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Proposed Vehicle Labels to Include ...
August 31, 2010 – The U.S. EPA and Department of Transportation today proposed two new fuel economy labels for passenger vehicles and light trucks, both of which change the way fuel efficiency information is communicated and includes... 
Want a car that gets good grades? Buy a hybrid
Want a car that gets good grades? B...
by Randy Rieland. The federal government doesn’t do simple — which make its latest idea for rating auto fuel efficiency a thing of rare beauty. Simple  Read More →
Remember that massive clean-energy bill Obama signed?
Remember that massive clean-energy ...
by Jonathan Hiskes. If you read everything that bloggers declared a “must read,” you’d have time for little else. I’ll just say that if you want a lucid tour of the Obama administration’s work to remake... 
Why our railways suck (in two graphs)
Why our railways suck (in two graph...
by Jonathan Hiskes. The New Jersey-New York-Philadelphia Amtrak mess that left commuters stranded this week just goes to show you that widespread passenger rails will never be a viable competitor to America’s highway system.... 
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New Ways to Mass Travel...
Not everyone can drive to work in their own vehicle. Planners must find ways to blend individual vehicles with hte needs of mass transportation. Building train stations or subways is highly capital intensive and involves years of construction... 
Mother Earth not invited to housing summit
Mother Earth not invited to housing...
by Jonathan Hiskes. No surprise here, but Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner & co. gave no mention to sustainability at Tuesday’s summit on housing and what to do about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. No talk of location-efficient... 
How Obama could make housing policy greener
How Obama could make housing policy...
by Jonathan Hiskes. On Tuesday, the Obama administration is holding a large summit on how to reshape federal housing policy and eventually offload mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which the government bailed out in 2008.... 
Walk Score team unveils Transit Score and two more apps
Walk Score team unveils Transit Sco...
by Jonathan Hiskes. First there was Walk Score , the web tool that calculates how walkable a neighborhood is and ranks it on a 100-point scale. Today the same developers release Transit Score , an app that ranks how well-served a... 
Walk Score team unveils Transit Score and two more apps
Walk Score team unveils Transit Sco...
by Jonathan Hiskes. First there was Walk Score , the web tool that calculates how walkable a neighborhood is and ranks it on a 100-point scale. Today the same developers release Transit Score , an app that ranks how well-served a... 
Barack Obama, cleantech venture capitalist?
Barack Obama, cleantech venture cap...
by Jonathan Hiskes. Mike Dorning of Bloomberg Businessweek has a clever way of looking at the nation’s most powerful cleantech investor: Racks of lime-green batteries awaited inspection on the factory floor when the well-connected... 
How much do you spend on transport? New web app aims to show you
How much do you spend on transport?...
by Jonathan Hiskes. Two questions: How much do you spend each month on rent or a mortgage payment? And how much do you spend each month on transportation? Chances are you can answer the first question instantly.  Read More →
How to make Smart Growth affordable
How to make Smart Growth affordable...
by Jonathan Hiskes. Let’s say you want to live in one of those fancy Smart Growth developments that green urbanists are always going on about. Let’s say you want to live in any neighborhood with transit service and a grid... 
Colorado gov. candidate: Biking and transit are part of U.N. plot
Colorado gov. candidate: Biking and...
by Jonathan Hiskes. Recently I spoke with Denver mayor and Colorado governor candidate John Hickenlooper , who’s worked to expand the city’s transit system and launch a bike-sharing program that lets members get around... 
10 Ways Geolocation is Changing the World
10 Ways Geolocation is Changing the...
There are an increasing number of digital tools that can help us find local foods, get the most out of public transportation, meet up with other green folk and much more, from Foursquare to 4Mobile, Oil Reporter and beyond. Read... 
10 Ways Geolocation is Changing the World
10 Ways Geolocation is Changing the...
There are an increasing number of digital tools that can help us find local foods, get the most out of public transportation, meet up with other green folk and much more, from Foursquare to 4Mobile, Oil Reporter and beyond. Read... 
Even suburban Chicagoans want to invest in transit
Even suburban Chicagoans want to in...
by Jonathan Hiskes. The Chicago Tribune /WGN released a doozy of a poll Saturday finding a surprisingly large appetite for cutting highway expansion and redirecting the money to transit. City residents overwhelmingly prefer bus and... 
Solar drones, homemade wifi, and other amazing tales of green
Solar drones, homemade wifi, and ot...
by Randy Rieland. The climate bill is dead — moment of silence — but plenty of other stories came to life this week. From an oil spill strategy that backfired to solar-driven drones and wifi, here are 10 green stories... 
State and EPA climate action become key as Senate gives up
State and EPA climate action become...
by Jonathan Hiskes. The Senate on Thursday officially gave up on trying to pass a climate bill in the foreseeable future — so what’s plan B? Leadership from states and federal agencies. A mishmash of state plans and existing... 
State and EPA climate action become key as Senate gives up
State and EPA climate action become...
by Jonathan Hiskes. The Senate on Thursday officially gave up on trying to pass a climate bill in the foreseeable future — so what’s plan B? Leadership from states and federal agencies. A mishmash of state plans and existing... 
Money magazine’s ‘Best Place to Live’ isn’t much of a place
Money magazine’s ‘Best Place to...
by Jonathan Hiskes. Money magazine just came out with its click-friendly ” Best Places to Live ” package, with lots of lists of the U.S. towns with the best jobs, schools, home values, crimes rates, “charm,”... 

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