TR News May–June 2010: Climate Change: Curbing Transportation's Contribution (2010) / Chapter Skim
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TR N EW S 26 8 M AY –J UN E 20 10 10 Frankel is Director of Transportation Policy, Bipartisan Policy Center, Washington, D.C., and Chair of the TRB Committee for a Study of Potential Energy Savings and Greenhouse Gas Reductions from Transportation. Menzies is Senior Program Officer, TRB Studies and Special Programs.
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TR N EW S 268 M AY–JUN E 2010 11 els, research into new energy sources, and tax incentives for developing and purchasing vehicles powered by electricity. Some of these policies may have other motives -- for example, to reduce the U.S.
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TR N EW S 26 8 M AY –J UN E 20 10 12 The 111th Congress now in session has devoted much timeand effort to addressing climate change. In June 2009, the House of Representatives passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (HR 2454)
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TR N EW S 268 M AY–JUN E 2010 13 sures targeting this sector, in part to make it more responsive to pricing. But the United States may not institute carbon pricing or any other economywide mitigation measures anytime soon.
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TR N EW S 26 8 M AY –J UN E 20 10 14 logical damages to water resources. The recent incident in the Gulf amplifies these concerns and will play a prominent role in future energy and environmental policymaking.
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