Posted by Justin Horner in Curbing Pollution , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
(Thanks to Allen Greenberg at the US Department of Transportation for this lead) (Updated as of October 9, 2009) In a previous post, I described Pay as You Drive Insurance (PAYD), its environmental benefits, and some of the progress made...continued→
Posted by Justin Horner in Curbing Pollution , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
NRDC’s Smart Growth Director, Kaid Benfield, first drew my attention to these fascinating new maps from Chicago’s Center for Neighborhood Technology. For dozens of American metropolitan areas, they’ve compiled census-block-by-census-block data on where CO2 emissions from driving are the highest....continued→
Posted by Justin Horner in Curbing Pollution , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
As I’ve posted repeatedly, for almost a year-and-a-half, Americans generally, and Californians in particular, have been driving less. This is a really big deal: there have been times where the rate of growth has been faster or slower, but there...continued→
Posted by Justin Horner in Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
The more you learn about public transit, the happier about it you get. As I’ve written earlier, transit is essential to create more livable communities and to cut down on global warming pollution. Now, apparently, it’s also good for your...continued→
Posted by Justin Horner in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
California has historically been an environmental leader. Three years ago, we passed AB 32, the Global Warming Solutions Act, the nation’s first statewide program to reduce global warming pollution, and last year we passed SB 375, which for the first...continued→
Posted by Justin Horner in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
When I first started here at NRDC, I did not expect to become an auto insurance advocate. But on closer analysis, it just made sense. Like the cost of gas, or a toll you might pay to cross a bridge,...continued→
Posted by Justin Horner in Moving Beyond Oil
The Summer of Love, the Winter of Love, the Grateful Dead, Barry Bonds, the Golden Gate Bridge, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, The Gap, sourdough bread—all of these remarkable things have roots in San Francisco, a city known to embrace challenges...continued→
