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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...
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 28, 2008
Posted by Rich Kassel in Living Sustainably
, Moving Beyond Oil
, Solving Global Warming
, The Media and the Environment
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- chevroletsuburban, chevrolettahoe, dodgedurango, gasprices, SUVs
This morning, while I was reading latest from the auto world (no, not just the possible merger of GM and Chrylser), I learned that several of the icons of the full-size SUV world, the Dodge Durango, the Chevrolet Tahoe, and...
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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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...
April 2, 2008
Posted by Rich Kassel in Curbing Pollution
, Environmental Justice
, Health and the Environment
, Living Sustainably
, Moving Beyond Oil
, Solving Global Warming
, The Media and the Environment
, U.S. Law and Policy
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- bloomberg, congestion, congestionpricing, dailypolitics, elizabethbenjamin, newyorkcity, quinn, trafficcongestion, transit, transportation
On Monday, the New York City Council passed, by a margin of 30-20, the congestion pricing bill, kicking off an intense week of lobbying for its passage in Albany.This was a huge victory for Mayor Michael Bloomberg and City Council...
March 21, 2008
Posted by Rich Kassel in Curbing Pollution
, Environmental Justice
, Health and the Environment
, Living Sustainably
, Moving Beyond Oil
, Solving Global Warming
, The Media and the Environment
, U.S. Law and Policy
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- congestion, congestionpricing, crains, dailypolitics, governorpaterson, newyorkcity, NYC
Awesome news! Governor David A. Paterson just announced that he’s presenting a program bill to the New York State Legislature to implement congestion pricing in the City. Here’s what Governor Paterson said: “Congestion pricing addresses two urgent concerns of the residents...
March 13, 2008
Posted by Rich Kassel in Curbing Pollution
, Environmental Justice
, Health and the Environment
, Living Sustainably
, Moving Beyond Oil
, Solving Global Warming
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- citycouncil, congestionpricing, governorpaterson, mayorbloomberg, mta, mtacapitalplan, newyorkcity, NYC, trafficcongestion
Today's congestion pricing post comes to you with thanks to our friends at Streetsblog. A Quinnipiac Poll released today shows once again that New Yorkers are decidedly in favor of congestion pricing with revenues allocated for mass transit. The latest...
March 12, 2008
Posted by Rich Kassel in Curbing Pollution
, Environmental Justice
, Health and the Environment
, Living Sustainably
, Moving Beyond Oil
, Solving Global Warming
, The Media and the Environment
, U.S. Law and Policy
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- congestion, congestionpricing, dot, NYC, nycdot, transportation
Mayor Bloomberg announced a new residential parking permit program today that responds directly to one of the concerns raised by opponents of congestion pricing. Here’s the issue: would some car commuters try to avoid the Manhattan congestion charge by parking in...
March 12, 2008
Posted by Rich Kassel in Curbing Pollution
, Environmental Justice
, Health and the Environment
, Living Sustainably
, Moving Beyond Oil
, Solving Global Warming
, The Media and the Environment
, U.S. Law and Policy
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- congestion, congestionpricing, mta, mtacapitalplan, newyork, NYC, paterson, spitzer
So everything is now up in the air. Governor Elliot Spitzer just resigned a moment ago, and Lieutenant Governor David Paterson is preparing to be New York’s 55th Governor. Governor-to-be Paterson is a well-liked, smart public official, with a long resume...
March 7, 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
, U.S. Law and Policy
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- cityroom, cityroomblog, congestion, congestionpricing, dotearth, dotearthblog, manhattan, mta, newyorkcity, newyorktimes, NYC, times, transit
Over at the Times' City Room blog and Andy Revkin's dotearth blog, there’s some lively debate about a recent poll that showed that more than two-thirds of New York City residents think that, over the next fifty years, parts of...
