Transport and cities – Jan 11
Cities most innovative in global warming fight
World at urban crossroads, warns report
Worldwatch’s Sheehan calls for federal action on efficiency and transportation
Worldwatch: our urban future
Transportation
Climate – Jan 10
U.S. agency [finally] affirms human influence on climate
2006 is hottest year on record in U.S.
Professor Sir David King on climate change
Do carbon offsets live up to their promise?
California’s bold move on global warming
The peak oil crisis: a memorandum for the board
Oil depletion will not take place in a local vacuum. All levels of government and all international organizations will be involved. However the buck stops with the local governments which actually provide most of the services that will be needed to sustain society.
The rise of “the Axis of Oil”— big trouble for the U.S.
This morning the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources launched its New Year with an unusual hearing into “The Geopolitics of Oil.” There was an almost palpable sense of graveness and alarm that lent a chill to the room.
Cars – Jan 9
SUV growth grinds to a halt
Detroit auto show: where’s the green?
GM’s Volt recharges interest in electric cars
This guy gets 59mpg in a plain old Accord-beat that, punk.
Transport – Jan 9
Carry on flying, says Blair – science will save the planet
Monbiot: open letter to the prime minister
Cities rediscover allure of streetcars
Biofuels – Jan 8
Minnesota poised to go green
NYT: Rise in ethanol raises concerns about corn as a food
Soybeans may grow scarce
Transport – Jan 7
Car boom puts Europe on road to a smoggy future
Rise of low-cost flights comes at high price
Labour targets airlines over carbon emissions
Poor face bigger disservice than higher taxes on autos
To paraphrase my late father: Use your brains. The nation that is ignoring the poor now, when there is fuel to be had, will be even less inclined to pay attention to them if there is too little fuel available for everybody’s transportation and life-support needs.
Solutions & sustainability – Jan 3
Perils and rewards of carless parenting
He’s still following the sun
Surprising secret to a long life: stay in school
Black earth
Transport – Dec 31
Woolsey: Gentlemen, start your plug-ins
NYT: travel habits must change to make a big difference in energy consumption
Forbes: Energy will color auto world in 2007
Train travel takes off in Ann Arbor
Cars and carless – Dec 29
Razing farms for car factory creates battleground in India
Revived debate on German speed limit
The latest captive market: commuters
Carless in Seattle
Carless in Contra Costa
Carless in Chicago
