Posted May 15, 2012 by Rob Perks in Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil, U.S. Law and Policy
President Obama signed a declaration making this National Transportation Week. “Our roads, rails, runways and shipyards have formed the foundation for a thriving global marketplace, and our transportation networks have enabled our first responders and service members to react with speed and...continued→
Posted April 23, 2012 by Rob Perks in Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil
“We’re trying to run a 2012 transportation system on 1992 revenue. It’s a bad mismatch.” -- Lon Anderson, spokesman for AAA Mid-Atlantic That rather telling quote appeared in a recent newspaper story about the push to add tolls to more of America's roadways. Obviously,...continued→
Posted April 18, 2012 by Rob Perks in Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil
When it comes to talking about America's energy security, the issue usually is presented by pundits and politicians as a way to shovel more coal and drill more holes to satisfy our country's appetite for energy. Perhaps it's not surprising that those shilling hardest for...continued→
Posted April 16, 2012 by Rob Perks in Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil
Congress has returned from recess but the GOP leaders in the House aren't taking a break from bad ideas. Rather than heed calls to pass the bi-partisan Senate bill that will create jobs by funding the needed fixing of our...continued→
Posted April 3, 2012 by Rob Perks in Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil
Energy experts agree that it's time for politicians stop distracting and deceiving by finger-pointing on gas prices. But the GOP just can't stop playing the blame game. Just before leaving Washington for this two-week recess, House Republican leaders armed their rank-and-file...continued→
Posted March 27, 2012 by Rob Perks in Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil, U.S. Law and Policy
Big oil will say anything, spend anything, to protect its profits and government subsidies. By spending millions of dollars on ad campaign to defend its government subsidies, the oil industry has a whole lot of chutzpah. This is an industry that...continued→
Posted March 14, 2012 by Rob Perks in Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil
Are you a sucker? Big Oil and their pals in Washington are treating you like one. The five biggest oil companies made a record $137 billion in profits last year, and now we’re seeing gas prices reach historic highs for...continued→
Posted March 6, 2012 by Rob Perks in Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil
This afternoon President Obama will host a press conference and the price of gasoline is bound to be a big topic. Lately the president has been talking a lot about gas prices, as have a lot of other politicians. Reminds me of that old saying...continued→
Posted February 24, 2012 by Rob Perks in Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil
House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) announced late yesterday that he is scrapping "revamping" his much-maligned transportation legislation (H.R. 7). In the face of intense opposition from a long list of outside groups -- ranging from NRDC to the Club for...continued→
Posted February 21, 2012 by Rob Perks in Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil
The struggle in the states to find the money to cover mounting transportation infrastructure costs is ramping up political pressure. In Pennsylvania, for example, Democratic frustration with Republican Gov. Tom Corbett's inaction on the issue boiled over, with House Minority Leader Frank...continued→
Posted February 15, 2012 by Rob Perks in Moving Beyond Oil, U.S. Law and Policy
So it appears House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) invoked the wisdom of Kenny Rogers today. "You gotta know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, know when to walk away and, know when to run." Boehner opted not...continued→
Posted February 10, 2012 by Rob Perks in Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil
House Republicans have an opportunity to pass transportation legislation that would help create new jobs, fix our roads and bridges, and improve our commutes. What have they decided to do instead? Load up their version of a transportation bill (HR. 7)...continued→
Posted February 9, 2012 by Rob Perks in Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil, U.S. Law and Policy
Today NRDC joins a broad swath of organizations united in opposition to the House transportation bill (HR. 7) to encourage our supporters to participate in a "national call-in day" to Congress. Please take a moment to call 1-877-573-7693 and urge your representative...continued→
Posted February 3, 2012 by Rob Perks in Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil
The House transportation bill that emerged from various committees this week is getting hammered from all sides. And the media coverage is a testament to the political firestorm that has erupted. Here's a sample of some of this week's headlines: Politico – LaHood:...continued→
Posted February 2, 2012 by Rob Perks in Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil
Sometimes a party can get out of hand. Case in point: The Republican Party in the House of Representatives showed too little self-control by loading up a transportation bill with extreme proposals. The bill would gut environmental safeguards and raid transit...continued→
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