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Charles Komanoff

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FACT CHECK: Many More Children Die from Road Violence than Gun Violence

By Charles Komanoff | Dec 28, 2022 | No Comments
KOMANOFF: Even with the awful 2020 spike in firearm deaths of U.S. youths, more than twice as many pre-teen children die from traffic violence as from gun violence.
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KOMANOFF: The Weight of Gasoline

By Charles Komanoff | Nov 2, 2022 | No Comments
The Democrats are getting creamed over the price of gasoline — and it’s not really fair (though it sort of is, too).
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Opinion: Blame GOP, Not Democrats, for Less-Than-Robust Climate Bill

By Charles Komanoff | Aug 2, 2022 | No Comments
Our regular contributor goes after people who suggest that Democrats bear all the blame for climate change.
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KOMANOFF: High Gas Prices Are Reducing Driving!

By Charles Komanoff | Jul 20, 2022 | No Comments
Pricing has power. Changes in the prices of goods and services affect demand for those items. And that's happening with gasoline right now, despite what Streetsblog says!

Opinion: Alternatives to California’s Pro-Car Giveaway

By Charles Komanoff | Mar 28, 2022 | No Comments
Of the myriad motorist giveaways now being rushed into place around the U.S., none sting like California’s. The specifics of the so-called relief plan are still being worked on. But the basic shape is expected to hew to the contours posted by Newsom’s office this past week and shown further below: $9 billion in payments to households of $400 per registered car (limit of two per family) and just $2 billion to make transit cheaper
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... But Our Expert Doesn't Believe It

By Charles Komanoff | Mar 11, 2022 | No Comments
Only a stiff congestion price can meaningfully cut traffic congestion. And only organizing can get us better transit and safe bicycling networks.
Lots of governments spend a lot of money pushing helmets — and wearing helmets is a good personal choice. But mandating them is terrible policy. Photo: NYC DOT

The Forgotten Other Good Reason for Repealing Seattle’s Bike-Helmet Law

By Peter Jacobsen and Charles Komanoff | Feb 25, 2022 | No Comments
Helmet laws discourage cycling, which undermines public health.
This is the kind of landscape that lithium mining for electric car batteries might destroy. Image courtesy Protect Thacker Pass.

Lithium Mining: The Hidden Environmental Cost of EVs

By Charles Komanoff | Feb 9, 2021 | No Comments
The Green New Deal is clearly better than our carbon-based catastrophic course. But it also depends on massive amounts of lithium — and extracting it will carry a big environmental cost of its own.
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KOMANOFF: Beware the EV Congestion Boomerang

By Charles Komanoff | Feb 8, 2021 | No Comments
So, policymakers, be careful what you wish for when EVs are concerned: If congestion increases because of an exemption for electric vehicles, a primary benefit of congestion pricing disappears.
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U.S. Must Reverse the Charges on Diesel Tampering

By Charles Komanoff | Dec 7, 2020 | No Comments
If New York State were as diligent as California at preventing emissions tampering by owners of diesel pickup trucks, the resulting health gains could exceed $120 million.
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How to Stop Emissions Tampering

By Charles Komanoff | Dec 1, 2020 | No Comments
Combustion vehicles invite law-breaking. Petro-masculinity is deep-seated in American culture. But California, at least, has vanquished emissions tampering. These are the takeaways from last week's report of super-spreader pickup trucks.

Downturn in U.S. Driving Led to Global CO2 Decline

By Charles Komanoff | Nov 18, 2020 | No Comments
U.S. cars and trucks, the source of 5 percent of world carbon emissions, have accounted for a whopping 20 percent of this year’s global dip in carbon pollution. Can we keep that going?
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