Charles Komanoff
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Lithium Mining and the Hidden Environmental Costs of EVs
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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.
KOMANOFF: Beware the EV Congestion Boomerang
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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.
KOMANOFF: Hey, Drivers, Here’s How to Stop Worrying and Love Bike Lanes on Bridges
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Drivers are already complaining, but expert Charles Komanoff shows in this clarion call op-ed that congestion pricing will reduce traffic so much that SIX lanes could be taken away from drivers and they wouldn't even feel it.
KOMANOFF: Trip Logs Can Reveal Candidates’ Intent on Livable Streets
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Mayoral candidates are vowing to use transit as mayor. But don’t believe the hype. Follow the trip logs.
KOMANOFF: New York, U.S. Must Reverse the Charges on Diesel Tampering
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If New York State were as diligent as California at preventing emissions tampering by owners of diesel pickup trucks, the resulting health gains could exceed $120 million.
KOMANOFF: Takeaways from America’s Diesel Pickup Pollution Disaster
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Combustion vehicles invite law-breaking. Petro-masculinity is deep-seated in American culture. But California, at least, has vanquished emissions tampering. These are the takeaways from last week's report of super-spreader pickup trucks.
KOMANOFF: Blame the NIMBYs And Exxon
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We can't deem fossil fuel villains solely responsible for the climate crisis if unelected NIMBY’s are able to delay, water down or block seemingly every path to cut carbon emissions.
KOMANOFF: Restaurant Patio Heaters Will Be a Net Gain for the Climate
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We asked our columnist — the nation's leading expert on carbon emissions — whether winter heat lamps will destroy or save our city. He came down on the latter.
KOMANOFF: New York Times Starts Embracing ‘Future without Cars’
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Times opinion writer Farhad Manjoo did more than just illustrate a vision for a car-free city that many of us have been championing, he did so in a way that clearly put the topic on the map for readers of the Gray Lady.
KOMANOFF: City Must Embrace Inspired RPA Plan for Bike Network
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The Regional Plan Association’s new Five-Borough Bikeway report may be the most inspired New York City bike-related document to appear since Trans Alt’s 1993 Bicycle Blueprint.
KOMANOFF: ‘Gridlock Sam’ Ups The Ante
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You gotta hand it to “Gridlock” Sam Schwartz. Here's why.
KOMANOFF: It’s Earth Day — Let’s Celebrate NYC’s Cleaner Air
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The distance we've come since the photo above is impressive, and we can credit Earth Day activism and government regulation.