Posted by Nathanael Greene in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
As a little New Year's Eve present to the world, 11 Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states banded together to start the process of developing a low-carbon fuel standard as part of their efforts to reduce the global warming pollution from their...continued→
Posted by Nathanael Greene in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , Solving Global Warming
Big news today in NY with the passage of legislation that significantly expands the opportunities for distributed renewable energy. Specifically, the package of bills, which Governor Patterson has already pledged to sign, expand net metering up to 2 MW for...continued→
Posted by Nathanael Greene in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
Both Massachusetts and New York City are considering a mandate that heating oil contain an increasing percentage of biodiesel. The resulting mix, known as bioheat, has some air quality benefits but, like most biofuels, can either be good for the...continued→
Posted by Nathanael Greene in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
The car gods smiled on me this morning on the way to work. First I saw my first Smart Car tucked, I mean parked cutely on a corner where any other car would have gotten a ticket. I read ages...continued→
Posted by Nathanael Greene in Moving Beyond Oil
Kudos to these kids and to Environmental Defense for putting together this ad. As I've mentioned earlier, Monday is a big day for the future of Manhattan and congestion pricing. The Times editorialized on the issue again on Friday. Some...continued→
Posted by Nathanael Greene in Moving Beyond Oil
I wanted to title this "Connecting the DOTs (Departments of Transportation)," but it's really more about where the buck stops and bus stops. Getting serious, I read this editorial in the New York Times this morning with alarm. Apparently, if...continued→
Posted by Nathanael Greene in Solving Global Warming
Energy efficiency is the fastest, cheapest, cleanest way to stop global warming, but historically electric and natural gas utilities have been regulated in a way that means that they loose money when their customers become more efficient. The solution is...continued→
