Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Climate Change

Boxer’s Climate Bill Released With Much Fanfare, Little Focus on Transport

By Elana Schor | Oct 1, 2009 | 2 Comments

Flanked by fellow Democrats, members of the military, and a crowd hoisting signs with buzzwords like "clean energy" and "green jobs," Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and John Kerry (D-MA) today released the first draft of their legislation to curb U.S. emissions and combat climate change. Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-CA), center, and John Kerry (D-MA), left, […]

New Report: 10% Transit Growth Would Help Meet House Climate Target

By Elana Schor | Sep 23, 2009 | No Comments

(Image: U.S. EIA via Climate Progress) A 10 percent annual increase in U.S. transit ridership would reduce CO2 emissions by 180 million tons each year, taking the nation halfway to the target set by the House climate change bill within three years, according to a report [PDF] released today by Environment America and the Coalition […]

Boxer and Kerry: Climate Bill Delayed Again

By Damien Newton | Sep 1, 2009 | No Comments

Underscoring the growing intensity of the message war over climate change, Senate environment committee chairman Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) said in a joint statement yesterday afternoon that they would delay the unveiling of their carbon-emissions legislation until late September: Because of Senator Kennedy’s recent passing, Senator Kerry’s August hip surgery, and […]

Oil Industry Tears Page from Health Care Playbook to Battle Climate Bill

By Elana Schor | Aug 17, 2009 | 2 Comments

Protesters march against the health care bill. The sign at far left reads "Cap and Trade + Socialized Medicine = No More USA…" (Photo: MassLive.com) Thanks to conservative groups that have worked for months to stoke false rumors about Congress’ health care effort, a wave of negative "town hall" stories is now dominating the media […]

Report: Boxer ‘Sympathetic to’ Backers of More Climate Money for Transit

By Elana Schor | Aug 14, 2009 | No Comments

As Barbara Boxer (D-CA) works on her upcoming climate change bill, the Senate environment committee chairman is "definitely looking at" a plan to give green transport 10 percent of the revenue generated from carbon emissions caps, according to a new report from BNA’s Transportation Watch. Senate environment committee chairman Barbara Boxer (D-CA) (Photo: Politics Now) […]

Poll: Californians Don’t Like Gas Prices, Want Better Transit

By Damien Newton | Jul 30, 2009 | 12 Comments

The Governor may not think transit is a priority, but his constituents do. Photo: San Diego Transit A new survey released yesterday by the Public Policy Institute of California has been getting a lot of play in the press because of the strong support Californians are showing for Greenhouse Gas reduction programs, even in the […]

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