Climate Change
Basics
Report: City Needs to Do Lots of Legwork to be Hospitable to Electric Buses
December 4, 2020
Phoenix Leaders Are Climate Hypocrites — And They’re Not Alone
Phoenix says it’s going to reduce greenhouse gases 90 percent by 2050, but the city’s transportation greenhouse gases have risen 1,000 pounds per person since 2014, and it’s planning to spend hundreds of millions widening freeways.
December 4, 2020
As Biden Campaigned on Green Cars, U.S. Truck Sales Soared
A wave of U.S. car buyers nearly tied the all-time record for truck and SUV purchases, just weeks before the American people at large elected a President who wants to get rid of gas-guzzlers altogether by 2050.
November 10, 2020
Op-Ed: To End Climate Change, We Should Question EVs – and Private Vehicle Ownership Itself
It almost seems like owning an electric vehicle is a silver bullet in the fight against climate change, but it isn’t. What we should also be focused on is whether anyone should use a private vehicle at all.
October 28, 2020
Concerns Raised about Equity of Northeast Pollution Pact
Will the Climate Transportation Initiative sufficiently benefit the low-income communities and people of color who have been disproportionately affected by pollution? Environmentalists are concerned it doesn't go far enough.
October 19, 2020
Why Does San Francisco Want to Save a Gas Station?
October 6, 2020
Study: We Can’t Fix Transportation-Related Climate Emissions With EVs Alone
A major shift to public transit and active modes is the only realistic answer
October 2, 2020
KOMANOFF: Restaurant Patio Heaters Will Be a Net Gain for the Climate
September 25, 2020
Cali 2035 Gas Car Ban Barely Mentions Non-Drivers
September 24, 2020
Talking Headways Podcast: Ian McHarg and ‘Design with Nature Now’
Talking to Billy Fleming about the legacy of a wall-breaking landscape designer — and the Green New Deal.
August 20, 2020
