France: Paris In New York
Mayor Bill de Blasio bonds with Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo who is "focusing on pushing green construction norms 'very far' for new buildings..."
May 30, 2014
Autonomous Cars
What To Do
An "Aha!" moment RE climate change — Climate CoLab wants to hear it
May 29, 2014
Patiently Waiting
New Yorkers wait for Mayor de Blasio to reveal just how committed he is to climate leadership
The Gambia: GCCA Project
Building the capacity of key stakeholders within the coastal zone on the concept of Integrated Coastal Zone Management and Climate Change Adaptation
89 Percent Wasted
Energy efficiency analyst Dr. Steve Fawkes mentions new reports find that 89 percent of all energy created gets wasted
Glug, Glug
Vogtle nuclear reactors — request withdrawal permit from Georgia EPD for 74mgd from the Savannah River under consideration
May 28, 2014
China: The Oder Dome
City of Hangzhou remediation solution — inside, out
Lien In
SRS platform enables industry-first CT Green Bank PACE portfolio sale
What Is Practivisim?
Boston based company, Next Step Living works it
May 27, 2014
Denmark: EE Visionary Award
While Denmark's economy grew by almost 80% since 1980, energy consumption has NOT increased during the same time period — Danish minister for Climate, Energy and Building accepts award
11 Nautical Miles South Of Long Beach
BOEM proposes location for offshore wind development on the Outer Continental Shelf offshore New York
Consider Silent Spring
Caroline Lucas who wrote the introduction to the 50th Anniversary edition of Silent Spring in conversation with Fanny Armstrong film maker behind The Age of Stupid — but it took Margaret Atwood to make Carson a saint
May 25, 2014
Rising Currents
imaging NYC resilience 3 years prior to Sandy's onslaught
May 24, 2014
San Francisco: Mother Of Invention
Driven by the drought, San Francicscans get smart meters to help them use less water
Don't Go Near The Water
Now you can get texted with warnings about befouled NYC beaches. To sign up, text BEACH to 877-877
EPA: Carbon Limits For Power Plants
EPA's soon-to-be-released carbon emissions limits draft rules could look something like this
May 23, 2014
Australia: Climate Action Heads South
The orientation of the Australian government could make the nation a climate policy wasteland
Dump Dirty Coal: Thinking Disinvestment
The thinking behind the Standford University decision to rid its investment portfolio of coal companies
Smaller Cities Are Grid Smarter
What Chattanooga TN can teach Gotham about making smarter energy systems
NYC Bike Sharing: The Animation
NYC: Flush With $23 Million
A program to install 200,00 eco-friendly toilets gets $23 million in NYC support
Resilient Rotterdam
Milestones in making the low-lying port city of Rotterdam resilient
Good News, For Now
While NOAA predicts a tame 2014 US hurricane season that doesn't give a pass to coastal cities for future climate-related devastation
The Soft Path To Tomorrow's Grid
New software, not more hardware, could be the best path toward tomorrow's power grid
May 22, 2014
Wind's The Cost Winner
Onshore wind is the least-cost new power source in Europe says Portuguese utility
Re-Imaging The Bus Stop
Make A Better City Block
Paris: 18.6411 MPH
The new Mayor of Paris will cut city's speed limit to 30k/hour (that's 18.6411 mph)
Hoboken: Adapt Now
The Mayor of Hoboken, NJ wants to protect her city - starting now - from the ravages of the next Sandy-type superstorm
Global Carbon Cycle Goes Strange
Are 2011's changes in the world's carbon treadmill good news or bad?
A Call To Climate Arms
Alarmed about climate change? Come to NYC this September & demand action!
City Lights Will Show The Way
Cities are the test beds for a livable planet because they are big enough to have the political will & scale to address today's environmental challenges
Connectivity Gets Solar Boost
45 new solar-powered phone rechargers coming to NYC
May 21, 2014
Oslo: It's Electrifying
Electric vehicles - thousands of them! #EV #Oslo #Norway pic.twitter.com/svTzb8x2WZ
— Michael Liebreich (@MLiebreich) May 21, 2014Antarctica: About That Collapsing Ice Sheet
UK: Capture Carbon Quicker
Will the UK fast track carbon capture gear for its power plants?
Austin TX: Better Living With Data
For 700 detail-oriented homeowners in Austin, TX, smart meters let them follow their electric consumption every minute
Cambridge: Steamin'
Soon, homes will be kept warm with waste heat from a Cambridge, MA power plant, an idea first floated by Thomas A. Edison
Camp Rockaway
Empowering Distributed Energy
Distributed grid architecture will be needed to support distributed energy says Con Ed
The Eco-Value Of A Higher Education
College students design a 1,925 square foot home that has a $2/month energy bill
What One Foot Means
With a one foot sea level rise here's what the NY metro area would look like
May 20, 2014
Y Saving Energy Is Hard To Do
A Washington YMCA is a real world example of why making a building more energy efficient is harder than 'pushing on an open door'
Ireland: Greening The Emerald Isle
A 70 million euro energy efficiency fund is launched in Ireland
Going, Going ...
Climate change-linked floods, storms, droughts & fires imperil US landmarks
Green Building: Lessons Learned
David Gottfried, a founding father of the green building movement, reflects on LEED & on the future
States Confront Climate Change
Plagued by drought & wildfires California is a leader on climate action and will have to tackle adaptation too
Grandpa's Grid Is Not OK
A podcast interview with a microgrid CEO who's been in the business since before distributed power was cool
China 70 x 17
China confronts its coal addiction with plans to install 70 gigawatts of solar power by 2017
CT: Green Bank Breakthrough
A first-of-its-kind securitization deal to finance commercial energy efficiency projects launched by CT's Green Bank
May 19, 2014
Dunedin: Dumps Fossil Fuel Assets
Dunedin, New Zealand joins with 23 other cities in divesting itself of fossil fuel stocks
Emerging Democratic Agenda
What do climate change, gun control & gay marriage have in common?
Japan: Ban The Suit
How has ditching summer business suits helped Japan cut its carbon footprint?
NJ's Climate Politics
What fuels Governor Christie's climate-unfriendly agenda?
A 25% Solution
The EPA may add an energy efficiency path to cutting power plant carbon emissions by 25%
India: Solar To Help Light Every Home
India's new Prime Minister vows to deploy solar power as part of having electric light to every home by 2019
Climate Plan A, Plan B...
What will protect US coastal cities from climate chaos since the nation lacks a culture of planning?
Start Smart, Get Smarter
Learning how to building & market smart housing is a work in progress
For Urban Resilience
Get acquainted with these four urban resilience innovators
May 16, 2014
Where We Live Now
Follow the emerging trend to apartment dwelling
The Dust Bowl Is Back
Think the Oklahoma Dust Bowl was over long ago? Think again
Up Next
Compare & contrast the energy future foreseen by Tesla & GE
Nesting
How much energy is being saved by those sleek, smart Nest Labs gizmos?
There He Goes Again
Rupert Murdoch-owned media are still doing climate change denial
EU: Persistent Price Slump
Carbon emissions permit surpluses continue to suppress EU prices
There's Something About Infrastructure
Why do public infrastructure projects take so long to build & run over-budget?
Storage: The Next Big Thing
Intelligent energy storage can transform NY's power system
NYC Superlatives
Take a virtual tour of NYC's biggest, smallest, oldest, etc.
May 15, 2014
Climate Change Is Risky Business
Rating service says the creditworthiness of nations is put at risk by climate change impacts
Germany: Fuel Import Prices Up, Up Up
Since 1998, costs for fossil fuel imports have increased in Germany by 400%.
graph by @VQuaschning pic.twitter.com/XAWqg6VBGc
— Energiewende Germany (@EnergiewendeGER) May 15, 2014President Makes Climate Personal
Rolling out draft federal power plant carbon rules will get the Presidential treatment
China: Murky Carbon Market
Some call China's carbon emissions permit trading market a black hole
Concentrating The Solar Market
How financial opportunities are altering the solar power installation landscape
Housing NYC: Details Emerging
At a speech to NYC real estate developers & advocates the Mayor sketches in some details of his affordable housing plan
Clean Tech From Campus To Market
13 university research teams win PowerBridgeNY grants worth up to $150,000 each from a state fund for linking clean tech innovations to markets
If Climate Science Predictions Come True - Part 2
May 14, 2014
If Climate Science Predictions Come True - Part 1
This is what the United States looks like after a 10 foot sea level rise http://t.co/h1xsVYoO44 pic.twitter.com/8U30d2wud4
— Climate Desk (@ClimateDesk) May 14, 2014Paris: Cut Traffic Cut Pollution
Data proves traffic restrictions reduced the smog clogging lungs in Paris
Germany: New Renewables Record
74 % of German power came from renewables one day last week
Estonia: Newest IEA Member
Estonia is the 29th country to join the International Energy Agency with its emphasis on energy security, economic development & sustainability
Green Lease Leaders
Who's at a the head of the 2014 class in real estate green leases?
Densitaria And Posturbia
Where are US cities and the political economy headed?
Manhattan's Very Own Ferry
Starting next week Manhattan commuters get a new Hudson River ferry option
Mayor's Meh On New Air Quality Laws
The de Blasio administration is not a fan of air quality legislation under consideration by the City Council
Office Building Energy By The Numbers
Dive into the details of the electricity appetite of commercial buildings to find what drives it
May 13, 2014
Who's Who Of Eco-Innovators
25 of the world's top eco-innovators and what they do
Meet Mitchell Silver
What NYC's new Parks Commissioner has learned from other US cities
UK: Just Say No To Wind Power
Plans for UK on-shore wind power projects getting more rejections now
Hangzhou: Jumbo EV Order
The Mayor of Hangzhou, China orders 2,000 long-range, battery-electric buses & 1,000 long-range, pure-electric taxis
Pakistan: Big Solar Launch
A solar power park opens in Pakistan this year & by 2016 should produce 1,000 MW of electricity
Here Comes Mega-Solar
Built to create 290 MW of electricity, this Arizona solar power plant is big news
Learning From Open Data
Based upon NYC's long-running government open data practices, what's been learned?
Debate No More
John Oliver says it's time to stop debating with climate deniers, "You don't need people's opinions on a fact."
May 12, 2014
Plants Can't Save The Planet
Uitlity 2.0
NY pushes the energy utility industry in a whole new direction
The Archipelago of Miami
What Miami could look like in 2200.
Metro #Miami will become a Caribbean archipelago by 2200, or earlier: pic.twitter.com/TQYf4uzIF2 #climatechange #cplan v @urbanphoto_blog
— urbandata (@urbandata) May 12, 2014For more on this story click here
A NYC First
Opened in 1903, Seward Park was NYC's first public playground
Antarctica; Unstoppable Collapse
Collapse of ice sheets in western Antarctica have begun and scientists warn that rising ocean levels are inevitable
Lose Carbon For $44 Trillion
With rising coal-burning The IEA put s $44 trillion price tag on decarbonizing the energy sector
It'll Cost Ya
Modeling the economic damages resulting from climate change
El Nino 101
2014 could be a big year for a havoc-wreaking El Nino
May 10, 2014
Corporate Sustainability: Listen Up
Learn how to judge the effectiveness of corporate sustainability goals
May 09, 2014
Presidential Energy Efficiency
Using the power of his office, President Obama unveils new energy efficiency programs & $2 billion to upgrade the performance of federal buildings
Obama's Solar Week
From new PV panels on the White House to a visiting Walmart HQ in California, the President embraces solar power & energy efficiency
The Daily Commute
Who's walking or biking to work according to US Census data?
Less Air Pollution Could Mean More Income
A Columbia University public health study links air pollution to IQ and predicts cleaner air could boost NYC kids' future income by $215 million
Citibike: The Gender Gap
Men accounted for 76.3% of of all trips taken by Citibike annual members last year
Get Real Cash For Your Trash
Recycling European construction & demolition debris had revenues of $18.75 billion in 2013
The Silence Of Conservatives
Why don't conservatives offer innovative market ideas to protect the climate & support renewable energy?
Ex-Commish Goes For The Green
Former NYC Buildings Commissioner Robert LiMandri surfaces at a consulting firm involved in high performance building envelopes & energy systems
Ukraine: Energy Security SOS
35 Ukrainian cities unite in a plea for European help to boost building energy performance & district power systems for energy security
May 08, 2014
ITC 101
What is the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) and why do solar power companies care?
Feldheim: The Little Town That Could
The former-East German town of Feldheim gains green energy independence
14 Green Lease Leaders
Who's leading the way on energy efficient, high performance commercial building?
Big Bucks For Offshore Wind
Up to $47 million for each of 3 offshore wind projects is on tap at the US Department of Energy
China: The Greening Of Public Opinion
64% of Chinese identify as environmentalists
Utility Must Be PV-Friendly
Hawaiian regulators mandate the electric utility to help customers install solar panels
Australia's Number One
And that's not good!
I do like @CarbonVisuals: Australia’s world-beating (but not in a good way) per person greenhouse gas emissions pic.twitter.com/l1NzIYwLP2
— Ben Thurley (@ben_thurley) May 6, 2014Federal Green Banking
States have created green banks, so when will there be a federal green bank?
Best Way To Get To Net Zero
The best least-cost path leading to net-zero energy buildings is to start with energy efficiency
Cuomo: Adapt The MTA To The Climate
In this climate-challenged era, Governor Cuomo call on the MTA to reinvent itself
May 07, 2014
Carbon Cuts Food Nutrition
Vital nutrients in staple food crops decrease with higher levels of CO2 in the air
Rx For Climate Change
Guildford UK: Carbon Trust Winner
An investment firm in Guildford, UK receives the first Carbon Trust low carbon workplace standard
Cosmos Does Climate Change
Popular science tv series explains how our species is causing climate change
Learning From Copenhagen
Copenhagen, a waterfront city, has a wealth of lessons for NYC urban planners
Expect Disruptions
US utilities facing serious #climate disruption challenges (from great piece by @Stphn_Lacey) http://t.co/eWdbF8ejbm pic.twitter.com/Q0BkXCanL2
— Elias Hinckley (@EliasHinckley) May 7, 2014Northeast Climate Worries
Live in the northeast? Here are some climate change impacts to keep you up at night
Coastal Zone Climate Risks
Coastal lifelines, such as water supply and energy infrastructure and evacuation routes, are increasingly vulnerable to higher sea levels and storm surges, inland flooding, erosion, and other climate-related changes warns the US National Climate Assessment
See It Now
Overview in 15 charts of the US National Climate Assessment AND more charts about this 'new normal'
May 06, 2014
Hot Tech Trends For A Hot World
Today's clean tech trends to watch for living in a climate-altered world
Emerging Markets Like Wind Power
Emerging market nations could be growth leaders in wind power
Rising Solar Powers
RT @renew_economy Graph of the Day: Global #solar PV demand by country http://t.co/eT8a4gpUV6 pic.twitter.com/cEipOVuClH
— Carl Siegrist (@CarlSiegrist) May 6, 2014Germany: Fossil Fuel Swapping
Does Germany need to shutter coal-burning power plants & open natural gas powered ones to meet its carbon-cutting targets?
Outflanking Political Doubt, Maybe
In the face of a Congressional climate legislation blockade & mixed public support, the EPA will roll out its carbon emissions rules, Stay tuned.
Without A Doubt
There's no denying the US is already widely impacted by climate change
Goodbye NYC, Hello Closed Loop
NYC's first 'recycling czar' is moving on to a private sector recycling & waste reduction start-up
Sustainability, Resilience And Efficiency
Gotham Gazettes looks into how sustainability, resilience & energy efficiency figure in the Mayor's affordable housing plan for NYC
Shout-Out For Energy Efficiency
A New York Times editorial about the Mayor's ambitious affordable housing plan cites the role of energy efficiency retrofits
May 05, 2014
Build A Better Bulb
Replacing the incandescent bulbis still a work in progress
No Fossils Here
Fossil fuel companies will not be listed on a new climate change-sensitive global stock index
Coming Up In Congress
Votes on building energy efficiency & the Keystone Pipeline are on this week's Senate's agenda
Affordable Housing NYC-Style
Mayor de Blasio's plan to create 200,00 units of affordable housing in 10 years
Don't Park It In Brooklyn
Downtown Brooklyn in on the brink of losing old-school parking garages to new mass-transit accessible high-rise housing
Not Your Grandma's Mama's Utility
New York proposes a new utility rule framework that breaks with the past
May 04, 2014
Climate Bonds Update
Global media coverage of climate bonds
May 03, 2014
Power That Adds Up
Greening Greenpoint
Once-gritty Greenpoint to get more green space as part of a mega-development deal
The Future Is DG
A leading accounting firm urges utilities to plan for distributed generation & not resist it
May 02, 2014
Canada: Waking Up From China Dream
Why Canada's dream of shipping Keystone tar sands to China may not be reality-based
Coming Soon
A technology project analyzing how to shift energy around during peak load periods is coming to the MTA for enhancing resilience while cutting utility costs
EU: Belgium/Finland Flunk Energy Efficiency
Due to a lack of building energy efficiency standards the EU's European Commission sues Belgium & Finland
Risk Reduction Via Gasoline
The northeast will have 1 million barrels of gasoline on tap to increase disaster resilience
Denmark: 100x50
Denmark works toward the goal of being a 100% renewable energy nation by 2050
Co-ordinated Attack On Climate Action
President Obama's proposed rules to regulate power plant carbon emissions faces a new type of concerted attack
White Knight For Citi Bike
A real estate investment firm considers funding an expansion of the Citi Bike program
Patterns Of Climate Change
Climate scientist Gavin Schmidt explains how to see the big picture
May 01, 2014
Green Canary
This island is the first completely powered by wind and water! http://t.co/qfxZCZpyIA pic.twitter.com/Ebkekd1Sln
— Climate Progress (@climateprogress) May 1, 2014Big Trouble For Coastal Megacities
Sinking land + rising water = eek for the world's coastal megacities
Poll Finds Climate Polarization
Americans' views on the fact of climate change are becoming more polarized finds a new Gallup poll
Weak Wave Power
Why, despite its virtues, is wave power development lagging?
NY Flunks Air Quality
Ozone and fine particles are getting into New Yorkers' lungs every time they inhale
California Storage
History is in the making as California's energy storage procurement requirement starts rolling out
Rockaway Gets Into Hot Water
Resilient solar power will create hot water in Rockaway's Fire Department Engine Company 329
The Interstate Tesla Battery Race
Which states will Tesla choose for its new battery 'gigafactories'?
Madrid: Free Parking For EVs
Madrid's smart meters will charge polluting cars more to park