Climate Change
Congress To Ban Chinese E-Buses and Rail Cars
A federal "Buy American" provision just screwed U.S. transit agencies. Thanks, Congress.
December 12, 2019
Think Tank Offers Road Map to Break the Car Culture
Congress should stop splurging on new highways and instead expand transit to help Americans break their century-long addiction to a device that is killing us, the car, a D.C. institute says.
December 9, 2019
U.S. Representatives: Here’s Why We Formed the Future of Transportation Caucus
As roads crumble, our public transit systems fail and carbon emissions rise, members of the new Future of Transportation Caucus lay out their vision.
November 14, 2019
Mobility Advocates Clash With Labor Over Transportation Money
November 6, 2019
Denver’s Air Thick With Fossil Fuel Pollution as 11,000 Scientists Declare Climate Emergency
Thirty scientists from Colorado signed onto a paper declaring the world in a state of climate emergency — a bit of news that hit just as a thick brown cloud of fossil-fuel residue hung over the Denver Metro.
November 5, 2019
Schumer Pushes Electric Cars — Here’s Why He’s Wrong
Message to the senior senator from New York: Electric cars are still cars — and they still suck.
October 25, 2019
Greta Thunberg in Denver: “The Older Generations Are Failing Us.”
"We all need to do the seemingly impossible,” said 16-year-old activist Greta Thunberg at a climate strike in Denver today.
October 11, 2019
1 Day Before Greta Thunberg Arrives, Report Shows 102% Increase in Metro Denver Auto Emissions
Greenhouse gas emissions from autos increased 102 percent in the Denver Metro over 1990 levels. The news comes one day before 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg will lead a Fridays for Future Strike in Denver.
October 10, 2019
Everyone Must Watch This Video: Greta Thunberg Addresses UN
Today Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old climate activist castigated world leaders for offering incremental commitments to address a crisis that could have catastrophic consequences for her generation. We ask our readers to watch the video.
September 23, 2019
Photos: Students Lead Denver’s Global Climate Strike
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September 20, 2019
