Category Archives: Transportation

More Rules for Virginia, Made in California

Posted on June 22, 2022 by Stephen D. Haner

Virginia’s auto industry overlords in California have a new set of proposed mandates for both electric and internal combustion vehicles which, once adopted, will automatically apply here in the Commonwealth.  They do not advance the date for banning the sale … Continue reading →

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Repeal of VCEA, RGGI, EV Mandates Pass House, Face Hostile Senate

Posted on February 17, 2022 by Stephen D. Haner

Virginia’s House of Delegates Republicans have passed a series of bills retreating from Virginia’s rush toward a fossil-fuel free future, but they were party-line votes and Democrats in the Virginia Senate, who hold a majority on that side, may promptly … Continue reading →

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As Cost Kills TCI in Connecticut, Virginia Dems Dig In To Defend Virginia Green New Deal Laws

Posted on November 19, 2021 by Stephen D. Haner

The Governor of Connecticut has abandoned his efforts to enroll that state in the Transportation and Climate Initiative, an interstate compact which would impose a cap, tax and ration scheme on gasoline and diesel fuel. Virginia remains a part of … Continue reading →

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Northam Administration Still Avoiding Discussion of TCI

Posted on June 15, 2021 by Stephen D. Haner

Why do Virginia’s leaders run away from the Transportation and Climate Initiative? Could it be because the first state legislature to consider it, in reliably Democratic Connecticut, just adjourned without even taking a vote on the proposed carbon tax compact, despite strong support from Democratic Governor Ned Lamont? Continue reading →

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Fuel Tax and Caps Detailed in TCI Model Rule, Now Open for Public Comment

Posted on April 14, 2021 by Stephen D. Haner

Read the governing document for the Transportation and Climate Initiative and it becomes clear there is more going on than just an effort to reduce motor fuel use with a combination of taxes and shrinking caps. That may really be a secondary goal. Continue reading →

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