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Tuesday’s Headlines: A Mix of Strategies Edition
We start with a hat-tip to the Wall Street Journal, then move onto other news on a slow day.
March 23, 2021
Lithium Mining and the Hidden Environmental Costs of EVs
The Green New Deal is clearly better than our carbon-based catastrophic course. But it also depends on massive amounts of lithium — and extracting it will carry a big environmental cost of its own.
February 9, 2021
KOMANOFF: Beware the EV Congestion Boomerang
So, policymakers, be careful what you wish for when EVs are concerned: If congestion increases because of an exemption for electric vehicles, a primary benefit of congestion pricing disappears.
February 8, 2021
Four Reasons to Hold Your Applause For Automakers’ Big EV Promises
February 3, 2021
Concerns Raised about Equity of Northeast Pollution Pact
Will the Climate Transportation Initiative sufficiently benefit the low-income communities and people of color who have been disproportionately affected by pollution? Environmentalists are concerned it doesn't go far enough.
October 19, 2020
Study: We Can’t Fix Transportation-Related Climate Emissions With EVs Alone
And a major shift to public transit and active modes is the only realistic answer.
October 2, 2020
