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...continued→
Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil
Are the goals of energy security and climatic stability fundamentally at odds? Or can we in the U.S. forge ahead toward a preferred future in which we address both these threats? These are valid questions. While we must be...continued→
Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil
Watching the Senate debate on the economic recovery bill, I am reminded of a remarkable event in 2001. The Surface Transportation Policy Project held an awards dinner to celebrate the tenth anniversary of ISTEA, the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of...continued→
Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil
Walking through a checklist of items needed for my trek to downtown D.C. from the suburb of College Park (by bicycle, no less!) for the Inauguration tomorrow, I keep reminding myself of a fact of life: After the dust has...continued→
Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil
Heading home for the holidays, lawmakers will surely mull over the heated debate for an auto industry bailout. Regardless of how they feel about the outcome, at least it was discussed in broad daylight. Executives testified twice, submitted plans...continued→
Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil
I am now a part of the National Journal's transportation experts blog, and this week's question is about the stimulus bill: What should the transportation infrastructure portion look like? Here's my answer. Frankly, it's refreshing to hear that question asked...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
Although it seems like a lifetime, it was just three short weeks ago that NRDC and the American Public Transportation Association sponsored an event at one of the nation’s most impressive train stations, Union Station in Washington, D.C. National Journal...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 , U.S. Law and Policy
"We built a really inefficient environment with the greatest efficiency ever known to man." -- Andy Karsner, Asst Sec for Energy and Efficiency and Renewable Energy at Department of Energy, as quoted in Tom Friedman's Hot, Flat and Crowded Driving...continued→
