Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Greenhouse Gas

Governor’s Budget Earns High Marks, But Active Transportation Shutout from Cap and Trade Funds

By Damien Newton | Jan 10, 2014 | 5 Comments

Yesterday, Governor Jerry Brown officially unveiled his budget after days of speculation and leaked reports to newspapers. One of the highlights of the budget is how Brown proposes to spend the “Cap and Trade”* funds. Last year, the state borrowed against these funds to fill a gap in the general operating budget. This year, with […]

Golden State Could Be Sitting on Livable Streets Gold Mine

By Niall Huffman | Jan 7, 2014 | 15 Comments

(The debate over how to spend the state’s cap-and-trade funding source was already hot last year. This year, it could become one of the largest transportation stories in the state, competing even with High Speed Rail. As such, Streetsblog L.A. welcomes op/ed pieces on how to best use those funds. Email ideas to damien@streetsblog.org – […]

Gov. Brown Could Sign Bill to Help Finance Sustainable Development in CA

By Damien Newton | Aug 9, 2013 | 7 Comments

Governor Jerry Brown is poised to sign a bill that would enable cities and counties in California to finance regional smart growth plans and sustainable transportation improvements through the creation of Sustainable Communities Investment Authorities. SB 1, authored by State Senator Darrell Steinberg, is aimed at restoring some of the financing mechanisms lost after Brown […]

Why You Should Be Angry About CA’s “Highest Gas Tax in the Country”

By Damien Newton | Jul 1, 2013 | 22 Comments

I know it’s tempting to gloat. Today, newspaper headlines are blaring the news that with the newest increase in the state’s gas tax, that California now has the highest gas tax in the country. As I said, I know it’s tempting. But, it’s the result of bad policy. None of the money from that increased […]

Brown’s Budget Sends Cap and Trade Funds to Black Hole of General Fund

By Damien Newton | May 15, 2013 | No Comments

When California passed it’s land-mark Greenhouse Gas reduction laws in 2006, residents and businesses were assured that funds raised through the controversial “cap and trade” program would be invested in programs and projects that would further reduce emissions. That promise is turning out to be a lot of hot air. Yesterday, Governor Jerry Brown unveiled […]

Metro Takes a Stand on Cap and Trade Funds: Spend Them on Sustainable Transportation

By Damien Newton | Mar 28, 2013 | No Comments

As part of today’s Metro Board meeting, the Board of Directors passed a motion calling on the state’s Air Resources Board to spend funds collected through the state’s cap and trade program on sustainable transportation funding. California’s cap-and-trade program is the state’s primary strategy for reducing the State’s greenhouse gas emissions to meet emissions reduction […]

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