Bridging the Local-National Message Divide: The Climate Bill is the Answer
Urban areas have a lot to contribute to the congressional climate change debate. (Photo: SDOT Blog) This week, I was fortunate to attend the Open Cities conference in Washington (along with fellow...
View Article16 Cities That Are Leading the Way in the Climate Change Fight
Long before Congress started to take the threat of climate change seriously, American mayors were already recognizing the need to decrease fossil-fuel consumption, promote efficiency, and generally...
View ArticleCommentary: Keep Drilling, Stop Driving, Use Oil Wisely
BP's Deepwater Horizon. Photo: U.S. Coast Guard. (Editor's note: This is an Op-Ed from Jason Henderson, Geography Professor at San Francisco State University, who is writing a book on the politics of...
View ArticleJon Stewart’s Stinging Rebuke of Presidential Promises to Get off Oil
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c An Energy-Independent Future www.thedailyshow.com Jon Stewart fired one of his more brilliant salvos last night, synthesizing 40 years of...
View ArticleCommentary: Drive a Car in the City? Time to Embrace Bike Infrastructure
Though I bicycle, walk and take transit for half my trips, the other half, which usually involve shuttling children in carpools, for now necessitate driving a car. So there are days when I am on the...
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