The Cost Of Climate Tipping Points
Climate tipping points, when incremental changes become big irreversible ones, could cost the global economy trillions
April 29, 2019
Decarbonize + De-Risk NY's Pension Funds
Experts advise on a decarbonization path for NY State's $209 billion Common Retirement Fund
'We Can't Afford To Wait'
New York must speed up its process for approving new renewable energy projects say 11 environmental groups
Women Saving Mother Earth
Put these 12 women on your global climate activist map
What's Been Learned Over 50 Years
3 climate activist lessons learned from experience + useful for going forward
Oh, Rats
Winter is coming — but not for NYC’s rats: Warmer weather may be making it harder to kill rats https://t.co/9xIH3KMphT via @NexusMediaNews @mollytaft pic.twitter.com/SXQ11U35O9
— Climate Nexus (@ClimateNexus) April 28, 2019
Your Break It, You Buy It
"We don't own this Earth," an 83-year-old climate demonstrator said at a London climate protest.
— Shah A Farhad (@BeingFarhad) April 29, 2019
1,130 people have been arrested over nearly two weeks. #ExtinctionRebellion #ClimateChange pic.twitter.com/EMwBcMfDy8
April 26, 2019
Millions For Bike/Walk Upgrades
NYC gets $14.6 million from the State to upgrade its bike + pedestrian infrastructures
April 25, 2019
Get A Timeline
Advocates want more than promises from the MTA, they want a detailed timeline for the electrification of its entire bus fleet
The Power Of One - Or Not
What do climate scientists say about the meaning of individual carbon cutting choices?
15 Year Old Nails Our Climate Project
Greta Thunberg's climate action insight "“Avoiding climate breakdown will require cathedral thinking...We must lay the foundation while we may not know exactly how to build the ceiling.”
Food Fish Die As Oceans Warm
Eat fish or know someone who does? then the impacts of ocean warming on sealife should worry you
Let Them Drown: Climate Conflict In The Mideast
Naomi Klein looks at the Israel-Palenstine conflict through the lens of climate catastrophe + sees global patterns of colonialism + xenophobia
London: Extinction Rebellion Demands
The 3 top climate action demands of London's Extinction Rebellion
Through A Glass Darkly
Neither Mayor De Blasio's pronouncement on banning construction of glass-fronted buildings nor real estate industry reactions could be called models of transparency
April 24, 2019
The Unknowns In Congestion Pricing
The details of the state-mandated congestion pricing plan going into force in 2021 have yet to be written
Climate Trolls
Mueller report exposes ‘Miners for Trump’ as a Russian troll effort https://t.co/hPf1ImJLAO pic.twitter.com/bpXm7LchH4
— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) April 24, 2019
14 Street Going Bus Only
During L train reconstruction, most car + truck through-traffic will be banned on 14th Street from 3 - 9 Avenues, freeing lanes for faster bus transport
Valuing Building Rating Systems
LEED green building ratings were launched in the 1990's, what's been gained with experience?
April 23, 2019
NYC's Lessons In Sustainability
The Big Green Apple.
— World Economic Forum (@wef) April 23, 2019
📕 Read more: https://t.co/mWrPrzllzx #newyork #environment pic.twitter.com/DB7xGs4I6Z
Help Wanted: Senior Advisor For Future Risks
The NYC Mayor's Office of Resiliency Land Use + Building Team seeks a Senior Policy Advisor, Future Risks Focus
Advice Column: BYOB
Bring your own bag when you shop, reduce waste, avoid fees
April 22, 2019
Don't Go Near The Water
With inexorably rising sea levels, should NYC take the path of resiliency or retreat?
Another Climate Disruption - Inequality Accelerant
The 5 countries most affected by climate change were Sudan, India, Nigeria, Indonesia, and Brazil; climate change caused the per capita GDP in these countries to drop 25-36%. Meanwhile, the per capita GDP of Norway, Sweden, and Canada increased 25-34%.https://t.co/cq81Kx49Dn
— Gabriela D. Lemus Ph.D. (@GabrielaDLemus) April 22, 2019
Breathe A Teeny Bit Easier During Summer Dog Days
Proposed NY regulations could cut ozone-forming pollution from power plants used on the hottest summer days. (Note: It would even better to ramp up building/appliance energy efficiency so no peaker plants required, ever!)
Needed: An Urban Policy For The GND
So far, the Green New Deal launched by NYC-based Ocasio-Cortez, doesn't lay out urban policy aspirations, but it should
April 18, 2019
Securing Our Energy Future
Lovins' Green New Deal Message
"Harness America’s immensely powerful + creative economic engine", Amory Lovins' map to a GND
Help Wanted: Communications Director
The Climate Mobilization seeks a highly motivated, self-directed communicator with experience writing, editing, speaking + networking
April 17, 2019
Q/A With NYC's Sustainability Point Man
Mark Chambers, Director of NYC's Office of Sustainability, weighs in on what congestion pricing, a plastic bag ban + a bill to close local fossil-fueled power plants could mean for everyday New Yorkers
Mass Transit News Roundup
Psst. See AOC's New Video Here
What if we actually pulled off a #GreenNewDeal? What would the future look like? The Intercept presents a film narrated and co-written by Rep. @AOC and illustrated by @mollycrabapple. https://t.co/zAMLAizbN7 pic.twitter.com/PywCR0jPUl
— The Intercept (@theintercept) April 17, 2019
The Case Of The Kidnadpped Scientist
Compelling climate change journalism can start with mysteries + lead unexpected places
Bankers Of The World Unite: Limit Climate Risks
The top UK + French central bankers have an urgent message for global banks: conduct climate stress tests + work together to lessen risks of great loss
Old Tunnel Boosts 2nd Ave Subway Plans
A tunnel built in the 1970's can be used to expand the 2nd Avenue subway north of 96 Street + save $500 million in construction costs
The Cost Of Ferry Ride For Taxpayers: $24.75
Mind the gap between the projected true cost of taking a NYC ferry ride + the actual true cost
April 16, 2019
Notre Dame As Tragedy, Notre Dame As Metaphor
Watching something that took centuries to develop, something that can never entirely be recreated, disappear in the comparative blink of an eye -- that, in slow motion, is going to be the dominant feeling of the 21st century. Only instead of buildings: glaciers, forests, species.
— David Roberts (@drvox) April 15, 2019
Concern Over Climate Preparedness Of Pentagon Contractors
Senators Elizabeth Warren + Jack Reed call for an investigation of the climate risks faced by the Defense Department's network of contractors
London: Arrests At Climate Protest
122 people arrested at an Extinction Rebellion, climate action demonstration in London
A Climate Road Less Traveled
How one climate denier figured out his opposition to big government misled him on climate science + his top four talking points for taking climate action
Weaponizing Freedom Of Information Laws
Why would California consider limiting its 50-year old access to public records law?
April 15, 2019
Help Wanted: Staff Researcher
The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law seeks a staff researcher to assist with the Legal Pathways to Deep Decarbonization project
America's Climate-Refuge Cities
If NY, LA or Miami are lost to climate chaos, think of Duluth or Buffalo as urban climate refuges
We'll Always Have Sea Spiders
“It’s like Jurassic Park: ‘Life finds a way.’” https://t.co/QAqudj4p5k
— NYT Science (@NYTScience) April 15, 2019
April 12, 2019
Coal Power: Washington v Washington
Compare + contrast the approach of Washinton State to Washington DC on the future of coal-burning power plants
Germany: Update On The Transition To EV's
Manufacturing EV's won't be like today's internal combustion industry in some big ways
Mass Transit Crisis Won The Day For Congestion Pricing
Proponents of congestion pricing say there are bigger, existential risks associated with not adopting congestion pricing — and climate change is a big one. https://t.co/x4Mgz3DGVz
— grist (@grist) April 12, 2019
Hedging On Climate Chaos
Consider this: Practically no one in the financial system sees near-term incentives to worry about the biggest risk conceivable, deep climate disruptions
April 11, 2019
Automakers' Nightmare
What's Trump doing with CAFE rules that has US automakers losing sleep?
Mass Timber: An Assessment
Does mass timber live up to the hype as the latest, greatest green building material?
It Could Get Very Bad
Bill McKibben foresees climate chaos as a world ender. Is it to late for a happier future?
The Long Goodbye Is Getting Shorter
Metaphor alert. https://t.co/DhOTvJZzWF
— David Roberts (@drvox) April 11, 2019
April 09, 2019
Hearing The Climate Talk
How do you talk about the climate emergency when it seems as if no one is listening?
Norway: Leaves It In The Ground
Norway decides not to drill for offshore oil + gas
Make Me A Climate Offer...
Classic Movie #ClimateAction Meme
— Allan Margolin (@AllanMargolin) April 9, 2019
Earth WON'T Get A Sequel. Take Climate Action TODAY.@ERNESTZorro @CLIMATEMAMA @1o5CleanEnergy @AuroraBlogspot @GabsGripes @IsaiahAProphet @TheUSASingers @RussHogarth @applemacbookpro @KayKosmos @livehealingly @rk70534 @BeingFarhad @hans pic.twitter.com/GQjI6izXO6
April 08, 2019
Climate Change Is Sickening, Already
"China alone lost the equivalent of a year’s work for 1.4% of its working population in 2017 because of extreme heat from climate change”. The risks climate change poses to your business may not be immediately obvious, but they should not be ignored. https://t.co/QDBl8o5Xkl
— ScienceBasedTargets (@sciencetargets) April 8, 2019
Big Climate/Community Bill Pending In Albany
Will 2019 be the year for enacting a NY Climate + Community Protection Act?
The Arctic: Feeling The Heat
Fast-rising Arctic temperatures are changing almost everything
Viet Nam: John Kerry Returns
Ending Viet Nam's reliance on coal, is a new mission for Viet Nam vet + former Secretary of State John Kerry
Decarbonization: No One's Waiting On Washington
Decarbonizing technologies are disruptive in ways that can be slowed, but not stopped
April 05, 2019
Beware The Great Indoors
Study Environmental Journalism
Here's a summer 2019 environmental journalism program for high school students + recent grads
Overcoming Solar Inequality
Not all communities have equal access to solar power + what to do about that
How To Talk About Climate Change With Friends And Family
Advice for the climate passionate about improving your social skills
Singapore: Net-Zero U
https://t.co/TtsPpW8NQX
— CampusSustainability (@SustainAtGatech) April 4, 2019
Singapore has recently opened a new, net-zero energy building on its university campus. At six stories, it collect all of its energy, and uses that to power the building, similar to how the Kendeda Building will work. This is truly a marvel!
April 04, 2019
The National Community Climate Assessment
With a core membership from the National Climate Assessment advisory panel disbanded by Trump, comes a new report to help communities prepare for the climate changes that will confront them
NY Boosts EV's And Energy Storge Tech
The New York Power Authority launches a partnership program to pave commercialization pathways for EV's + energy storage technologies
EVs' New BFFs
Electric power utilities are not the only ones who see business opportunities in a growing electric vehicle market
Brooklyn Green - Building Industry Influencer
Architect + 475 founder Ken Levenson highlights the impact of universities on the spread + advances in high performance, energy-saving building
Roads Have Never Been Free
Driving has always been heavily subsidized in the US, so why think cutting NY's congestion would be free?
April 03, 2019
Australia: Ends UN Climate Funding
Australia stops paying into the UN Green Climate Fund, reversing its Paris Accord commitment
Germany: GHG Emissions Down
In 2018, German GHG emissions drop 4.2%, but 2020 targets are unlikely to be met
April 02, 2019
Rooftop Solar Gets Some Investor Love
Blackrock will invest in CleanCapital, which owns + manages small-scale US solar power systems worth $300 million
Intro To Water Batteries
Using hydro power to store energy isn't new, but better ways to use water for energy storage are on the horizon
Jay Inslee - THE Climate Candidate
Running as the climate advocate candidate, Jay Inslee spells out his campaign for the Presidency in this interview
April 01, 2019
Budget Airline - Big Carbon Pollutor
Budget, ’cos someone else is paying.
— Roope Mokka (@mokka) April 1, 2019
surprising though, I must say.
Ryanair is the new coal’: airline enters EU’s top 10 emitters list | Business | The Guardian https://t.co/Hmw4O7l2uP
From Climate Policy To Model Laws
Borrowing a powerful legislative strategy from climate deniers 2 climate legal scholars publish an 1,100-page compendium of policy ideas + are organizing lawyers to write model statutes based on these ideas, which can then be distributed to local, state + federal lawmakers
The GND - Let's Get Realistic
If the 'center' has disappeared from US politics, what does the mean for a Green New Deal strategy? Read, ponder + draw your own conclusion
Talk The Talk Right
"Power vs. energy: Though in common parlance, people use 'energy' + 'power' interchangeably, it’s important to differentiate between them when talking about batteries. Power is the rate at which energy can be released." - The Complete Guide To the Battery Revolution, Quartz
Rising Waters - When Solutions Cause Problems
Louisiana's levees are creating more flood risk than flood protection as the coast disappears