Posted by David Pettit in Curbing Pollution
The Los Angeles Rams used to play in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, a stadium that was built in 1923, used in the 1932 Olympics and used again in the 1984 Olympics. I used to go see them play when...continued→
Posted by David Pettit in Environmental Justice
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted last Tuesday to oppose a "get out of jail free" bill that the South Coast Air Quality Management District (the "District") is flogging in Sacramento. The District got caught breaking the law...continued→
Posted by David Pettit in Curbing Pollution
My colleague Victoria Rome wrote a post last week about raids by the California state government on transportation funds. One thing that Victoria pointed out is Governor Schwarzenegger's attempt to "expedite construction of new roads and highways while skirting environmental...continued→
Posted by David Pettit in Environmental Justice
My NRDC colleague Tim Grabiel preserved a huge victory today in court. By way of context, on July 28, 2008, Tim and his co-counsel won a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) case that prevented the South Coast Air Quality Management District...continued→
Posted by David Pettit in Solving Global Warming
Just a note about my post from October 28, 2008 explaining why NRDC, Sierra Club, League of Conservation Voters, Union of Concerned Scientists and many other groups are opposed to California Prop. 7, a ballot initiative that will make it...continued→
Posted by David Pettit in Solving Global Warming
California's Proposition 7 is well-intentioned but so badly written that it is likely to hinder, rather than accelerate, fulfillment of our need for more renewable energy resources. NRDC has been fighting for renewables and for energy efficiency for over 20...continued→
Posted by David Pettit in Solving Global Warming
I grew up in Los Angeles. When I was a teenager and gasoline was 33 cents/gallon, getting your driver’s license and bumming your parents’ car meant mobility and freedom.There isn’t much mobility left in L.A. The population has more than...continued→
