November 9, 2009
Written by: Jane VanRyan
Eighteen oil and natural gas companies had reported their third quarter 2009 earnings as of last Thursday afternoon, and the results were a mixed bag. Companies with a focus on oil and natural gas production--also called the upstream sector of the business--experienced...
November 6, 2009
Written by: Brad Stotler
National and state associations representing importers, exporters, logistics companies and logistics service providers sent a letter on Nov. 4 to the mayors of New York City and Newark, N.J., criticizing their support for a union campaign to ban truck driver...
November 6, 2009
Written by: Brandon Heiner
Today, as the FCC considers greater regulation of the Internet, everyone from consumers to Internet pioneers is proclaiming the importance of maintaining a free and open Internet. What exactly is at stake for Americans? The ability for consumers to control...
November 6, 2009
Written by: Dick Hanneman
The image. The analogy. Perfect. Enjoy this blog, "Pelosi as Foch" by John Feehery featured in The Hill today. Another way to put it: the best defense is a good offense (if you can mount a good offense!)....
November 5, 2009
Written by: Brandon Borgna
The U.S. Government has allotted more than $20 billion of the $26.6 billion available for highway, road and bridge projects as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. While these funds have prompted a short-term focus on infrastructure projects,...
November 4, 2009
Written by: Stephen Gold
The federal government took steps recently to speed up the approval process for electricity transmission lines. Or at least, to speed up the permitting on federal lands. An agreement between the White House and eight federal agencies puts one agency...
November 3, 2009
Written by: Brad Stotler
A coalition of shipping industry customers and service providers are investing hundreds of millions of dollars in clean trucks at ports in Southern California and across the nation to improve air quality, said the Coalition for Responsible Transportation (CRT)."It has...
October 30, 2009
Written by: Jane VanRyan
Repeat after me: We don't have to settle for just one or the other. We can have a healthy environment and energy development. Yet, some conservation groups have expressed dismay over last week's decision by the federal government to...
October 30, 2009
Written by: Brandon Borgna
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood told both Houses of Congress this week that "distracted driving is a dangerous practice that has become a deadly epidemic." While many behaviors - eating a hamburger, shaving, applying makeup - constitute distracted driving,...
October 30, 2009
Written by: Scott Openshaw
A recent Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity study begged the question, "Why do cereal companies spend $229 million to advertise to children?" Survey says? Food and beverage company ads appear on a wide range of television programming,...
October 30, 2009
Written by: Dick Hanneman
House speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) unveiled her version of healthcare reform at a highly-orchestrated news conference yesterday. Featured in coverage in the Washington Post was the fact that the event featured 50-pound bags of salt -- used to anchor...
October 29, 2009
Written by: Dick Hanneman
Matthew Continetti's editorial, "The inevitability myth," in the November 2nd Weekly Standard asks: "Did the Democrats become Calvinists when we weren't looking?" Continetti discusses the Obama/Reid/Pelosi strategy to pass healthcare reform. They argue, he says, that passage is "inevitable" given the...
October 28, 2009
Written by: Brad Stotler
The Long Beach Press-Telegram editorialized on Oct. 27 that last week's settlement between the Port of Long Beach and the ATA was a "victory for clean air," and that attacks from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the Teamsters...
October 28, 2009
Written by: Brad Stotler
"Former Long Beach Harbor Commission President James Hankla told a luncheon crowd Thursday that the environmental community made a devil's bargain with the Teamster Union and 'come hell or high water, they are going to defend that position,'" reported the...
October 23, 2009
Written by: Scott Openshaw
Some corn ethanol companies want to increase by 50% the amount of corn ethanol that can e blended into gasoline before the science shows it is safe for engines and the environment. Congress and the Obama administration should follow the...
October 23, 2009
Written by: Brad Stotler
A settlement that ends ATA's lawsuit against the Port of Long Beach comes much to the chagrin of Teamsters, their political cronies, and environmental groups that continue to support a ban on truck owner-operators at Ports around the nation in...
October 23, 2009
Written by: Jane VanRyan
More voices are speaking out against the climate legislation being considered on Capitol Hill. Here's a sampling of some of the statements and studies that have been in the news during the past couple of days. Sens. Kay Bailey...
October 22, 2009
Written by: Jane VanRyan
As I mentioned a few days ago, I recently traveled with a group of bloggers to visit man-made islands where drilling for oil and natural gas occurs in coastal waters--the THUMS Islands in Long Beach, CA. Watch the video above...
October 15, 2009
Written by: Brandon Borgna
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that reduced emissions from new diesel engines and equipment has had tremendous health, environmental and economic benefits. Through their Diesel Emissions Reduction Program the EPA found that purchasing new, clean diesel engines...
October 9, 2009
Written by: Brandon Heiner
As our country forges ahead to create a National Broadband Plan, Americans across all demographics are adopting broadband in growing numbers. All around us we see how broadband helps our businesses, connects us with our colleagues, and enables significant opportunities...
October 8, 2009
Written by: Scott Openshaw
On Monday October 5th an unprecedented coalition of more than 40 retailers, non-governmental organizations and food and beverage manufacturers announced the launch of the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation, a national, multi-year effort designed to help reduce obesity - especially childhood...
October 6, 2009
Written by: Jane VanRyan
A few days ago, I had the pleasure of traveling to California's Long Beach harbor to visit the THUMS Islands. Owned and operated by Occidental Petroleum, these islands have been producing oil and natural gas for more than 40 years....
October 2, 2009
Written by: Brad Stotler
At the one-year anniversary of the Clean Trucks Program at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, more than 5,000 trucks meeting 2007 federal emissions standards are hauling more than half of the cargo containers coming in and...
September 30, 2009
Written by: Brandon Borgna
Today and tomorrow, the American Trucking Associations (ATA) will take part in the Distracted Driving Summit, hosted by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). ATA representatives are meeting with senior transportation officials, elected officials, safety advocates, law enforcement representatives and...
September 29, 2009
Written by: Nancy McLernon
Some of the longest strides in green innovation in the United States are being made by insourcingfirms. Fuel-efficient cars, energy-generating wind farms, sun-absorbing solar panels, and community-connecting commuter rails are all at work in the American market because of investment from...
September 29, 2009
Written by: Stephen Gold
Tom "The World is Flat" Friedman, noted NYTimes columnist, has launched a shot across America's bow. His recent column, "The New Sputnik," outlines a future in which China goes green - and cleans our clock on innovation. If that happens,...
September 25, 2009
Written by: Brandon Heiner
The goal is clear: speed universal access to broadband across America to unleash considerable opportunities and economic stimulus. With $7.2 billion in federal funds and a mandate from Congress, the Federal Communications Commission is working to draft a national broadband...
September 23, 2009
Written by: Jane VanRyan
Three more studies have been issued about the Waxman-Markey climate bill, and each represents another red flag urging extreme caution. Last Friday, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) quietly released a new analysis of the bill's potential impact on the...
September 19, 2009
Written by: Dick Hanneman
Irving Kristol died yesterday, one of the great political thinkers of the last half of the 20th century. Among his sage observations was this from 1972: "All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling," wrote Oscar Wilde, and I would...
