Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Oil

Letters to David Brooks: Yes to Infrastructure, No to Highways

By Ben Fried | Nov 3, 2008 | 1 Comment

On Friday, Times columnist David Brooks joined the chorus calling for more transportation investment, which came as something of a surprise given his conservative pedigree. But Brooks has always had a soft spot for the exurbs, and his proposed "National Mobility Project" was predictably premised on the idea that transportation projects should accommodate sprawl: Workplaces […]

Newt Gingrich: I Vant to Suck Your Oil

By Aaron Naparstek | Oct 31, 2008 | 12 Comments

Before the financial meltdown severely undercut John McCain’s presidential ambitions, his campaign was giddy over the apparent success of its energy policy message: Drill, baby, drill! It is, after all, a simple sounding solution that appeals to politicians in love with the quick fix, oil companies desperate for access to new sources, and auto-dependent Americans, […]

PBS Exposes the Joys of Transit

By Ben Fried | Oct 10, 2008 | 12 Comments

NOW host David Brancaccio does an interview on the LA Metro. Click through for the full video. The latest episode of NOW is surely the most effective takedown of car-dependent planning ever broadcast in news magazine format. Adhering to the familiar contours of pocketbook journalism, "Driven to Despair" starts with a sympathetic portrayal of the […]

Gasoline Shortages Fuel Panic and Rage in the South

By Brad Aaron | Oct 1, 2008 | 7 Comments

Here’s a disturbing story from the Associated Press on gas shortages in Asheville, North Carolina, where hot-tempered drivers are waiting in long lines to fill up, only to find in some cases that the pumps are tapped. Asks one flustered motorist: "What’s wrong with our government? Why are they letting this happen to us?" Maybe […]

Cartoon Tuesday: Who’s Gonna Keep You Supplied, Man?

By Ben Fried | Sep 30, 2008 | No Comments

From cartoonist Mark Fiore comes this animation of a hyperactive Ziploc baggy. Before clicking through to see why it’s so amped up, here’s some suggested reading from the New York Times: Sex, Drug Use and Graft Cited in Interior Department Frustration in the South as a Gasoline Shortage Drags On Enjoy the afternoon and Shana […]

Jim Kunstler on the Bail Out and What’s Next

By Aaron Naparstek | Sep 29, 2008 | 9 Comments

Jim Kunstler, author of The Long Emergency, has been predicting today’s financial catastrophe for a few years now so it’s no surprise that his blog is loading slowly this morning. The people want to know: What’s going to happen next? What the mainstream is truly missing here en masse is that another tsunami is building […]

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