Posted by Justin Horner in Curbing Pollution , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
Last month, the California Department of Insurance finalized and released new regulations permitting California insurance companies to offer their customers the option of verifying the miles they drive. This has been called “Pay As You Drive Insurance,” even though there...continued→
Posted by Justin Horner in Curbing Pollution , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
Last April, I wrote about SB 728, a bill from Long Beach State Senator Alan Lowenthal to expand compliance with California’s Parking Cash-Out program. I’m happy to report that the bill, co-sponsored by NRDC and Environmental Defense Fund, was signed...continued→
Posted by Justin Horner in Curbing Pollution , Environmental Justice , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
As Sacramento’s nearly $3.4 billion in cuts to California transit agencies over the past three years begin to take their toll, the California Transit Association has created an interactive “Aftermath” map of what’s happening on the ground. Despite overwhelming support...continued→
Posted by Justin Horner in Curbing Pollution , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
An article in Monday’s Orange County Register about the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), Bus Ridership Drops 20% After Fare Increase, Service Cuts, teaches us some basics about market economics: offer people with limited means the chance to pay more...continued→
Posted by Justin Horner in Environmental Justice , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
The Public Policy Institute of California has just released its 100th Statewide Survey, Californians and the Environment. The ninth environmental survey from PPIC since 2000, the Survey series “provides policymakers, the media and the general public with objective, advocacy-free information.” ...continued→
Posted by Justin Horner in Curbing Pollution , Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
In a pair of revealing reports, the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) tells us that: a) Despite lower gas prices, rising unemployment, the economic “situation,” and declining revenues, public transportation ridership is basically the same as it was last year...continued→
Posted by Justin Horner in Curbing Pollution , Environmental Justice , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
In a previous post, I emphasized the need to provide operating funds for transit, not just capital funds. There’s no sense buying more buses when you’re laying off the people who drive them and repair them. But both the Federal...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 , Solving Global Warming
If it isn’t clear to everyone by now, public transit is key to California’s future. In a trend starting well before the current recession and persisting through declining gas prices, Californians are driving less. At the same time, transit ridership...continued→
