A version of this article first appeared in Streetsblog.
As President Biden pushes to install a network of electric vehicle chargers across America, some advocates are wondering where they will all go and if the effort will deal a blow to the movement to reform urban parking policy.
Some sustainability advocates applauded Biden last month when his long-awaited infrastructure plan, the American Jobs Act, included a program that would fund the construction of 500,000 new EV chargers. But besides a commitment to building a nationwide network of fast chargers on highways, Biden hasn’t yet clarified how, exactly, that money would be divided among incentive programs to put chargers in the homes of private drivers, the parking lots of private businesses and apartment buildings, and even city-subsidized spots on public streets and what the consequences of those choices will be for cities.
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One after another, nearly every speaker at the California Democratic Party convention a lineup that included the vice president of the United States as well as a grocery clerk showered effusive praise on Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday as he fights an effort to oust him from office.
“Gavin and I go back to being elected at the same time in San Francisco, many, many years ago, and I’ll tell you, I’ve seen firsthand what a leader he is and how he really does put his heart into his work on behalf of the people of California,” said Vice President Kamala Harris. “And President Joe Biden and I support him 100%.”
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As Faber University s slogan argues in the classic spoof Animal House : Knowledge is good. Would you therefore favor spending taxpayer money to study better ways to sweep dirt under the nearest carpet?
Such research would produce knowledge. But why study how to do what shouldn t be done in the first place?
President Joe Biden s proposed infrastructure program includes money to study new ways to do carbon sequestration. The goal would be to capture carbon dioxide produced by burning coal, oil or natural gas and stash it somewhere rather than letting it escape into the atmosphere. This would allow continued use of these fuels without increasing the danger of a runaway climate.