Here’s what’s wrong with Oregon DOT’s Rose Quarter pollution claims 10 reasons not to believe phony DOT claims that widening highways reduces pollution We know that transportation is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the US, and that our car dependent transportation syst... → By Joe Cortright 12.10.2021 Discussion |
Freeway-widening grifters: Woke-washing, fraud and incompetence The Oregon Department of Transportation's glossy mailer to sell its $1.25 billion I-5 Rose Quarter Freeway widening project is a cynical, error-ridden marketing ploy. ODOT doesn't show or tell about its wider freeway an... → By Joe Cortright 20.9.2021 Discussion |
Talkin’ ’bout my gentrification Jerusalem Demsas of Vox has a thoughtful synthesis of what we know about gentrification. If we're concerned about poverty and inequality, gentrification is far from the biggest problem we face. Gentrification is ... → By Joe Cortright 9.9.2021 Discussion |
Climate efforts must be cost effective Portland's $60 million a year clean energy fund needs climate accountability Any grant writer can spin a yarn that creates the illusion that a given project will have some sort of climate benefits, but if you're actuall... → By Joe Cortright 2.9.2021 Discussion |
A net zero blind spot Stanford claims its campus will be 100 percent solar powered . . . provided you ignore cars. A flashy news release caught our eye this week. Stanford University is reporting that its campus will be 100 percent powered... → By Joe Cortright 25.8.2021 Discussion |
Here’s what’s wrong with Oregon DOT’s Rose Quarter pollution claims
10 reasons not to believe phony DOT claims that widening highways reduces pollution We know that transportation is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the US, and that our car dependent transportation syst... →
Discussion
|Freeway-widening grifters: Woke-washing, fraud and incompetence
The Oregon Department of Transportation's glossy mailer to sell its $1.25 billion I-5 Rose Quarter Freeway widening project is a cynical, error-ridden marketing ploy. ODOT doesn't show or tell about its wider freeway an... →
Discussion
|Talkin’ ’bout my gentrification
Jerusalem Demsas of Vox has a thoughtful synthesis of what we know about gentrification. If we're concerned about poverty and inequality, gentrification is far from the biggest problem we face. Gentrification is ... →
Discussion
|Climate efforts must be cost effective
Portland's $60 million a year clean energy fund needs climate accountability Any grant writer can spin a yarn that creates the illusion that a given project will have some sort of climate benefits, but if you're actuall... →
Discussion
|A net zero blind spot
Stanford claims its campus will be 100 percent solar powered . . . provided you ignore cars. A flashy news release caught our eye this week. Stanford University is reporting that its campus will be 100 percent powered... →
Discussion
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