Issue Areas

Environmental Issues: Transportation

Domestic Oil Drilling Still Not a Solution to Rising Gas Prices Overview: More domestic oil drilling will have no effect on the current spike in gasoline prices. It’s time to move beyond our dependence on oil and seek alternatives such as clean energy and fuel efficiency.
Electric Cars, Hybrids and Other Clean, Fuel-Efficient Vehicles Getting tomorrow’s cars on the roads today will create jobs, cut fuel bills and air pollution, and reduce our dependence on oil. Overview: Focusing on fuel-efficiency and plug-in vehicles will help spur the innovation we need to make cleaner cars and trucks a critical part of a new, clean energy economy.

High Gas Prices: Supply, Demand and the Oil Industry’s Monopoly on Transportation Efficiency and Better Cars Will Fuel America Faster than Drilling Overview: With such a meager share of global oil, no amount of domestic drilling will make a dent in our dependence on foreign imports, despite what Big Oil would have us believe. The only way to take back control over our energy future is to move toward more efficient cars and trucks, cleaner fuels, and more transportation options for Americans.

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Botching the Budget, Ignoring the Infrastructure Debt: posted by Deron Lovaas, 6/28/13
The proof is in: smart growth reduces risk of mortgage default: posted by Kaid Benfield, 6/27/13
Choosing Our Future: The Fierce Urgency of Metro Planning: posted by Deron Lovaas, 6/26/13

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