OP-ED | A Ban On New Gasoline Vehicles Would Be Bad For The State

Climate Care (SUVs and trucks, climate change). Editorial cartoon by Guy Parsons. UN Urges US To Stop Eating Meat.

Editorial cartoon by Dick Wright. On the eve of a vote by the evenly-divided Regulation Review Committee, Gov. Ned Lamont withdrew proposed regulations that would have phased out new gas-powered… After calling for rejection of certain language to a proposed regulation that would eventually outlaw sale of new gas-powered cars in Connecticut, nonpartisan legal officials… As regulations to phase out the sale of new gas-powered vehicles in Connecticut face an uncertain vote in a key legislative committee next week, environmental… House and Senate Republicans urged the legislature’s Regulation Review Committee Wednesday to refrain from approving a planned phase-out of new gas-powered car sales so that… Representatives for fuel sellers and Connecticut’s trucking industry accelerated their opposition Monday to a regulatory proposal to discontinue the sale of new exclusively gas-powered vehicles… State Rep.

Christine Palm wants to clarify what’s myth and what’s reality with respect to electric vehicles. In legislative districts across Connecticut, Republican lawmakers are hosting informational forums on proposed regulations that would phase out the sale of new gas powered vehicles… The legislature’s evenly divided Regulations Review Committee will meet on Nov. 28 to vote on a contentious proposal that would phase out the sale of… Transportation policy analyst Anthony Cherolis says many US cities and states are kicking off e-bike incentive programs to clear the air of pollutants and reduce… Opinion writer Barth Keck says inaction and opposition on climate change has sent a dangerous signal to young people, many of whom are struggling with… Back to School (Climate change, heat days and snow days) & Capitol Upgrade for Aging Senators (Senate: Assisted Legislating Facility).

Editorial cartoons by Christopher Weyant… Labor Day travel woes for 2023 are considerable. And Florida Race Shooting – a mass shooting in Florida that was racially motivated. Editorial cartoons by… Opinion writer Joe Guzzardi scoffs at the $700-per-household payment offer from FEMA for families impacted by the fire in Maui and highlights the public outcry… Gas stove & Back to School.

Editorial cartoons by Pat Byrnes and Bruce Plante. Hawaii Fires & Justice Clarence Thomas and Luxury Gifts. Editorial cartoons by Dave Granlund and Dave Whamond Forever Chemicals and Florida Fried Egg.

Editorial cartoons by John Darkow and Bill Day. Will Gavin Newsom Take On Biden? And Que Sera Sera on climate change (What will be will be). Editorial cartoons by Gary McCoy and Randall… Insurance executives urged Gov.

Ned Lamont Friday to take action on climate change, such as implementing mitigation measures to reduce the risk of extreme weather. Congress has been coming under criticism for the age of its members, many of whom are elderly. President Biden’s age is a constant topic, and… The Benefits of Slavery is sarcastic in reference to the state of Florida’s new history curriculum.

And Deadly Heat is on everyone’s mind. Editorial cartoons… Elon Musk rebrands Twitter to X, and the heat wave continues with dangerous temperatures across most of the nation. Editorial cartoons by Dave Whamond and… “But it’s a dry smoke” plays on the current weather around the nation and world, which is enduring a prolonged heat wave with poor air… Connecticut is about to adopt a new environmental justice mapping tool designed to infuse equity into policy-making and empower residents of overburdened communities in their… Holly Wouldn’t and Summer 2023, in reference to the ongoing writers and actors strike in Hollywood, and the record-breaking heat across most of the country.

… Opinion writer Kerri Ana Provost says the data is convincing on e-bikes. In the first 10 days of the state’s electric bicycle rebate program, 5,000… Legacy Admissions & Hot Summer Ahead. Editorial cartoons by Adam Zyglis and Patrick Chappatte.

July 4, 2023, was the hottest day ever recorded on Earth. Editorial cartoons by John Darkow and R. J.

Matson. Last week, Connecticut joined Maine and Colorado in a growing group of states moving to block utilities from using ratepayer dollars to delay climate action. Opinion writer Jamil Ragland says last week’s blanket of heavy smoke from the wildfires in Canada brought home an unpleasant reality: Scientists continually warn us that… NBC reports that the merger of the LIV and PGA golf tours is the latest power play by Saudi Arabia.

And Axios reports that the… As Connecticut struggles to rein in greenhouse gas emissions, the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is seeking greater authority to speed progress on… A quick search on the internet for “climate change images” readily yields the familiar photograph of a lone polar bear on a shrinking block of… Opinion writer Susan Bigelow says Happy Earth Day, 2023! And while there’s no shortage of bad climate change news out there, and plenty of reasons… Opinion writer Kerri Ana Provost says the first anniversary of Gov. Ned Lamont’s signing of the Connecticut Clean Air Act is approaching, and our state’s… Editorial cartoons by Kevin Siers, John Darkow, and Dave Whamond. The Verge’s Justine Calma offers a guide to Earth Day 2023, the AP’s David A.

… Editorial cartoon by John Darkow. Al Jazeera reports that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned delegates the planet is “nearing the point of no return” and… The US has maintained a presence in the Arctic region for over 150 years, but things are changing there. Brian Scott-Smith talks about the new… Editorial cartoon by Christopher Weyant.

On climate change. Opinion writer Jonathan L. Wharton laments the lack of snowfall here in Connecticut thus far this winter and says it’s concerning.

Is this the way… The election is over, and the work is about to begin. Gov. Ned Lamont will be inaugurated for his second term on Wednesday, and the… The climate change crisis is such that we do not have time to delay electrification and implement lower-emission transportation solutions.

Big EVs with big batteries… Green Mountain Power’s new “resiliency zone” initiative is using outage and other data to pinpoint places in need of local grid upgrades. Its first projects… Maine is making the fastest strides among New England states in preparing for climate change, according to a new analysis. The report is the work… Several years ago I attended an affordable housing conference in Cromwell, Connecticut – a town with scant affordable housing – at a sprawl-burg hotel intended… There has been a lot in the news lately about the “Dirty Deal” struck in Congress by legislators working to get the Inflation Reduction Act… The western United States is, famously, in the grips of its worst megadrought in a millennium.

The Colorado River, which supplies water to more than… I was driving through farmland this weekend, just a few miles up the Connecticut River in western Massachusetts, when I saw a thick haze covering… The US Senate narrowly passed a bill Sunday that will cut costs for consumers, create a new tax on wealthy corporations, lower drug prices for….