Posted by Adrian Martinez in Curbing Pollution , Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
LA Streetsblog today posted an article about Los Angeles’ Mayor Villaraigosa promoting more biking and walking. This is very smart thinking for the Mayor of the city that ranks highest on the list for ozone pollution, traffic congestion, and fuel...
Posted by Adrian Martinez in Curbing Pollution , Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
My colleague, Damon Nagami, recently posted on the positive attributes of the 30/10 initiative that is being pursued by Mayor Villaraigosa in Los Angeles. This initiative seeks to jump start transit projects approved by Los Angeles voters through their approval...
Posted by Adrian Martinez in Curbing Pollution , Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
Today, Ray LaHood, the Secretary of Transportation, posted an interesting blog entry related to providing more options for people to transport themselves. I particularly like the following statement he makes in the blog post-- That's why I told Green Inc,...
Posted by Adrian Martinez in Curbing Pollution , Health and the Environment , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
In a feat of hyperbole unmatched in my recent memory, Bill Graves, President of the American Trucking Associations noted--“I’m in full agreement with the National Association of Manufacturers, who said on their Shopfloor blog last week that ‘treating bicycles and...
Posted by Adrian Martinez in Curbing Pollution , Environmental Justice , Health and the Environment , Solving Global Warming
The Port of Long Beach will shortly release its final environmental review documents for the Middle Harbor Development Project. My, how times have changed since the Pier J debacle of 2004. In 2004, "green" was a four-letter word when talking...
Posted by Adrian Martinez in Curbing Pollution , Environmental Justice , Health and the Environment , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
Ben Hewitt wrote a very interesting piece in Discover Magazine online about upcoming technologies to clean up the shipping industry. Of particular note, the article describes some of the externalities of global shipping, including greenhouse gas emissions, traditional air pollution...
