The Hot Big Chill
How Arctic warming creates fierce winters in East Asia & North America
August 31, 2015
Birds And Bees Wind Turbines
With better wind farm siting strategies birds and turbines can cohabit
Utility-Scale Solar Power Surge
Utility-scale solar power plant output is 31 times higher than a decade ago
Climate Bill Cliffhanger
Despite passage in California's Senate two climate action bills may lose in the Assembly
Let's Look At The Lomborg Record
Facing vigorous protest by university faculty & students, the Abbott government withdraws $4 million in funding to hire climate-contrarian Bjorn Lomborg
August 28, 2015
Place-Making In Sandy Recovery
Improving resilience to Sandy-struck NY metro communities is a big opportunity for place-making
Coal Bankruptcy's Nasty Surprises
Bankruptcy filings by a Virgina-based coal company reveal its financial support for harassing climate scientists with lawsuits
Australia: Carbon Culprit
Australian carbon emissions projected to exceed Abbot government's weak goals
Coverage For Climate Risk
Interest builds for establishing "parametric" insurance policies that provide climate risk coverage for poorer nations
NY Solar - Information Please
Bounteous information about solar power programs in NY
August 27, 2015
US Politics Today
Best read of the month, big props to Dave Roberts
Flood Barrier Funding
NYC commits $100 million to build a flood shield system around lower Manhattan & hopes for another $500 million in federal assistance
Buffalo: Solar Job Boom
SolarCity's $900 million Buffalo PV factory is seeking 1,400 workers
Solar Power Battle
A bitter conflict among environmentalists rages over industrial-scale solar power plants
L.A. Beats Water Saving Target
Big props for Angelenos who cut their water use by 21% in July, exceeding the 16% target
August 26, 2015
Get The Message
The Hibakusha's message vs. #Japan’s vast stockpile of plutonium http://t.co/xC0YjNxkhl #nukes pic.twitter.com/c1Vvs1x82P
— BulletinOfTheAtomic (@BulletinAtomic) August 26, 2015Not Ready For A Big One
Why is Tampa today like New Orleans in 2005?
Rx For Plastics Addiction
10 tips for having less plastic in your life
Rio: An Urban Climate First
Rio de Janeiro is the first city to meet the climate-forward Compact of Mayors targets
Coming To Your Home - Demand Flexibility
Big changes on the way for timing home energy use & cutting costs
De-Risk Your Stock Portfolio
It's not too soon, to seek investment information based on ESG - environmental, social and governance data disclosures
Victoria: Home Appliances Win, Solar Loses
Energy efficient light bulbs & home appliances get promoted but rooftop solar tariffs are cut in Victoria, Australia
California Spends Its Carbon Cash
What does $2.2 billion in carbon cap & trade auction revenues buy in California?
August 25, 2015
Urban Life And Eco-Systems - Not a Contradiction
Climate change impacts refocus ecologists' interest in the urban environment
Washington DC: Utility Takeover Nixed
Sustainable energy activists cheer regulator's rejection of a plan to purchase the local power company by utility giant Exelon
Light Bulbs - The Dark Ages
#ThrowbackTuesday - 19th Century Edison Electric Light Ad pic.twitter.com/y1ESfUTP6n
— UER (@UER_US) August 25, 2015South Africa: Solar Power Breakthrough
South African researchers invent a mirror that could be key for generating cheap concentrated solar power
The New Utility Economics: PBR
How performance-based regulation will transform electric power utilities by revolutionizing the calculus of profitability by propelling public policy goals
Russia and Ukraine: Fun And Games With GHGs
Hey kids want to flim-flam the European GHG reduction scheme? here's how!
Friendly Persuasion For PVs
How REV, New York's electric regulatory revolution, could calm utility hatred for their rooftop solar panel customers
Hear The President
"We refuse to surrender the hope of a clean energy future to those who fear it and fight it.", Barak Obama
August 24, 2015
El Nino Watching
This year's El Niño could be wandering into record territory soon: http://t.co/zWy9mi3Kn8 pic.twitter.com/SD9okgPGRX
— ClimateCentral (@ClimateCentral) August 24, 2015The Lesson From Katrina
Put simply, climate mitigation slows the spread of inequality; adaptation speeds it up
July: Hottest By A Lot
OK, July 2015 temperature is just a data point but good golly!
Obama's Energy Innovation Boost
Obama boosts clean energy & efficiency efforts, including a new $1 billion loan program
Cleaner Trash Collection
NYC's Sanitation Department is testing new trash collection vehicles to see if they're less polluting & more energy efficient than the current truck fleet
This Really Sucks
The daily commute by way of 105-year old train tunnels between NY & NJ
Climate Science: Hurricanes
What's been learned about the climate change-hurricane nexus in the decade since Katrina?
Vision Zero Data
Are pedestrians & cyclists safer now?
August 21, 2015
RGGI Slashes GHG Emissions
Duke University research finds that without RGGI, GHG emissions would have been 24% higher in participating states
Election 2016: Fiorina's Climate Interview
France: A Bit More Solar
Turning Silver At Age 124
Carnegie Hall, built in 1891, earns a LEED Silver rating
Solar Bid Beat Gas
In an open solicitation, a solar power bid to supply the electric grid beat out a natural gas bidder
Globe's Getting Hotter
The Earth is on track for back-to-back heat records http://t.co/eeCekTmloi by @WeatherSullivan pic.twitter.com/PYmMbjW8YR
— Jim Efstathiou Jr. (@Jim_Efstathiou) August 21, 2015Climate Change - Power Grid Threat
The power gridss in hot, dry regions like the Southwest face major reliability threats from climate change impacts
Mass Transit Mess
With NY-NJ metro region transit ridership way up and service quality way down, where are we headed?
August 20, 2015
The First Metropolitan Generation
Today, 50% of the world's people live in cities, by mid century it could be 70%, creating opportunities for the first metropolitan generation to take pivotal climate actions
Hawaii: 100 x 45
The island of Hawaii sets a goal of getting 100% renewables on its electric grid by 2045 and will gain real-world experience to share
Genius Grants For Climate Advocates
Nine climate advocacy foundations awarded $50 million in initial funding from MacArthur Foundation 'genius grants'
Carbon Alchemy
Scientists invent a way to take carbon dioxide from the air, convert it to nano-fibers & spin it into into multipurpose carbon fiber
Spinning Wind Into Gold
European wind turbine makers are top stock market performers
The Color Of Politics
To voters from solar power CEO Jigar Shaw: Green energy movement is the new red, white & blue
China: A Smaller Biggest Polluter
New scientific research finds levels of Chinese CO2 emissions could be overestimated relative to those of other nations
Election 2016: Clinton's Net Metering POV
Attention renewable energy folks! Hillary Clinton has a position on net metering
August 19, 2015
For Latino Voters Climate Matters
This one poll shows why Republicans could have trouble winning the Latino vote http://t.co/ABHZ5vW2CU pic.twitter.com/P8I0fFKiq4
— Climate Progress (@climateprogress) August 19, 2015Race, Class And Eco-Disasters
Environmental disasters are framed by race, class, gender and social worth, stop calling them "natural" disasters
Climate Summit's EV Fleet
200 electric vehicles will be made available to delegates at the Paris climate summit
Community Solar Finds Friends
Utilities might become new BFFs of community solar power installers
Move Highway, Grow City
Providence, RI reclaims 19 acres of land for redevelopment after a section of an interstate highway was relocated
Oceans: Temperature Trends
1,800 years of cooler ocean temperatures ended when global warming began
Water Main Multi-Tasking
Can mini-turbines installed inside city water mains generate enough electric power to make a difference?
Cuomo/DeBlasio Tunnel Vision
Federal payment for a new cross-Hudson rail tunnel is something the Governor and the Mayor agree on & both back the Senator Schumer plan
August 18, 2015
Climate Ethics 101
Ethicist Don Brown: Questions That Should Be Asked of Opponents of Climate Change Policies: http://t.co/43JOvjrJVO pic.twitter.com/wk4pcPSb0A
— Andy Revkin (@Revkin) August 18, 2015Morris Avenue: Energy Upgrade Loan
How an energy efficiency loan program financed the upgrade of a 54-unit affordable multifamily building in the Bronx
Media-Citizen Mutual Climate Aid
Lessons from NOLA & NYC for how the media and city-dwellers can collaborate on adapting to climate risks
False Premises Or Early Days
Why are the number of new green jobs in California way lower than policy projections?
What Corporate Accounting Needs Now
Megatrends like climate change mean that certain sustainability factors can make or break a business. Under securities law, they are material to an investor & companies can and should be disclosing them
Enery Sector: Reformantion By Transformation
The trajectory of the energy sector affects everything Read this and ponder what's necessary now
August 17, 2015
Wall Street's Bearish On Solar
Despite substantial solar power gains, the industry is nose-diving on Wall Street
GOP Candidates Trash Talk Climate
Presidential hopefuls Cruz, Fiorina & Walker each oppose California's climate action plan in their own way
Science At Work: Peer Reviewing
What 's the peer review process for a recent J. Hansen climate science paper that predicts alarming sea level rise?
Build The Tunnel Already
The NY Times gives a big editorial thumbs up to building a cross-Harbor rail tunnel & calls on all involved parties to ante up
Glass Paint Is Way Cool
Glass paint could be the best option for chilling out under a metal roof in the summer
August 14, 2015
Warming Pause - We Should Be So Lucky
If global warming really did pause, the planet just pressed 'play' again http://t.co/Mg3AU6Ykgj pic.twitter.com/C1Ira5PuKa
— Post Green (@postgreen) August 14, 2015Learning To Love LEDs
LED light bulbs are turning out to be a utility's best carbon-cutting friend, along with energy-efficient home appliances
Japan: Put A Lid On Coal
Japan's minister of the environment won't support plans for a 1,070 MW coal-burning power plant, setting up a conflict within the government
Climate Scientists Can Rate Media Coverage
A new on-line tool called Climate Feedback enables climate scientists to publicly comment on media coverage of their area of expertise
Rx For Subway Delays, NOT
An audit of the MTA finds more subways are missing their on time goals & the agency plans to solve the problem by lowering the goals
Germs Like It Hot
Infectious diseases like cholera & salmonella will thrive in a hotter world, you won't
Undercutting Obama's Climate Plan
Court challenges to the Obama Clean Power Plan begin
Spend The Weekend With A Critter
NYC hosts great zoos & aquariums, here's a list to help plan your weekend
August 13, 2015
China: Death From The Air
1.6 million Chinese die a year due to breathing polluted air, with Beijing & Shanghai residents at particular risk
What Money Buys
Koch brothers & ExxonMobil money supports Florida solar energy opponent
They're Back
Life Won't Be A Beach
Beaches are facing off against a changing climate, and they’re losing ground. Literally. http://t.co/pb6Z3dqvYB pic.twitter.com/0JKU1MtgJI
— Climate Nexus (@ClimateNexus) August 13, 2015Climate Tech 101
Philly: The Water App
Philadelphia gamifies water conservation with an app that lets owners add green stormwater infrastructure to their properties
Christie: Follow The Tunnel Money
Why did Governor Christie kill the NJ-NY tunnel project and what did he do with the its funding?
August 12, 2015
El Nino: Then And Now
The 2015 El Nino, a cyclic Pacific region climate disturbance, differs from the 1997 event & why that matters
The Greening Of Love
The 32-year romance of two NYC naturalists started in Prospect Park
Imagine That
Infrastructure makes an appearance in 2015 Mayoral races
Boston: Resilience Leader For All
Meet Atyia Martins, Boston's first chief resilience officer, who will focus on how income inequality factors into disaster recovery
Top Ten Carbon Culprits
Two-thirds of the world's CO2 emissions come from just 10 countries: http://t.co/a9yfxLCrpu http://t.co/M6LwaNlX9W pic.twitter.com/3BDPsv3jDL
— ClimateCentral (@ClimateCentral) August 12, 2015China: LEED Profile
Facts & figures on green building growth in the word's second largest LEED market
Meeting the PA Carbon Challenge
Pennsylvania considers its options for meeting the EPA Clean Power Plan carbon cuts
Too Big For Government Loans
Has the home solar power market outgrown its need for government loan programs?
August 11, 2015
The Best In Climate Journalism
It's been a big year for US climate action, who's done the best recent coverage?
Australia: Kill the Messenger
Australia axes its annual climate change public attitude survey
Rx For Mass Transit Woes
Why the US has such bad public transportation and, maybe, how to make it better
Uber's to Blame For NYC Traffic Congestion
True or false? (and don't skip listeners comments!)
Leave The Blanket At Home, Save The Planet
Rx for too-cold summertime office temperature that also boosts the EPA Clean Power
August 10, 2015
GOP All-Of-The-Above Energy Policy v
Election 2016: The Environment
Will voter choice hinge on a candidate's environmental stance?
Nova Scotia: Cold Comfit
Claiming the program has met its renewable energy objectives, Nova Scotia ends its Community Feed-in Tariff (COMFIT)
Election 2016: OH Gov Clean Energy Freeze Out
Since Ohio Governor John Kasich signed a freeze on the state's renewables and energy efficiency program, what's been the economic impact?
Georgia Alchemy: Uranium Into Gold
Regulators should cut rate-based profits to a Georgia power utility as the cost of its new nuclear plant rises says environmental group
Mapping Your Power Source
Mapping how the US generates its electricity: Check out @washingtonpost's interactive graphic! http://t.co/Ye2ZoGGK3e pic.twitter.com/yeez0IAEi8
— EDFEnergyEX (@EDFEnergyEX) August 10, 2015IKEA: A Bright Idea
Only LED light bulbs will be on sale at IKEA, as of September
Poland: Heatwave Hits Industry
With energy supplies strained by red-hot weather Polish industries forced to reduce output due to power cuts
China: PV Industry At Risk
Overcapacity & razor-thin profit margins combined with heavy debt & bearish stock market spell trouble for China's solar panel industry
August 08, 2015
Wind: Great Expectations
Just how much of the US electric power supply could be met by wind power?
August 07, 2015
John Stewart - Not The Last Word
MT @ClimateNexus: We'll miss you, Jon Stewart! Thanks for bringing climate change to @TheDailyShow conversation. pic.twitter.com/8gmgaphBwG
— Climate Reality (@ClimateReality) August 7, 2015Plug-And-Play Storage Batteries
A California utility issues a request for proposal for next generation grid-scale storage batteries with 'just-in-time' delivery capability
Australia: Climate U-Turn
What explains Australia's reversal from climate hero to zero?
UK: Innovative Tidal Barrier
This tidal fence is designed to generate electricity in shallow water, be cheaper than off-shore wind turbines & won't harm marine life
Iowa Adopts Climate Science Curriculum
Iowa is the 15th state to adopt curriculum guidelines that include learning the scientific evidence about human-caused climate change
Utility Friends Clean Power Plan
Big power utility NRG gives public support to Obama's Clean Power Plan because it validates the company's own green strategy, but corporate critics remain
Clean Power An Ageent Of Economic Innovation
By having states devise their own carbon cut solutions, Obama's Clean Power Plan aims to unleash economic diversity & innovation
Nottingham: Solar Carport Star
Nottingham England installs a 40 car parking space covered with canopies that protects cars & generates solar power
Trash - Your Can Take It With You
NYC subway riders take their trash with them now that the MTA has removed garbage cans
August 06, 2015
Japan: They're Back
Japan restarts its nuclear power plants after a 4 year post-Fukushima shut-down
Cutting Carbon - Good News And Bad
Carbon emissions from power plants hit a 27-year low, meanwhile a Senate committee votes to stop the roll-out of Obama's Clean Power Plan
UK: Jumbo Offshore Wind Project Advances
The plan for a 1.2 gigawatt North Sea wind farm clears another government hurdle
Polishing The Chrysler Building
An energy efficiency upgrade of the Chrysler Building spire makes this icon even greater and has a payback of under 2 years
August 05, 2015
The Future Of Climate Change...
ICYMI: Endgame For Dirty Oil
NYC buildings near the goal of converting from burning the dirtiest grades of fuel oil
A Bridge Made Of Gas
Some say natural gas is the bridge fuel for slowing climate change until the renewables industry matures. Others say that's crazy
Lessons From UK Green Deal Flop
Why did a home weatherization program fail to attract folks in the UK and are there lessons for US programs?
EPA Power Plan Drops Energy Efficiency
With demand side energy efficiency removed as an essential 'building block' of the EPA Clean Power Plan, what are the consequences?
Nuke Plant Sales Pitch
With the operating license for the nuclear power plant near NYC up for renewal, Indian Point tries building public support
Idea Of The Day, Week, Month, Year
One thing the Clean Power Plan ought to do: prompt journalists to ask Republicans what their plan is to reduce carbon emissions.
— David Roberts (@drvox) August 5, 2015Australia: Post-Carbon Tax
Coal-burning spikes in Australia, the first jurisdiction to repeal a carbon tax
August 04, 2015
Know What You're Talking About
With all eyes focused on cutting carbon emissions, learn where US power plants are sited
Wham Bam - Take That Rupert
Watch Columbia Professor Jeffery Sachs take down media mogul Rupert Murdoch for staying stuck in climate change denial
Latin America: Solar Power Rising
New utility scale solar power installations setting Latin American records
Bill Gate's Investment Tip
Bill Gates explains why he's investing $1 billion of his own money in clean energy research, but says what governments do matters most of all
The Usual Suspects
The who's who leading organizing strategies to attack the EPA Clean Power Plan that started early last year.
RGGI States Vow EPA Plan Support
The nine carbon cap & trade state coalition called RGGI vows to defend the new EPA clean power plan if opponents raise court challenges
India: Fossil Firms Make Solar Loans
India's state-run oil companies make loans for building solar power and generators
London: How The Old Bus Became The New Bus
Everything you need to know about the 'Boris Bus'
August 03, 2015
Clean Power Plan: First Impressions
The creative & the contentious in EPA's Clean Power Plan
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Llife's A Beach
Bay Ridge’s Grand View Hotel, c. 1890. It stood at the foot of Fourth Avenue #Brooklyn #history pic.twitter.com/fS9hlZv5lv
— Discovering NYC (@discovering_NYC) August 3, 2015And The Winners Are...
The Society of Environmental Journalists announces the best articles of 2014-2015
Tubing The Trash
Roosevelt Island residents use pneumatic tubes to get rid of their trash, even if they don't know it
Office AC: Cool, Just Not For You
Not a 40 year old, 155 pound male,? then your office air conditioning wasn't designed for you