Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Environment

Report: We Need to Ditch Cars 40% Of The Time

By Kea Wilson | Nov 12, 2021 | No Comments

City residents must massively increase the percentage of journeys they take on public transportation and using active modes within 10 years if the world is going to meet its climate targets, a new report argues — but federal governments aren't stepping up to make it happen.

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson with Sir David Attenborough talk to school children at the Science Museum for Launch of the UK hosting of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26).

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COP26 ‘Transport Day’ Ignores Everything But EVs

By Kea Wilson | Nov 10, 2021 | No Comments

The agenda for "transport day" at COP26 Glasgow is dominated almost entirely by electric cars. So, in other words, the planet is screwed.

Toxic Car Ads: Chevy Colorado vs. Audi A3

By Kea Wilson | Oct 13, 2021 | No Comments

There's nothing funny about all the ways that excessive driving harms our society...but car companies still try to get a few jokes in here and there.

OPINION: On Climate, Look to E-bikes

By John Stout | Sep 30, 2021 | No Comments

Concerns about climate change have never been higher, and every year is becoming worse. Following a summer filled with devastating hurricanes in the South, deadly flooding in the Northeast and raging wildfires in the West, it’s clearer than ever that we need to do everything in our power to mitigate our country’s impact on the […]

Talking Headways Podcast: What We Can Do To Depave Cities

By Jeff Wood | Sep 30, 2021 | No Comments

This week on the podcast, we're joined by Mary Pat McGuire, associate professor of landscape architecture at the University of Illinois. McGuire talks with us about what happens to water after it hits the pavement, the damaging environmental effects of covering cities in pavement, and steps we can take to reduce runoff in green cities.

America’s Most Toxic Car Ads: Greenwashing Edition

By Streetsblog | Sep 20, 2021 | No Comments

We can't talk about toxic car ads without talking about all the ways that cars literally toxify our communities — and yes, that includes some of the relatively "greener" models, too.

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