Climate Bill Until September

By Elana Schor | Jul 9, 2009 | 2 Comments

This was supposed to be a big week for action on climate change in the Senate — but it’s ending with Republicans rubbing their hands in glee as the Environment and Public Works Committee delays its unveiling of legislation on carbon emissions. Senate environment committee chairman Barbara Boxer (D-CA) (Photo: AP) As Reuters reports this […]

House Climate Bill on Green Transpo: It’s Better Than You Thought!

By Elana Schor | Jun 29, 2009 | 2 Comments

The climate change bill that squeaked through the House on Friday night allows U.S. states to use a share of their carbon emissions allowances to invest in green transportation, thanks to the combined efforts of a group of senior Democrats. The deal was billed last week as a narrow one, letting transit and other sustainable […]

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