Fossil Fuels
Streetsblog California
Dear Trump: the Future Belongs to the Efficient
Trump abandoned climate protection goals claiming that cheap fossil fuel helps consumers and the economy. A mobility-focused analysis shows that he is wrong: resource efficiency is the key to health, economic success and happiness.
Todd Litman
March 3, 2026
… But Instead of Subsidizing the ‘Super-Drivers,’ We Should Soak Them: Opinion
Piling subsidies on subsidies, even if well-meaning, fails to rein in the full cost of driving.
January 30, 2024
Report: We Should Stop Subsidizing EVs For All and Focus on ‘Super-Drivers’
Ten percent of U.S. drivers use 35 percent of our fuel. Instead of focusing on getting them in EVs, though, subsidies miss "super-users" and reinforce car dependency.
January 30, 2024
California Needs Leadership on Electric Rail
California leaders cannot continue giving equal weight to a proven technology that will improve rail service (catenary electric trains) and a wasteful experimental technology (hydrogen trains) that could lead to worse service and reliability than the status quo.
July 6, 2023
Legislative Hearing on How to Stop Oil Profiteering Shows How Little Anyone Knows
The hearing had everything: government agency reps making the case for Newsom's proposal, experts on economics, government, and litigation, and a range of "stakeholders."
February 23, 2023
California’s Power to Regulate Tailpipe Emissions Will Be Restored
“We welcome the Biden Administration’s expected move to recognize our authority to continue setting the pace with bold policies, investments and partnerships to clean the air and accelerate the global zero-emission vehicle transition,” Newsom said.
February 16, 2022
A Quick Look at the Biden-Harris Clean Energy Plan, and its California Connections
Policy recommendations advise replicating some of California's best programs, but time is precious.
November 12, 2020
