Nowhere Will Be Safe
Think you'll be safe from climate change inside a room with AC? Think again
July 31, 2018
Light Of The Stars - A Book Review
What can an astrophysicist teach us about living in the era of climate disruption?
MA Bill Could Boost Renewable Energy
A bill to raise utility renewable energy buys 2% a year could get signed by the Governor of Massachusetts, but it's got some controversial bits
What's Outside Is Inside
"Sh*t! I smoke!" is an app that tells you how many equivalent cigarettes you are smoking, simply by breathing the air in your community.
— Ryan Werder (@rjwerder) July 30, 2018
Chicago, we're at 2.1 cigs a day. Gross.
Who else wants to know how many cigarettes they didn't know they are smoking each day? pic.twitter.com/EjkIgKplc7
Kolkata: Home Won't Be The Same
The Ganges delta city of Kolkata becomes a climate casualty, but it could have been otherwise
July 30, 2018
Teen Green
A teen team takes the challenge of designing a sustainable building for a climate-changed future
Microgrids Not Substations
This Brooklyn affordable housing complex get microgrid power to keep the lights on + boost system-wide resiliency
How Clean Energy Leaders Lead
What leadership in urban renewable energy looks like today
July 27, 2018
UK: Everyone Must Talk About The Climate
The media isn't the only party that must make climate disruptions part of an ongoing national conversation
Finland: Heat Cuts Nuke Power
Unusually warm sea water leads Finnish nuclear power plant output cuts due to diminished cooling capacity
Dear Abby: How To Talk With A Climate Science Denier
Better responses than silence or snark for conversational comebacks with climate deniers
Speed Up On Congestion Pricing
4 things to do now to speed up planning + execution of a NY congestion pricing mandate
Enough Already
The NYC Council will try to cap the number of ride-hailing vehicles on the streets
The Zero Must For Every Building
Today’s building sector is charting its course in an increasingly complex world, where rapid urbanization, political shifts & #climate change call for a regular recalibration of strategies including designing zero-carbon buildings. Learn more: https://t.co/jXV60JjuYD pic.twitter.com/4DRLgEBGxl
— World Resources Inst (@WorldResources) July 27, 2018
July 26, 2018
Virginia Wants To Be A Wind Biz Contender
Looking to create an offshore wind power business hub, Virginia hires a consultant
Science At Work: Event Attribution
What can climate science tell us about extreme weather events?
Plan Ahead Now
National Grid offers a utility blueprint for northeast states to cut their GHG emissions 80% by 2050
July 25, 2018
Climate Change - Still Niche News
Even the most climate-conscious news media still silo climate reporting from weird weather disasters, why?
San Francisco To Insurers - Us Or Fossil Fuels
San Francisco resolves to screen its insurance contracts over investments in fossil fuel assets
Dockless Bikes Come To Town
First impressions of using a dockless bike in NYC
Use Taxes To Grow Green Roofs
Legal eagles propose a NYC tax strategy to install more green roofs, which, so far, have been few + far between
New Haven Wins Green Infrastructure Prize
A New Haven-based partnership wins the Roy Family Award for reducing sewage overflows + advancing social justice by deploying local "green" infrastructure solutions
Tokyo: The Road To Cool
Tokyo tackles the urban heat island effect with thermal barrier coatings + water-retaining pavement for roadways
Why Nuke Industry's Endangered
Aging + costly to operate, today's nuclear power plants can't compete with natural gas-fired plants + could close, even though they're climate-friendlier
UK: Recharge Resource Boost
UK's Autonomous and Electric Vehicles Act becomes law; new boost for EV infrastructure nationwide https://t.co/d3IYAObFVO #EVs #infrastructure #law pic.twitter.com/92gN3UHqV8
— Doing Things Differently (@dtdchange) July 25, 2018
July 24, 2018
When Someone Says "Climate Change"...
...the first association is "weather", it used to be "polar bears"
The Hoover Dam As Battery
What are the prospects for converting the Hoover Dam into a battery to store renewable energy?
Wind Turbines In Court
A Maine judge dismisses environmentalists' challenge to the Governor's Executive Order to drag out wind turbine project permits
Hanoi: Facing Up To Air Pollution
Hanoi, where motor bike mobility is massive, takes first steps to improve its severely and chronically polluted air
July 23, 2018
Climate Change Isn't Free
A new study calculates the combined value of market + nonmarket climate-induced damage - it's not cheap + it's not equally distributed
Yes Sir
Take if from the military: Climate security is national security - The Hill https://t.co/aoJVb5vB20
— Alan Nogee (@alannogee) July 23, 2018
Putting Energy Data To Work
The NYC Retrofit Accelerator, a case study of a project to advance energy upgrades in existing buildings
Canada: Climate Politics Get Tenser
Prime Minister Trudeau faces fossil fuel decisions with big impacts on Canadian climate policies
Unreliable: The New MTA Normal
A year after the MTA vowed to fix the subways, service delays + breakdowns remain rampant
Needed: Deep Transit Make-Over
City + state transit systems are dysfunctional or worse + don't meet climate action needs, what must be changed?
Warming With Heat Pumps
Called 'reversible refrigerators', heat pumps are warming homes while cutting soot + CO2 emissions in China + the EU
This Energy Revolution Is Underway
Once, everyone talked about the coming solar power/energy storage revolution, now, it's happening
July 20, 2018
Don't Miss It
History’s biggest youth-led climate march is tomorrow. #ThisIsZeroHour takes action against climate change and oppression to create a healthy future for all of us. New York City’s march starts at Columbus Circle at 10 AM. pic.twitter.com/dk0WGZF330
— GreeNYC (@greenyc) July 20, 2018
Japan: Cool Clothes
During Japan's scorching summer, clothes with built-in fans offer personal comfort
On Your Mark, Get Set
The 2nd Avenue subway's next phase is slated to open in 2029
Everyone Knows Heat Kills...
...Here's what NYC grassroots environmental justice activists are doing about it
Science At Work: Climate Change Changes The Seasons
The temperature contrast between seasons is amplifying due to human-caused climate change impacts, new research finds
Australia: Billionaire Does A Koch Brothers
Gina Rinehart, an Australian mining magnate, gives millions to a Koch Brothers-style climate denial institute
Utilities Help NYer's Buy EV's
Why are Con Ed + National Grid stepping in to make it easier for New Yorkers to buy electric vehicles? If a Tesla is a stretch, Con Ed also rebates the cost of LED's
Judge Tosses NYC Climate Case As Baltimore Brings Another
US District Judge Keenan dismisses NYC's climate damages suit against Big Oil 'with prejudice', meanwhile, Baltimore files a climate lawsuit based on coastal flood damage risks threatening its waterfront revitalization
July 19, 2018
See Climate Disruptions Now
Help Wanted: Executive Director
The Power Shift Network seeks a new Executive Director. PSN mobilizes the collective power of young people to mitigate climate change + create a just, clean energy future + resilient, thriving communities for all.
July 18, 2018
EU: Amber Light On EV Sales
Why is EV sales growth slowing in the EU, even as demand for diesel cars sinks?
Take The Pledge
With a specific 10 point agenda, America's Pledge offers a road map for carbon-cutting, bottom-up action by businesses, cities + states
Citi Bikes For All
New Yorkers qualifying for food stamps can buy $5/month Citi Bike memberships
Storage Batteries To Light Up The Night
A $1 billion solar + storage project (690MW plus 200MW of batteries) is coming to light up Las Vegas and other parts of Nevada, California and Arizona as early as 2020https://t.co/b6a9NSQgLV pic.twitter.com/WP77IpemHZ
— Assaad Razzouk (@AssaadRazzouk) July 18, 2018
Fast Food Giants - Build A Better Cup
Recyclable + sustainable serving cups development is a new joint project paid for by McDonald's + Starbucks
July 17, 2018
A Freighted Idea
Freight NYC is a new idea for shifting freight transit from trucks to rail + water, here's the EDC report
Honolulu: Start Sea Level Rise Plan Now
Expecting a 3 foot sea level rise by mid-century, the Mayor of Honlulu directs climate mitigation + adaption planning to start now
July 16, 2018
Really Unseasonal
Why is Los Angeles having such weird weather this summer?
Clean As...
Clean coal isn’t actually clean. It still causes climate change worse than any other energy source. @NogatCoal pic.twitter.com/zSaW0NvTbd
— Svein T veitdal (@tveitdal) July 16, 2018
Sarcasm As Climate Persuader
Sarcastic writing in The Onion alters the attitudes of the climate indifferent new research finds
July 13, 2018
Autonomous Vehicles Are Coming
Can cities do more than just expect the unexpected with the arrival of self-driving vehicles?
Why New Yorkers Need Their Subway
Growth in NYC's labor force participation is linked to growth in subway ridership + what that means
Immortal Quotes
"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not."
- Dr. Seuss, The Lorax
The Body Electric
Take a spin class in Emeryville, CA, send electricity to the grid
Busy Anti-Idling Activist
Wish someone would do something about idling, emissions-spewing vehicles on NYC streets? Meet George Pakenham
NY: Where Offshore Wind's A Winner
Governor Cuomo reveals a plan to procure 800 Megawatts of offshore wind + jumpsuit industry in NY
China: Art Confronts Dirty Water
An art exhibit displaying bottles filled with polluted water gets a reaction from Chinese officials
July 12, 2018
Where Restoring Power Is Not Enough
It's power grid + its people battered by storms, grid restoration is not enough for Puerto Rico, now solar power + microgrids enter the scene
Ireland: Putting Fossil Fuel Funds Elsewhere
With its vote to divest from fossil fuels, Ireland becomes the first nation to take this climate action pledge
Transit Equity, Now
We joined our partner transportation advocacy organizations this week to unveil our 2018 Transportation Equity Agenda. This state policy agenda includes subway, bus, street safety and accessibility improvements to make transit safe and accessible for all https://t.co/pnVcImTTLv pic.twitter.com/8f6qhngm6O
— NYLCV (@nylcv) July 12, 2018
Community Solar Comes To NYC
Want solar, but don't have the rooftop for it?. Now, NYC apartment dwellers can get what they want
July 11, 2018
The New High Life
Worried about floods + storm surges? If you can afford it, you can literally move up
Maine: The Offshore Wind Vote
Maine's opposition to offshore wind development could pivot on the 2018 election for Governor
Lease That Electric Bus
A new Warren Buffet-backed Chinese joint venture forms to lease electric buses to cities, schools + firms in the US
Nixon Urges NY "Polluter Fee"
What's in Nixon's call for a $7 billion yearly NY carbon tax + how is it different from what Cuomo is doing?
More See Changing Climate
US public opinion shifts toward acknowledgement of climate change + human activity links, but political polarization very high
IPCC: Decarbonize Or Else
A sustainable + thriving global economy requires rapid + deep decarbonization says head of IPCC
July 09, 2018
Death By Heat Wave
Old or frail? This is how hot weather can kill you
Quote Of The Day
“So triggering climate change was not our fault, but not doing something about it now that we've recognized it, not switching energy infrastructures now that we've recognized it - yeah, not only would that be our fault, but it would be our folly because what it would mean is - is that that would be the reason why we didn't make it across the other side. Some civilizations make it, and some don't. And that would be the reason why we wouldn't make it.” - Adam Frank, astrophysicist
The Cosmos And The Climate
Astrophysicist Adam Frank reflects on what we've learned about other planets + climate prospects for ours
Animated Science Super Stars
Your Favorite Disney Princesses Reimagined as Scientists https://t.co/ZKRXkjH2BW via @HuffPostArts featuring current and former @AGU_Eos writers!
— Dr. Kimberly Cartier (@AstroKimCartier) July 9, 2018
The Post-Pruitt Era
States, cities + communities will remain on the front lines of environmental protection, ex-EPA chief Pruitt was just a bit player in a larger drama
July 06, 2018
EV Battery Afterlife
With the world's population of EV batteries rising, where will they go when they retire?
New Options For Solar Siting
Siting solar panels on brownfield + landfills in NY, just got much easier
NY Aims To Slash Wind Costs
What's up in NY?, cutting costs of offshore wind power with an industry-led R+D consortium
Fracking For Plastics
A new petrochemical corridor emerges in the Ohio River Valley as fracking floods the region with petrochemicals
No Worries - At Taxpayers' Expense
Federal standards on insurance payments for flood-damaged homes are being ignored + that has a price
Knoxville Does Energy Make-Overs
Home energy efficiency upgrades in Knoxville, TN are saving 1,200 low-income home owners 30% on their utility bills
The Stain Of Scott Pruitt
Will the bad works of Scott Pruitt endure long after his departure as the EPA Administrator?
July 03, 2018
Independence Day 242
Be A Patriot This #July4th Holiday - Defend America From The Impacts Of Unrestrained #ClimateChange -@DanJWeiss @bigal953 @ScarletAvengers @luciahoff @lfkraus @brontyman @AlaskanNovelist @horridpoplyrics @Diamondjack444 @KevinDarryl @HunkyGayJesus @elderberryplace @carogonza pic.twitter.com/E2DCYyJjtO
— Allan Margolin (@AllanMargolin) July 3, 2018
Hot's Hotter Now
Red-hot planet: All-time heat records have been set all over the world during the past week https://t.co/QLZVVaVeRs
— Chris Mooney (@chriscmooney) July 3, 2018
Poland: Chilling The Political Climate
Participants at at upcoming UN climate action conference in Poland will have to content with a new intrusive surveillance law
Ready, Set, Ocasio-Cortez
Are climate scientists + policy types down with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's call for a Green New Deal?
Timelines On Climate Litigation
Catch up with 3 years of news related to climate litigation against Big Fossils
Australian Investors: Big Bucks For No Coal
Just say "no" to coal is Australian investors' rising global strategy
Think Global, Act Local - The Update
With local funds + a local workforce Washington DC grows its new green economy
July 02, 2018
Dominica: Living Resilience Lab
Despite obstacles + setbacks, the Caribbean island nation of Dominica still aspires to be a climate resilience leader
Sizing Up Urban Climate Footprints
Data collected from 13,000 cities reveals a lot about the urban climate footprint - some cities have very big feet
What A Waste
Summer 2018 just like summer 2017, wasting water at Riverside Drive/115 Street. Come on @NYCMayorsOffice, get it fixed please pic.twitter.com/miovDJoAU1
— Sallan Foundation (@Sallan_Found) July 2, 2018
More Disastrous Disasters
Expect Americans' vulnerability to disasters to rise, here's why
Environmental Regulation At Risk
With a long-lasting conservative majority in the Supreme Court, decades of environmental regulation could be overturned, along with other key parts of US law