Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Energy

Pseudo-Environmental Hummers

By Aaron Donovan | Jul 24, 2006 | 9 Comments

A lone Hummer driver with a conscience? At first glance, it seems so. But this is actually becoming something of a trend: Everyone who is pitching an alternative fuel these days is using a Hummer to make his or her point. And the reason is obvious. Everyone knows that Hummers are the most gas guzzing private vehicles on […]

Sierra Club Energy Forum

By Aaron Naparstek | Jul 7, 2006 | No Comments

Thursday, July 20, 7 to 9 pm Sierra Club Energy ForumWhere: Mary Star of the Sea Senior Center 41 First Street between Hoyt and BondRSVP at 212-791-3600 x 32The event is free and open to the public

Charles Komanoff’s “Fuel Tax Magic”

By Aaron Naparstek | Jun 28, 2006 | No Comments

New York City economist and activist Charles Komanoff has been focused lately on developing and promoting the idea of a "carbon tax." Carbon taxes are still still very much considered fringe economic theory and politically unviable, though, as you read Komanoff’s latest essay in Grist, you have to wonder how long that will last. The […]