Archive For The “Public Policy” Category
Back in January, Leon Kaye at Greengopost highlighted 10 cities making strides towards sustainability goals this year. Although we’re all used to hearing about initiatives in places like Amsterdam, Portland, or San Francisco, Kaye highlighted some interesting cases of lesser-heralded cities that are nonetheless trying to reinvent themselves with an eye to achieving a more [...]
The United States has experienced a new wave of environmental awareness since the turn of the century. Whether that’s due to Al Gore’s documentary, the increasingly obvious effects of global warming, or some other reason, it is clear that Americans want to see their country moving in a greener direction. One way this is being manifested [...]
The price of oil is one of the most watched indicators on the global market. The price that you pay at your local gas station touches on many aspects of your daily life. How will your weekend travel plans affect your wallet? Will the cost of your commute be worth the cost of filling up [...]
In honor of the upcoming presidential elections, we’re featuring a three-post series on the ridesharing policies of different administrations. Previously, we posted about the Roosevelt administration’s policies to promote ridesharing during World War II and the policies supported by both Richard Nixon and Jimmy Carter to reduce oil consumption in the 1970s. Today, we’re concluding the series with [...]
There’s a great new article on reason.com by Greg Beato called “The Case for Carpooling 2.0”about the potential economic and environmental benefits of carpooling. The article is well worth reading in its entirety, but Beato does an excellent job of highlighting a few salient points. The first is that “the hundreds of millions of cars [...]
