Posted by Justin Horner in Curbing Pollution , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
Last April, I wrote about SB 728, a bill from Long Beach State Senator Alan Lowenthal to expand compliance with California’s Parking Cash-Out program. I’m happy to report that the bill, co-sponsored by NRDC and Environmental Defense Fund, was signed...continued→
Posted by Justin Horner in Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
Last week, we here at NRDC released our fourth annual rankings of “smarter cities” across the US. What are smarter cities? Well, I’ll let the website speak for itself: When thinking about the urban environment, more often than not problems...continued→
Posted by Justin Horner in Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
The more you learn about public transit, the happier about it you get. As I’ve written earlier, transit is essential to create more livable communities and to cut down on global warming pollution. Now, apparently, it’s also good for your...continued→
Posted by Justin Horner in Moving Beyond Oil
If you hear about Oakland at all, the news isn’t always good. Like many cities throughout America, we’re struggling with a depressed economy, crime, and poor schools. We have a football team that doesn’t always reflect the best in us,...continued→
Posted by Justin Horner in Moving Beyond Oil
The Summer of Love, the Winter of Love, the Grateful Dead, Barry Bonds, the Golden Gate Bridge, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, The Gap, sourdough bread—all of these remarkable things have roots in San Francisco, a city known to embrace challenges...continued→
