Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Energy

Kerry: There’s a Narrow Window For GOP Cooperation on Pricing Pollution

By Elana Schor | Nov 4, 2009 | No Comments

The chief sponsor of the Senate climate change bill acknowledged today that there is a narrow window for Republican cooperation on the legislation, thanks to GOP resistance to its central goal — putting a price on CO2 emissions. Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), at right, with climate bill co-author Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) (Photo: NWF via […]

A Republican Returns to Congress With A Map to Transportation Reform

By Elana Schor | Oct 29, 2009 | 2 Comments

During his 24 years in Congress, former Rep. Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY) was known for a brand of Republicanism now considered endangered. An ardent environmentalist and defender of objective government science, he played a key role in drafting the acid rain limits that are serving as a model for this year’s climate change fight. Former Rep. […]

Feds Gambled More on Electric Cars in 6 Months Than Transit Gets All Year

By Elana Schor | Oct 27, 2009 | 5 Comments

Vice President Joe Biden will return to his home state of Delaware today to announce that California car company Fisker Automotive will reopen a shuttered General Motors plant to build a moderately priced plug-in hybrid that goes by the code name Project NINA. The Wilmington, Delaware, GM plant that Fisker plans to reopen. (Photo: NYT) […]

How Bus Transit Can Help the Auto Industry

By Elana Schor | Oct 26, 2009 | No Comments

A map of the companies involved in the supply chain for U.S. transit buses. (Image: EDF) When Vice President Joe Biden visited Minnesota’s New Flyer bus company to tout the economic stimulus law’s $8.4 billion investment in transit, hopes were high for a boom in cleaner-burning vehicle production — which made for some bad press […]

Senate Climate Bill Triples the House’s Investments in Clean Transportation

By Elana Schor | Oct 26, 2009 | No Comments

The Senate environment committee released new details of its climate change legislation over the weekend, including the share of "emissions allowances" — the revenue generated by regulating carbon in a cap-and-trade system — that the bill would reserve for various sectors of the American economy. Sens. John Kerry (D-MA) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA), the climate […]

Obama: Climate Pessimism More Dangerous Than Climate Deniers

By Elana Schor | Oct 23, 2009 | 1 Comment

In a speech much anticipated by those tracking the D.C. environmental debate, President Obama today took on opponents of congressional action on climate change, decrying "naysayers" who "make cynical claims" that ignore scientific evidence of the harm caused by emissions. (Photo: BusinessWeek) But "far more dangerous" than the rhetoric of climate deniers or skeptics, Obama […]

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