Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Air Quality

Federal Government: CO2 Emissions Growing from Transportation Sector

By Damien Newton | Dec 5, 2007 | No Comments

For as long as the government has been keeping track of such things, the amount of greenhouse gases put into the environment by the transportation sector has grown year by year. Growing at almost the same speed has been the amount of miles people travel in their cars. With CA spending more and more efforts […]

Want a Chance to Drive a Hydrogen Car?

By Damien Newton | Dec 4, 2007 | 1 Comment

From an email from the Women’s Transportation Forum: This is no tailpipe dream. The future is here in the form of a fullyfunctioning hydrogen fuel cell vehicle. And WTS-LA will have it ondisplay on December 11. Featuring a revolutionary advance in vehicletechnology, WTS-LA welcomes GM Western Regional Manager for Fuel CellActivities Tim Powers for a […]

Car Culture Not Mentioned as Dems Talk Greenhouse Gases

By Damien Newton | Nov 17, 2007 | 1 Comment

I just got back from the Presidential Forum on Global Warming & America’s Energy Future and wanted to post a quick report. I’m sure Grist will have a more in-depth one shortly and a transcript. But, for those of you looking for some transportation news out of the debate, I’m here to tell you there […]

Congress To Vote on Energy Bill Tomorrow

By Damien Newton | Nov 14, 2007 | No Comments

A note from a friend of mine in the clean building industry. Hey kids, I generally don’t do this and I am obviously a bit biased here, working for a solar company, but in the interests of appearing productive when they have not been while still making sure they get their full 3-4 month vacation, […]

Surgeon General’s Warning: Driving May Be…

By Damien Newton | Oct 30, 2007 | No Comments

The good folks back east at Streetsblog pick up on a story about the EU considering some truth in advertising when it comes to car commercials. For the full story, go here.

Forbes: CA the 14th Greenest State

By Damien Newton | Oct 24, 2007 | No Comments

This week’s edition of Forbes magazine featured a profile of the "greenness" of all 50 states, ranking them from the most enviro-friendly to the least. Forbes seems surprised that California wasn’t ranked closer to the top given the state’s well-chronicled environmental policies. Here’s what Forbes had to say about the Golden State: CaliforniaNo. 14 Score: […]