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October 21, 2009
Posted by Rich Kassel in Curbing Pollution
, Environmental Justice
, Health and the Environment
, The Media and the Environment
, U.S. Law and Policy
- Tags:
- diesel, EPA, polllution, portpollution, reporttocongress, retrofit, stimulus
I just received a copy of EPA's Report to Congress on its Diesel Emissions Reduction Program, and it's encouraging news. With nearly $50 million in EPA's FY 2008 budget for this program, EPA made 119 grants nationwide that enabled more...
October 19, 2009
Posted by Rich Kassel in Curbing Pollution
, Environmental Justice
, Green Enterprise
, Health and the Environment
, Living Sustainably
, The Media and the Environment
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- bloomberg, booker, diesel, newark, NYC, pollution, portpollution, sustainability, trucks
Yesterday, NYC Mayor Michael P. Bloomberg and Newark Mayor Cory Booker teamed up with Teamsters President James P. Hoffa to endorse federal legislation that would enable ports around the nation to adopt local green-growth programs to reduce air pollution and...
September 17, 2009
Posted by Rich Kassel in Curbing Pollution
, Environmental Justice
, Health and the Environment
, The Media and the Environment
- Tags:
- airpollution, asthma, citycouncil, diesel, newyork, newyorkcity, pollution, schoolbus, simplesteps
Every day, more than 7,000 large and small school buses take thousands of students to and from school. Unfortunately, their free trip to school usually includes a heavy dose of diesel soot pollution-pollution that has been shown to trigger asthma...
August 4, 2009
Posted by Rich Kassel in Curbing Pollution
, Environmental Justice
, Health and the Environment
, The Media and the Environment
- Tags:
- diesel, environmentalprotectionagency, EPA, OGV, polllution, portpollution, shippollution, ships
I'm testifying at EPA's hearing today on its proposed regulation to reduce emissions from the largest, dirtiest diesels in our midst-the huge diesel engines (regulated as "Category 3" engines because of their size) that power the ocean-going vessels (OGVs) at...
March 12, 2009
Posted by Rich Kassel in Curbing Pollution
, Environmental Justice
, Green Enterprise
, Health and the Environment
, Living Sustainably
, Solving Global Warming
, U.S. Law and Policy
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- gothamgazette, newyork, newyorkcity, stimulus
After a four-month hiatus, my monthly column at the Gotham Gazette is back up and running. If you don't know the Gotham Gazette, it's a great place to read about NYC's political and policy debates, with columns on just about...
October 10, 2008
Posted by Rich Kassel in Curbing Pollution
, Health and the Environment
, Reviving the World's Oceans
, The Media and the Environment
- Tags:
- diesel, globalshipping, IMO, InternationalMaritimeOrganization, pollution, portpollution, shippollution, smartercities
Good news on the Dump Dirty Diesels Campaign front today... Yesterday, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted new fuel and emissions standards for large diesel-fueled, ocean-going ships. When fully implemented, this will help reduce pollution by 80 percent or more...
September 3, 2008
Posted by Rich Kassel in Curbing Pollution
, Health and the Environment
, U.S. Law and Policy
- Tags:
- diesel, EPA, simplesteps, smartercities, smartgrowth, universityofcincinnati, urbanplanning, urbanpollution
An important, new study just came out that addresses the effect of urban planning and road development on the health risk of students attending schools near major roadways. Researchers at the University of Cincinnati looked at the proximity of public...
June 23, 2008
Posted by Rich Kassel in Curbing Pollution
, Health and the Environment
, Moving Beyond Oil
, Solving Global Warming
, The Media and the Environment
- Tags:
- AAA, diesel, dieselprices, dieseltechnologyforum, gasprices, trucks
With all of the stories being written about the increase in gasoline prices lately, it’s only a matter of time before reporters and producers start writing and taping stories about the increase in diesel prices and what that means for...
June 2, 2008
Posted by Rich Kassel in Curbing Pollution
, Health and the Environment
- Tags:
- andrewrevkin, china, copenhagenconsensus, diesel, pollution, sulfur, urbanpollution
Over the weekend, I read, with great interest, Andy Revkin’s recent dotearth blog post about the Copenhagen Consensus. The Copenhagen Consensus is shorthand for a research effort by a group of 8 leading economists, including 5 Nobel Laureates, which attempted...
May 27, 2008
Posted by Rich Kassel in Curbing Pollution
, Health and the Environment
, Living Sustainably
, Moving Beyond Oil
, Solving Global Warming
, The Media and the Environment
- Tags:
- bicycling, bikecommuting, bikemonthnyc, biketoworkday, gothamgazette, nationalbikemonth, nycdot, sustainablestreets
Just a short note today…my monthly Gotham Gazette column has my latest thoughts on biking in New York City during this great National Bike Month. A quick preview: 4 reasons why this is a good time to write about bicycling to...
May 16, 2008
Posted by Rich Kassel in Curbing Pollution
, Health and the Environment
, Living Sustainably
, Moving Beyond Oil
, Solving Global Warming
, The Media and the Environment
- Tags:
- bikecommuting, bikemonthnyc, biketoworkday, davidbyrne, newyorktimes, robertrauschenberg, times
Happy Bike to Work Day!Sorry that I haven’t kept up with this series. I thought I’d have time to write about biking in the City every few days during this “bike month,” but work has gotten in the way. And the...
May 1, 2008
Posted by Rich Kassel in Curbing Pollution
, Health and the Environment
, Living Sustainably
, Moving Beyond Oil
, Solving Global Warming
, The Media and the Environment
- Tags:
- bicycling, bikecommuting, bikelane, bikemonthnyc, bikeway, diesel, hudsonriverpark, newyorkcity, NYC
Happy Bike Month, Switchboard readers!Today starts Bike Month in NYC. So, for the next few weeks, I will be writing about biking issues every few days. How come?First of all, biking is part of how I got involved and interested...
April 24, 2008
Posted by Rich Kassel in Curbing Pollution
, Green Enterprise
, Health and the Environment
, Living Sustainably
, Moving Beyond Oil
, The Media and the Environment
, U.S. Law and Policy
- Tags:
- diesel, EPA, ulsd
Recently, a good friend asked me about last year’s transition to ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD). fuel. More specifically, he wondered about the price differential between ULSD and the prior low-sulfur diesel fuel (yes, in the jargon of the policy world that...
April 10, 2008
Posted by Rich Kassel in Curbing Pollution
, Environmental Justice
, Green Enterprise
, Health and the Environment
, Living Sustainably
, Moving Beyond Oil
, Solving Global Warming
, The Media and the Environment
, U.S. Law and Policy
- Tags:
- congestion, congestionpricing, mta, trafficcongestion, transit, transportation
By now, of course, anybody who has followed the saga of congestion pricing in New York knows the outcome: on Monday, the New York State Assembly failed to vote on the congestion pricing program, ensuring that it won’t go forward,...
April 6, 2008
Posted by Rich Kassel in Curbing Pollution
, Environmental Justice
, Health and the Environment
, Living Sustainably
, Moving Beyond Oil
- Tags:
- congestionpricing, newyork, newyorkcity, trafficcongestion, transit
Mariano Rivera is taking the mound now, trying to do his magic to pull out a win...Crain's, the Washington Post, the NY Daily News, the NY Post are all telling various stories of last-minute negotiations, hallway discussions, and everything else...
