Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil
Last Friday was a beautiful spring day here in D.C., and I filmed a little spot for the Mobility Choice Facebook page in front of some cool streetcars on display near the D.C. NRDC office. This is one of many means...
Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil
Yesterday I spoke on two panels at the annual ITS America conference in Houston. This big event brings together industry and government experts interested in technology and its applications in transportation, meaning everything from toll booths to electronic signage along...
Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil
Lisa Margonelli, an ally in our work to move America beyond oil, penned this thoughful piece in the New York Times yesterday. Lisa travelled the world as part of her research for Oil on the Brain, a part-travelogue, part-analysis, and wholly...
Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil
My friend Jim Woolsey writes rightly about ending America’s oil addiction in the Wall Street Journal. His four-part solutions set is also reasonable, if incomplete – more efficient car technology, greater use of natural gas in where appropriate in the...
Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil
Sifting through the results of a NRDC and Transportation for America national poll taken just a few weeks ago, several things jumped out at me. First, voters value freedom, namely the freedom to drive only when they want to do so, not because they simply...
Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil , Moving Beyond Oil
Shoveling a lot of money to buy oil from other countries -- propping up regimes like Iran's and Venezuela's -- during an economic downturn is not the smartest move. As T. Boone Pickens noted recently, we shelled $50 billion out...
Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil , Moving Beyond Oil
Shoveling a lot of money to buy oil from other countries -- propping up regimes like Iran's and Venezuela's -- during an economic downturn is not the smartest move. As T. Boone Pickens noted recently, we shelled $50 billion out...
Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil
Pulling up to the gas pump nowadays, I can't help but notice that prices are creeping upwards again and be reminded of the amazing price trends of 2008, our 4/11 moment when gas prices breached the $4-per-gallon mark. With this...
Posted by Deron Lovaas in Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil
The Transportation Research Board’s annual meeting is underway here in D.C., with thousands of transportation experts gathering to hear presentations and participate in sessions exploring technical and policy issues. One blogger overheard talk of a drafting process going on within the...
Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
For a long time, the United States Air Force was keenly interested in liquid coal. But as time went on, the disadvantages became increasingly obvious. This week, we were pleased to discover that the Air Force was no longer pursuing...
Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil
Heading into the fall, the Congressional debate is rightfully focussed on the landmark energy and climate bill as action moves from the House to the Senate. And part of that debate, thanks to NRDC, should be about the pincer move...
Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil
While last summer's gas price spikes have finally faded in the rearview mirror, I was reminded this morning of how quickly things can change. At my local station, gas is creeping up to $2.62 per gallon. Nationally, in the last 20...
Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil
Since at least President Nixon, our leaders have been calling for energy independence. And yet our reliance on imported oil keeps rising, and while our top trading partners are friendly countries like Canada we also rely on unfriendly regimes such...
Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil
The single biggest pot of money provided to states and local jurisdictions for investments in transportation infrastructure -- a $27.5 billion shot-in-the-arm -- is more flexible than many realize, and President Obama and the recovery.gov web site should remind governors...
Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil
A couple of weeks ago I noted some of President Obama's statements about transportation and land-development which showed that he cares about, and understands, important but oft-overlooked policies that have a huge influence on how much oil the nation...
