closing the record on high-speed rail
Some of you may be wondering why I went to the California High-Speed Rail Authority board’s final hearing on its environmental impact documents and didn’t write a story. There will be a story, but only...
View ArticleRage on the road: How do we avoid the ghost bikes?
I felt a shiver when I saw Doug Oakley’s front page story and photo today about “ghost bike” memorials to cyclists killed in collisions with cars or trucks. A recreational cyclist and occasional bike...
View ArticleJet Fuel Made From … Jatropha?
As we hover on the cusp of the New Year, here’s a story that might inspire us to consider alternative fuels: Air New Zealand today tested a passenger jet powered partially with oil from a plum-sized...
View ArticleBART hopes to ride stimulus bill to the Oakland Airport
BART’s plan for a rail link to the Oakland International Airport may get back on track with money from the federal job stimulus bill. Back in November last year, I reported that the plan for a...
View ArticleOdometer debate: saving earth or saving privacy?
Most of us want to protect our personal privacy and protect the earth from global warming. Can we do both? An East Bay legislator said she is trying to avoid conflicts between the two goals in her bill...
View ArticleCan a dinosaur evolve before it’s too late?
You wouldn’t nominate the boss of a major American auto manufacturer as the likeliest person to suggest the nation consider a huge increase in the federal gas tax. But General Motors CEO Rich Wagoner...
View ArticleWill the toll on bridge drivers be too big a toll?
People who take car pools across seven Bay Area bridges may be in for an unpleasant change next year: the end of free rides for car pools during rush-hour periods. And on the Bay Bridge, regular...
View ArticleConcord hosts regional workshop on cutting greenhouse gases
A regional planning effort to rein in greenhouse gases produced in the Bay Area makes a stop in Concord from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday with a public workshop at the Concord Senior Center, 2727 Parkside...
View ArticleCan smart driving campaign reduce greenhouse gases?
We’re from the government and we’re here to help you drive smarter and cleaner to reduce greenhouse gases. Can it work ? Can the Bay Area pioneer new gains in the climate change arena with a $4.5...
View ArticleShould employers have to offer help for workers’ commute costs for transit,...
A bill sent to the governor aims to reduce greenhouse gases and auto congestion by giving regional governments the authority to require employers to offer subsidies to workers who commute by bus, rail,...
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