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Fuel Tax Increase Necessary to Cut Transportation Emissions
March 10, 2010 – 12:14 pm | 5 Comments

Fuel Tax Increase Necessary to Cut Transportation Emissions

Raising the price of gas to $7 per gallon may be necessary to meet the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2020 targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 14 percent, says a new report from Harvard’s …

Paper or Plastic? How to Sell Sustainability
June 17, 2009 – 11:36 am | One Comment

Paper or Plastic? How to Sell Sustainability

Can D.C. use a bag tax to fund public transportation? Photo by nicasaurusrex.
Yesterday, the D.C. Council finalized the five cent tax on paper and plastic bags at grocery, drug, convenience and liquor stores. This is …