Posted by Deron Lovaas in Green Enterprise
October is conference month, it seems. This week I spoke at two conferences, and next week is bookended by two more. First up is one that may be of interest to you, if you live or work in the Baltimore-Washington...continued→
Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority for New York State just unveiled a remarkable report, Greening Mass Transit & Metro Regions. It's the product of a Blue Ribbon Commission chaired by Jonathan Rose, an NRDC board member and President of the Rose...continued→
Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil
Some call for an Apollo Program for energy. Others, such as Senator Lamar Alexander, a Manhattan Project. I sent a letter to the Forum section of Issues in Science and Technology commenting on an article he wrote about his big...continued→
Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil
Now that this historic election is past (NRDC is a nonpartisan organization that does not endorse candidates, so I focus on the future in this entry), the new leaders in the Administration and Congress must tackle the nation’s big problems....continued→
Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil
Facing generational, interlaced challenges -- oil addiction and global warming -- it's pathetic that the debate among policymakers isn't about solving these issues, but about fringe issues like domestic drilling. I'm grateful that some friends are speaking their minds, laying bare...continued→
Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil , U.S. Law and Policy
Greetings from Washington, D.C., where some policymakers are becoming delusional about energy. Take the recent drop in prices. Some claim that President Bush deserves credit for simply talking. Even more hot air is comes from a small band of Congressmen...continued→
Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil
There has been a lot of talk recently about lifting the moratorium on oil drilling in the Outer Continental Shelf. Hearing about proposals like this always leaves me a little stunned because we have been speeding down this road for...continued→
Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil
Hear that sound? It's the shattering of records. Oil prices rose to nearly $140 per barrel in the oil futures market, driving the national average gas price to $4 a gallon for the first time, hitting those with lower incomes...continued→
Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
We all love rankings. Who's up? Who's down? What would change the picture?Today, the Brookings Institution -- a think tank -- released a first-of-a-kind ranking (full-disclosure, I was a reviewer): They rated the 100 largest U.S. regions based on their...continued→
Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil
Oil prices hit $100 a barrel again yesterday due to market jitters, a move that will translate into more pain for struggling consumers. This is in part due to unfortunate, hard-to-control factors, notably supply cutoff threats from Hugo Chavez and...continued→
