Learn how to go solar in NYC

Posted at 11:36 AM

Commercial tenants at the Brooklyn Navy Yard get power now from rooftop solar panels + this renewable energy will help expand the number of on-site businesses

Posted at 11:26 AM

Ben Santer is a climate scientist who's ready to do some prime-time mind-changing in the Trump Age

Posted at 10:53 AM

For this year’s #NewYearsResolution, pledge to protect our species and our planet & go #climateneutral #CNNow https://t.co/ifvP4wEQv1 @WWF pic.twitter.com/4aySzsD0I3

— UN Climate Action (@UNFCCC) December 30, 2016

Posted at 10:48 AM

Brand new energy efficiency standards can't go into effect for 45 days, at risk of Trump rejection

Posted at 10:01 AM

From 1880-1942 the Second Avenue "el" took passengers from City Hall to 59th Street

Posted at 09:55 AM

2016 is days away from cementing its status as the hottest year on record https://t.co/c6jPpO9H6d pic.twitter.com/jHgHgoOGFY

— Climate Central (@ClimateCentral) December 29, 2016

Posted at 11:02 AM

The 15 dopiest things media figures said about climate chaos in 2016

Posted at 10:43 AM

A 162-unit Passivhaus apartment complex will be completed next year in Heidelberg, Germany

Posted at 10:22 AM

My new post: Floating in the Arctic, a pianist plays a haunting elegy https://t.co/37Bh2EO2sJ

— David Roberts (@drvox) December 29, 2016

Posted at 10:13 AM

The risk of a German electoral upset could mean trouble for the country's climate action agenda

Posted at 09:53 AM

Why Brazil, the world's 7th largest economy, could fail to keep its carbon cutting pledges

Posted at 09:33 AM

What's the story behind Exxon's carbon tax advocacy adopted by CEO Tillerson?

Posted at 09:21 AM

Just how bleak are current prospects for the environmental justice movement?

Posted at 12:01 PM

Outbreaks of diseases like dengue fever in northern Vietnam are linked to climate change impacts

Posted at 11:42 AM

A new Chinese tax will add cost to spewing some pollutants, but not CO2

Posted at 10:50 AM

The Kids Who Rocked the Racial--and Climate!--Justice Movements in 2016: https://t.co/NGgKKb3Z3G #climate pic.twitter.com/WFUMhhmzAG

— SMT (@SocialMoveTech) December 27, 2016

Posted at 09:56 AM

Engineers look into the conversion of flooded + abandoned mine shafts into underground hydroelectric generators, integrating them with solar + wind power supplies

Posted at 09:23 AM

When NY officials settle big law suits, what do cash settlements get spent on?

Posted at 09:15 AM

An appeals court rules that climate scientist Michael Mann's defamation law suit can proceed

Posted at 09:25 AM

With today's minimal climate policies, expect the social cost of tomorrow's CO2 emissions to rise sharply

Posted at 09:14 AM

An affordable, super-energy efficient 100-unit apartment building opens in Sandy-struck Rockaway

Posted at 03:04 PM

John Holdren, Obama's science advisor, says if the fact of climate disruption is acknowledged by the next administration, then it will have paths to choose from to avoid catastrophic changes

Posted at 02:33 PM

A group of women sifting through piles of rags, 1912. They collected the scraps from around the city and sold them to recyclers pic.twitter.com/p22t8KIVTO

— Discovering NYC (@discovering_NYC) December 22, 2016

Posted at 02:26 PM

What's got scientists worried about climate change policy in the GOP 2016 platform?

Posted at 06:19 AM

Is the danger of fossil fuels beginning to sink into the American consciousness? New polling numbers from Gallup: pic.twitter.com/nCfz75AXSL

— Hunter Cutting (@HunterCutting) December 21, 2016

Posted at 01:25 PM

EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy calls science the bedrock of the agency's mission + looking to the future says,"I feel pretty confident that what we have done is really very solid work"

Posted at 11:47 AM

New York Times highlights 7 of its climate change stories of 2016

Posted at 11:29 AM

Explore this hi-res map of NYC's sun + shadow, block-by-block, season-by-season

Posted at 10:35 AM

Climatewire: Will Obama's new #offshoredrilling ban survive Donald Trump?
by @amusedbrit https://t.co/NFyt5SpsLW #oilandgas

— E&E News (@EENewsUpdates) December 21, 2016

Posted at 10:23 AM

Let the sun shine on this year's top-ten solar trends

Posted at 10:18 AM

China drops its planning goal for distributed solar power, but sticks with its overall solar goal of 110 gigawatts by 2020 -- down from the original 150 GW target

Posted at 01:06 PM

What happens to fraudsters who take advantage of electric power consumers?

Posted at 12:28 PM

Laurence Tubiana named as the new Climate Foundation leader, which funds an ecosystem of think-tanks, NGOs and communications initiatives

Posted at 12:19 PM

By mounting EV rechargers on utility poles, Los Angeles speeds up these installations in a more diverse range of city neighborhoods

Posted at 12:07 PM

The Time To Invest In #ClimateSolutions Is NOW: 6 ways to prepare YOUR finances for #climatechange https://t.co/mTf4AvRh4o via @MarketWatch pic.twitter.com/MZBGm4d0ca

— Allan Margolin (@AllanMargolin) December 20, 2016

Posted at 11:52 AM

The State Department gets a query from the transition team for data about funds spent on international climate groups, but not Department employee names

Posted at 11:12 AM

New subway maps — including the new #2ndAveSubway —​are being installed all over NYC prior to its Jan 1 opening https://t.co/lRB04M2zxz pic.twitter.com/XN5h2atHKS

— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) December 20, 2016

Posted at 10:32 AM

The looming US climate action vacuum encourages the EU to do more

Posted at 11:34 AM

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Posted at 10:45 AM

From 2022-2027 India won't add new coal-burning power plants, but will continue to grow its renewable energy capability

Posted at 10:26 AM

A green commercial building finance program is catching on in Maryland

Posted at 10:23 AM

Second hottest November on record, after 2015. We're past the El Niño peak in the 12-months average, so temperature will head down a while. pic.twitter.com/ncLYz2uy4V

— Stefan Rahmstorf (@rahmstorf) December 18, 2016

Posted at 09:59 AM

"Bubbles" for economists are overpriced assets — enough of them pose systemic risks — now think about how this applies to the price of fossil fuels + waterfront properties

Posted at 11:41 AM

Walmart sticks with climate activism, cutting the GHG footprint along its supply chain a Gigaton by 2030

Posted at 11:30 AM

Avians are vulnerable to disruptions caused by climate change

Posted at 11:24 AM

NASA create a new 3-D view of CO2 (1 picture, 1000 words etc) https://t.co/YupcHfEiLQ via @ClimateCentral

— Sallan Foundation (@Sallan_Found) December 16, 2016

Posted at 11:19 AM

Most federal climate action rules, along with other anti-pollution regulations are targeted by House GOP members for elimination in the next Administration's first 100 days (scroll down, news link covers other imperiled federal programs too)

Posted at 11:05 AM

Climate protection commitments are being upheld by local elected officials, here are some things they can do

Posted at 10:24 AM

Foundations step up funding for WEDG, the Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines, to engage with, communicate about, + influence resiliency + designs for NYC waterfront projects

Posted at 02:32 PM

Plunging prices for solar power makes it competitive with wind + cost less than fossil fuel projects in the developing world

Posted at 12:59 PM

California adopts energy efficiency standards for computers: example of how states can lead way if feds abdicate https://t.co/LXxF8ciHez

— Michael Gerrard (@MichaelGerrard) December 15, 2016

Posted at 12:40 PM

Why is it so hard to overcome the inertia of energy slurping?

Posted at 12:34 PM

Strategies for cities to effectively + cost-efficiently improve their resilience in the face of risks posed by climate change

Posted at 12:28 PM

Stock market investors finds risks related to environmental, social + governance issues have costs

Posted at 11:27 AM

The social cost of carbon, calculated by the Obama Administration for making regulatory decisions, could fade away under Trump's

Posted at 11:13 AM

There's push back over calling Beijing's smog something 'natural'

Posted at 10:54 AM

A solar + storage microgrid for an Brooklyn affordable housing project advances 3 goals: keep operating costs down, cleaner energy + increased reliability

Posted at 03:13 PM

Older buildings in Los Angeles will have to benchmark their energy + water use + then cut consumption, if a local bill becomes law

Posted at 01:23 PM

Artic warming is breaking records :( @NOAAClimate @BrendaEkwurzel https://t.co/zJSeu0XlW4 pic.twitter.com/H8pVa8rCCB

— Jason Barbose (@Barbose_UCS) December 14, 2016

Posted at 01:19 PM

New DOE leader pick Rick Perry is a vocal climate denier + big fossil fuel supporter, but also helped make Texas a wind power leader

Posted at 11:57 AM

A Chinese solar power panel maker establishes a sales + service hub in Germany

Posted at 11:51 AM

A map of EV recharging stations in the NY metro area

Posted at 02:20 PM

With all this news about ExxonMobil, a little history is timely

Posted at 02:01 PM

A federal judge in Texas backs off from ordering the Massachusetts Attorney General investigating ExxonMobil to testify in his court

Posted at 12:18 PM

Energy economics + plunging prices of wind + solar power = RIP coal

Posted at 03:35 PM

Since opening its doors 5 years ago, Connecticut's Green Bank has led the way on using public funds to leverage private investment in clean energy, energy efficient buildings + green jobs

Posted at 01:27 PM

Worldwide levels are spiking for potent greenhouse gas methane -- can't blame it all on bovines

Posted at 11:36 AM

Psychologists study why people clam up rather than talk about climate change

Posted at 11:29 AM

A billion dollar emerging clean tech venture fund gets money from Bill Gates + other big time investors

Posted at 11:21 AM

In just one year, the amount a power needed to manufacture a solar panel + GHG emsisions created is equaled by the power it creates

Posted at 02:13 PM

It's that time of year to find out why winter can be so cold in a heating world

Posted at 09:46 AM

The fishing industry + seaport towns seek to halt auction of federal land for wind farm development

Posted at 09:09 AM

Parts of the NY metro area will go underwater + others will be at greater risk of flooding as the region's sea level rises

Posted at 06:12 AM

Unprecedented losses of Arctic + Antarctic ice happening now

Posted at 02:18 PM

The destruction of Columbia Glacier, Alaska: 1986-2014. #ThanksNASA #climatechange #water.https://t.co/f6Rmwr14di pic.twitter.com/NIc2Jpputx

— Peter Gleick (@PeterGleick) December 8, 2016

Posted at 02:13 PM

From 2000-2014 states' economic growth up while GHG emissions down, economists call this 'decoupling'

Posted at 12:21 PM

John Holdren, the outgoing Presidential chief science advisor, finds reasons for tempered climate action optimism + thinks putting a price on carbon could get bi-partisan support

Posted at 11:30 AM

Is there really a lost locomotive in a 19th C. Brooklyn train tunnel?

Posted at 11:24 AM

Hotels compete with flowers on West 28 Street

Posted at 11:08 AM

A key figure in the transition at NASA is Chris Shank, someone with a proven climate denialst track record

Posted at 09:57 AM

Meet the teens who are suing to protect their Constitutional rights + a future threatened by climate change

Posted at 04:06 PM

SolarCity begins looking for production workers for its new photovoltaic panel plant in Buffalo, NY, while SunPower slashes PV production jobs at its overseas factories

Posted at 02:46 PM

What's up with rooftop solar power on City-owned buildings in NY?

Posted at 02:33 PM

Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt will be named the Trump EPA chief, who's he?

Posted at 01:52 PM

No, not a debunking, a detailing

Posted at 10:55 AM

A Texas federal court affirms a lower court order compelling the Massachusetts Attorney General to submit to questioning by ExxonMobil lawyers over her climate investigation of the oil industry giant

Posted at 10:28 AM

NY must use its own capital funds to pay for storm protection, projects federal Sandy money was supposed to cover but were spent on Build It Back projects instead

Posted at 12:37 PM

Google's global operations will be powered by 100% renewable energy/energy purchases

Posted at 09:54 AM

Grist seeking a senior editor to help shape national news + environmental justice coverage. Grist is headquartered in Seattle, but you don't have to be

Posted at 12:23 PM

What are the projects that 11 winning C40 cities won their climate awards for?

Posted at 11:52 AM

Will the latest cure for NYC's chronic traffic congestion get a test drive?

Posted at 09:43 AM

Living like there's no tomorrow, Australia has already 'spent' 20% of its carbon emissions budget, which is supposed to last until 2050

Posted at 09:31 AM

Two electric taxis waiting outside of the Metropolitan Opera House, 1898. The first speeding ticket was given to a city taxi driver in 1899 pic.twitter.com/Xl9zRtq7OQ

— Discovering NYC (@discovering_NYC) December 5, 2016

Posted at 09:01 AM

Our IDEA team explaining insulation jackets to MS126 students. Couldn’t ask for a better audience than these future environmental stewards! pic.twitter.com/ai5n9WpXP6

— energyNYC (@energy_NYC) December 2, 2016

Posted at 02:38 PM

Five Amazon-sponsored solar projects in Virginia will add 180 MW of renewable energy

Posted at 12:10 PM

With all the talk about boosting jobs + the economy with big infrastructure investments, what is it + where is it?

Posted at 11:33 AM

Tough fuel efficiency standards for cars + light trucks will remain in place through 2025 (unless they get changed by the next Administration)

Posted at 11:20 AM

A government-named commission calls for a carbon tax on airlines operating in Sweden

Posted at 11:01 AM

Fear + confusion surround reports of antibiotic resistant bacteria in Beijing's already notorious smog, what to do is unclear

Posted at 10:24 AM

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will use her role as president of G-20 to leverage positive climate business facts to counteract Trump's anti-climate influence

Posted at 10:51 AM

Neven Curlin, who's been blogging about the Arctic melt down for almost a decade, calls it quits for now

Posted at 10:34 AM

"Ivanka Trump, climate Czar?"

Posted at 10:21 AM

Calculate climate risks with the ACI; the Actuaries Climate Index is monitoring tool to understand climate trends + potential risks of a changing climate caused by observed extreme weather + sea level rise on the US and Canada

Posted at 09:53 AM

New Orleans is the most vulnerable to sea level rise risks of 138 coastal cities

Posted at 09:46 AM

76 East 13 Street, opening December 2016

Posted at 09:28 AM

Get a first look at design ideas for a new park coming to Brooklyn's old industrial + polluted waterfront

Posted at 06:18 AM