Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Climate Change

Ed Glaeser’s Rail Fail

By Ryan Avent | | 32 Comments
The story so far: Ed Glaeser recently began an effort to assess the costs and benefits of constructing high-speed rail lines at the New York Times’ Economix blog. Last week, he posted his first substantive take on the issue, an attempt to estimate direct costs and benefits from a hypothetical line between Houston and Dallas. […]

A Progress Report on State-Level Oil Dependence

By Elana Schor | | 1 Comment
NRDC’s depiction of how hard states are hit by gas costs, ranked by percentage of income spent. America’s oil addiction is readily acknowledged, even by its biggest enablers. But what is the nation actually doing to kick the habit and embrace a safer, healthier, more realistic energy future?  An attempt to answer that question was […]

Electrified Transportation’s Big Week in Washington

By Elana Schor | | 1 Comment
While lawmakers were approving billions of dollars to entice auto buyers into moderate fuel-efficiency progress this week, the Obama administration was ramping up its push for electrified transportation. The Chevy Volt (Photo: TreeHugger) The president awarded $2.4 billion in grants to electric battery companies on Wednesday, with more than half of General Motors’ $241 million […]

Senators Propose $4 Billion for Transit-Oriented Development Grants

By Elana Schor | | 1 Comment
Making good on a vow first reported in Streetsblog Capitol Hill, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-CT) and three colleagues today offered a bill authorizing $4 billion in grants to help states and cities pursue transit-oriented development, bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, and other green transport projects. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-CT) (Photo: […]
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