Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Climate Change

Count SUVs for the Brian Lehrer Show Today

By Aaron Naparstek | Jul 26, 2007 | 2 Comments

WNYC’s Brian Lehrer wants to know how many SUV’s there are on your block. You’ve got until next Thursday to do it. It’s an experiment in “crowdsourcing.” Submit your results here. We want you to go outside and count the number of SUVs on your block, as well as the number of regular cars, at […]

Americans Vote for Fuel Efficiency. Why Do They Buy Guzzlers?

By Jason Varone | Jul 25, 2007 | 18 Comments

With new fuel economy standards under consideration in Congress, James Surowiecki ponders why Americans continue to buy gas guzzlers when polls show that the majority would like to see the government mandate big increases in fuel efficiency. What does all of this have to do with professional hockey players wearing helmets? This was in last […]

NYC’s Greenest Building Cracks Down on Bikes (Updated)

By Aaron Naparstek | Jul 18, 2007 | 32 Comments

The Solaire building in Battery Park City bills itself as "America’s first environmentally advanced residential tower." Here is a letter that building management just sent to all tenants: It has been brought to the attention of Building Management with increasing frequency that some tenants are using Public Corridors as storage for bicycles. As well as […]

7/7/07: The Live Earth Global Warming Survival Handbook

By Aaron Naparstek | Jul 7, 2007 | 8 Comments

The Live Earth Global Warming Survival Handbook is the official companion volume to today’s Live Earth concerts, 24 hours of nonstop concerts broadcast from around the world on 7/7/07. It’s a fun little book, meant to connect with a younger audience via tongue-in-cheek suggestions, practical advice, factual information, and imaginative, bluesky solutions for climate change. […]

Mayor Speaks at Times Square Pricing Rally

By Sarah Goodyear | Jul 6, 2007 | 4 Comments

Supporters of congestion pricing rallied yesterday in Times Square, urging state lawmakers to act by July 16 on Mayor Bloomberg’s initiative or risk losing $500 million in federal funds. "The time is now," said the mayor, according to the New York Post. "We cannot walk away from this opportunity." Shouting out to tourists in a […]

The Suburbanist Paradox

By Jason Varone | Jul 6, 2007 | 13 Comments

The Atlantic Monthly’s Matthew Yglesias argues that high-density living is a key strategy to fight climate change. Yglesias takes issue with fellow Atlantic Online blogger Ross Douthat and author Joel Kotkin, who defend suburban sprawl — what James Kunstler has famously called "the most destructive development pattern the world has ever seen, and perhaps the […]

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