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Josie Garthwaite

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Sharing the Road With Driverless Cars (Climate Confidential)

May 12, 2014 by Josie Garthwaite

As autonomous vehicles become a real choice for our neighborhoods, transit hubs, entertainment districts, and downtown cores, there is an opportunity for them to bring environmental benefits. But realizing those benefits will require us to take a hard look at how personal cars—even the driverless kind—fit into urban life.

Categories: Climate Confidential, Environment, Mobility & Transport, Policy, Technology • Tags: autonomous vehicles, CARB, Climate Change, congestion pricing, self-driving cars

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Coal-Fired Australia, Buffeted by Climate Change, Enacts Carbon Tax (National Geographic)

October 6, 2012 by Josie Garthwaite

Drought, rampant wildfire in the outback, and the degradation of the treasured Great Barrier Reef have forever altered how Australia views its energy endowment. Facing a future as one of the places on Earth most vulnerable to climate change, and one of the nations with the world’s highest per capita carbon emissions, Australia has taken steps to change its fate.

Categories: Energy, Environment, National Geographic, Policy

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A Rare Look Inside Carmakers’ Drive for 55 MPG (National Geographic)

August 18, 2012 by Josie Garthwaite

The next generation of cars will look much like today’s, but will weigh less, have better aerodynamics, and smarter systems that can ramp power up or down as needed.

Categories: Energy, Mobility & Transport, National Geographic, Policy, Technology

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Q. and A.: A Panoramic View of Energy Innovation (The New York Times)

June 12, 2012 by Josie Garthwaite

Arun Majumdar, founding director of ARPA-E, reflects on his time in Washington, the future of energy innovation, his experience seeking bipartisan support from Congress and what he has coming up next.

Categories: Energy, Policy, The New York Times

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Access to the Car Pool Lane, For a Price (The New York Times)

February 25, 2012 by Josie Garthwaite

Lately, the concept of putting a price on convenience has been adapted as a way to manage traffic congestion. In short, the H.O.V. lane is making way for the High Occupancy Toll lane.

Categories: Mobility & Transport, Policy, The New York Times

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Would a New Nuclear Plant Fare Better than Fukushima? (National Geographic)

March 24, 2011 by Josie Garthwaite

Would brand-new reactors have fared better in the power outage that triggered dangerous overheating at one of Japan’s oldest power plants? Not necessarily. The vast majority of plants under construction around the world are the same 1970s vintage as Fukushima Daiichi, and without integrated passive safety systems.

Categories: Energy, National Geographic, Policy, Technology

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