Media Coverage, By The Numbers
Why the wide diversity in news coverage on 2017 protest marches + coverage of Trump's Paris climate accord withdrawal?
June 30, 2017
Think Differently
Cleaning up the toxic Gowanus Canal is an opportunity for fresh thinking about urban waterfront design
June 29, 2017
Economic Disruption Linked to Climate Disruption
Economic harm, along with increased social inequality, will hit southern states the hardest as the climate changes
Editing POTUS 'Energy Dominance' Presser
Accuracy requires a fact check of Trump's press release about US 'energy dominance"
80x50: From Roadmap To Road Building
What we know now + what hard decisions must be made for NYC to meet its goal of cutting GHGs 80% by 2050
June 28, 2017
Don't Ask, Don't Know
A voluntary corporate financial disclosure framework focusing on climate change risks + opportunities is drafted by G20
The Great Green Investor Shift
Proxy Monitor: Climate change proposals break through; institutional investors' support may be a paradigm shift. https://t.co/A99LMeqW0z pic.twitter.com/gqInsPkkmo
— Michael Gerrard (@MichaelGerrard) June 28, 2017
Urban Heat Island Roll-Back
City design must minimize the urban heat island effect, people's lives are at stake
Solar Cost Plunge
Around the world, solar installation costs spiral down + will keep plunging
Help Wanted: WE ACT
WE ACT for Environmental Justice is hiring a Senior Grant Writer/Development Manager + a Policy Coordinator
What Utility Shareholders Want
Climate concerns of utility shareholders are a wake-up call for management
City Council Green Bill Hearings
Testifying to ensure the enviro bills heard by the City Council are the best they can be. Packed room full of enviro advocates & excerpts! pic.twitter.com/NUqYMiQTzE
— Abbey Brown (@abbeycbrown) June 27, 2017
June 27, 2017
Time To Retire "Baseload"
"Baseload" is a 19th-century answer to a 21st-century question. https://t.co/HiRQrmvFf5
— Michael Liebreich (@MLiebreich) June 26, 2017
Sandy Recovery - South Ferry Reopens
Nearly 5 years after superstorm Sandy flooded out the South Ferry station, the 1 train will start to stop there again
Go, Green Bank
The NY Green Bank has a track record to make other lenders green with envy
India: What Its Climate Commitment Means
There's more to India's Paris climate commitment than Trump's denunciation
Promises To Keep
Key climate-friendly goals + programs promised by the de Blasio administration
Think Recarbonizing Not Decarbonizing
Paul Hawkin, founder of Project Drawdown, explains why our climate goal should be recarbonizing
June 26, 2017
Celebrate Energy Week Efficiently
Check out these 13 #energyefficient home upgrades that pay for themselves over time. https://t.co/ckTkbcaOdT via @BIYourMoney
— ACEEE (@ACEEEdc) June 23, 2017
Climate Question Of The Day
Why are airborne carbon levels rising even as emissions are stabilizing?
Power Grid: Advanced Study
Why "baseload" is such a 20th Century electric power gird standard + can replace it in the 21st Century
NYC's First Flush
NYC's first public composting toilets open in Prospect Park
Cough And Wheeze With Diesel
New model diesel-powered cars remain big polluters
Africa: Solar Powering
Ready, set, go, the solar power race is on in Africa
Don't Mourn Paris, Organize
Climate action isn't stopping for Donald Trump
June 24, 2017
Sustainable Help Wanted
Jobs remain open, as de Blasio vows even more climate action commitment
June 23, 2017
Spreadin' Solar Around
California sends its excess solar power to Arizona for free, why?
Up On The Roofs
Panasonic sees putting PVs on car roofs as a good move
Needed: The Right Urban Policy To Grow Passive House
Hear what Urban Green’s Laurie Kerr says about the power of Passive House @NYPassiveHouse https://t.co/XbPwZuj6rn
— Urban Green Council (@UrbanGreenNY) June 23, 2017
Scare Tactics To Boost Coal
Does DOE alarm over grid reliability hold up to scrutiny?
Fierce Fight Over Energy Goals
Hot debate + high emotions over a scholarly report advocating a 100% renewable energy nation by 2050
Tesla Talks To China
Tesla is in talks with authorities about opening a car factory in China
Cool Neighborhoods
NYC's guide to keeping neighborhoods safe when its way too hot
June 22, 2017
Storm Surge Barriers Won't Do
Experts fear that the time has passed to protect the NY-NJ metro area by building big storm surge barriers
Science At Work: Sharper Satellite Vision
Improved satellite imagery is a power tool for conservation sciences
Fort Collins: 80x30
Energy efficiency programs, rolled out by the local electric utility could fast forward For Collins, CO GHG goals by 20 years
Disrupted By The Heat
Where Dog Day afternoons will be more common + how that will alter our lives
Keeping Green Bond Promises
Do projects financed with green bonds live up to their climate promises?
June 21, 2017
What Benchmarking Means To Managers
What do NYC building managers really think of Local Law 84, the energy benchmarking mandate?
Cities Are Not Climate Leaders
Consider these contrarian views on claims about urban climate action leadership
UK: Brexit's Not The Only Problem
An emergency air quality alert issued by London's Mayor during a heatwave, French industry blamed in part
Do The Math - Carbon Emissions State-by-State
Power plants are major carbon emitters everywhere, but not all states are created equal
Celebrate Solstice 2017
Happy #SummerSolstice! Here are the Top 10 Solar States thru 2016 reported by @SEIA. How does your state rank? https://t.co/uvVpPutdm7 pic.twitter.com/OdmVjLDvh2
— SPEER (@EEpartnership) June 21, 2017
Big Biz Big Renewables Fan
Some of the US' biggest renewable energy customers are some of the nation's biggest corporations
June 20, 2017
South Texas Is To Wind Power...
Like Napa is to wine grapes, no room for other energy commodities
FOC At EPA
Friend of Coal/lobbyist Jeff Holmstead will be the second in command at the EPA
Exxon Embraces A Carbon Tax
Exxon Mobil + other major corporations now support a US carbon tax that would return dividends to the public but roll back regulations
Regardless Of Trump...
June 19, 2017
Global Climate And Urban Architecture
How urban building + form get linked to climate challenges by New York Times architecture critic Michael Kimmelman
China/India: The $4 Trillion Opportunity
The energy opportunities, in China + India, largely for renewables, could add up to $4 trillion by 2040
Climate Denial's Demolition Derby
Demolishing the legal keystone to federal climate action is high on the denial agenda
One Less Thing To Worry About
Help Wanted: Field And Digital Outreach Coordinator
The Environmental Voter Project seeks a Field + Digital Outreach Coordinator with at least one year of experience in political field work and social media communications to work with the National Field Director and Executive Director This is a full-time position in Boston, MA. Contact peter@environmentalvoter.org
Rx For Urban Heat Islands
The 2030 Palette https://t.co/DzpIjP4WhY offers strategies for mitigating the impacts of the heat island effect: https://t.co/1T9Tb11kgm pic.twitter.com/mrvNqDfkGL
— Architecture 2030 (@Arch2030) June 8, 2017
Mass Transit Interrupted
What will be Plan B for commuters who rely on Penn Station during this Summer of Disruption?
Planting For Cool Communities
NYC to spend $106 M for tree planting that cools hot city streets + boosts neighborly cohesion
June 12, 2017
Get On Board
CA Gov. Jerry Brown's green swing through China — stops by Build Your Dreams in Shenzhen. BYD built a plant to assemble Long Beach's electric buses at a former RV-facility in Lancaster
The Ocean: What Would the Ocean Say?
June 09, 2017
Don't Ask "Do You Believe In Climate Change?"
Why it's essential to ask public officials the right questions about climate policies (Hint: read on for a good one)
Offshore Wind's Time Is Now
Even without subsidies, offshore wind is getting cost competitive with conventional energy sources
Get Smart 101 Ways
Check out this list on combatting climate change, we made number 11! #Daylighthour #BEEx https://t.co/NejwTCinhH
— BEEx (@BEExNY) June 9, 2017
Where The Jobs Are
What new job opportunities will beat out health care by 2024?
June 08, 2017
Australia: Carbon Emissions Up
What's up with Australia's unseasonal rise in carbon emissions?
Trump Dims Prospects...
Canada: Climate Cooperation With US
In the wake of Trump's Paris exit, Canada plans to cooperate with US cities + states to advance climate protection
June 07, 2017
Shrinking Bipartisan Hopes
With little GOP member pushback on Trump's Paris exit , don't pin your hopes on Congress' bipartisan climate club
Tesla Goes Global
Tesla announces a plan to build 10-20 EV + battery gigafactories around thee world
Bus Time
Countdown clocks could be just the thing to make NYC bus riders happier + keep them out of taxis
Plan Ahead
Push FOR #renewables strongest in Trump states https://t.co/AkOJZgc9Kb via @nytimes @REVOLUTIONSOLAR @RisingSign @dremmelqueen @NNUS pic.twitter.com/nBkvFMxmZ9
— Allan Margolin (@AllanMargolin) June 7, 2017
Polling On Paris
Aggressive climate action is "strongly" favored by 72% in a new poll
Things To See: Eco-Art/Public Art
Chic In Plastic Trash
Stella McCartney partners with Parley for the Oceans to spin high fashion from marine plastic trash
June 06, 2017
See The C Train...
...to see why NYC subways are running so badly now
We're Still In
#ClimateMayors not only commit to adopt #ParisAgreement, 125 of us joined biz, states, & univ to say #WeAreStillin https://t.co/5hBdpV40lH pic.twitter.com/JtVXLo5llA
— The Climate Mayors (@ClimateMayors) June 6, 2017
Bye-Bye Climate, Hello Kochs
The role of climate bad hombres, the Koch Brothers, is clear in Trump's abandonment of the Paris climate accord
Electrify Everything
The road to decarbonization will be paved with EV's fueled with renewable power
Mayor's Not Into Decongestion
The latest plan to unclog mid-town traffic won't get de Blasio's support, some climate champion!
Reporting About Climate Reporting
Unexpected + insightful follow-up by a New York Time reporter who wrote about teaching climate science is Ohio
June 05, 2017
Another Hot Record
Carbon dioxide set an all-time monthly high in Mayhttps://t.co/gtA8trvvjs #CO2 pic.twitter.com/WMYwSpbMxA
— CECHR (@CECHR_UoD) June 5, 2017
Connectivity 2.0
How a re-conceived digital ecosystem could advance urban resilience by way of fostering communities of trust
Creatures of Habit
Think transit users make the most reasoned choices? Think again
Getting To Yes On Fees
Congestion pricing advocates say they know a way for NYC to impose fees on vehicles entering mid-town without needed Albany's OK
When Teaching Is The Test
If you read just one thing today, read this
June 02, 2017
China: Floating Solar Power
On the site of an abandoned coal mine, China opens a floating solar power farm
Trump: Diplomacy Loser
The international implications of Trump's dumping the Paris climate accord are disastrous + ends US status as 'the indispensable nation'
It's The Real Economy, Stupid
Fact checking Trump's jobs + economy rationale for throwing the climate accord under the bus
Give 'Em Hell Jerry
California Governor Jerry Brown excoriates Trump's climate pact renunciation + vows state leadership on climate action
June 01, 2017
Plan B
Since Trump won't save the planet, it's up to us, argues new book by Bloomberg + Pope
China's Climate U-Turn
What explains China's quick u-turn from climate denier to climate leadership?
Trump Yanks Yanks From Climate Accord
With a 4 year time-line, the ultimate fate of Trump's renunciation of the Paris climate accord rests with US voters