Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Climate Change

House Climate Bill on Green Transpo: The Details

By Elana Schor | Jun 29, 2009 | No Comments

Late Update: An earlier version of this post used the committee-approved version of the climate bill rather than the final, House-passed version. The climate bill’s identifying number was changed at the last minute, from the original H.R. 2454 to H.R. 2998, which can be downloaded at the fourth link from the top on the House […]

The House is Debating Climate and Energy Legislation Right Now (Updated)

By Aaron Naparstek | Jun 26, 2009 | 1 Comment

Kate Sheppard from Grist is Tweeting the heck out of the climate bill debate on the floor of the House of Representatives today. Barbara Boxer, who is working on the Senate version of this bill, yesterday reminded sustainable transport advocates that this is probably going to be their only chance in the next 18 months […]

Streetsblog Interview: Michael Woo

By Damien Newton | May 21, 2009 | 10 Comments

Michael Woo has a long history fighting for a cleaner Los Angeles. In the late 1980’s, he was the rare City Councilman who was also a trained urban planner and had a strong showing in the 1993 Mayoral Election coming up short to Mayor Riordan. He currently teaches urban planning at USC, and consultant to […]

Waxman’s Climate Bill Includes ‘Complete Streets’ But Not CLEAN TEA

By Elana Schor | May 18, 2009 | No Comments

Energy and Commerce Committee, has just struck a deal on his long-awaited climate change bill — and though the agreement makes a number of concessions to polluters, it also takes a step forward towards popularizing the cause of "complete streets". House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA). Photo: pbs.org. The House climate bill […]

Will Barbara Boxer Stand Up for Sustainable Transportation?

By Aaron Naparstek | May 6, 2009 | 3 Comments

Behind the scenes, we’re hearing a lot of sustainable transportation advocates sounding alarms over California Senator Barbara Boxer these days. As chair of the Senate’s Environment and Public Works committee, Boxer is going to play a critical role in this year’s federal transportation funding effort. Environmentalists want to see transportation policies and funding formulas that […]

Waxman’s Climate Change Bill Good for Green Transportation

By Ben Fried | Apr 15, 2009 | 1 Comment

At the end of March, representatives Henry Waxman and Ed Markey introduced an ambitious federal climate bill. This is the real deal — the legislative centerpiece of President Obama’s effort to combat global warming. Transportation contributes about a third of all greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S., so any climate bill will have to green […]

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