Belgium: Offshore WInd Contender
Belgium Breezes Past Denmark in Offshore Wind Capacity Rankingshttps://t.co/yg6Y9Z7sAK
— Mark Z. Jacobson (@mzjacobson) June 30, 2020
June 30, 2020
2010-2020: The US Climate Movement
Has everything or nothing changed in the last 10 years for US climate justice movement?
First, Green The House
House Democrat's Select Committee issues its climate action report. Is it up to the challenge facing the nation? Is the nation up to the challenge it faces?
June 29, 2020
China: This Trend Is No One's Friend
#China has a lot of very young coal-fired power plants, a point @IEA has made before but really comes through in this chart from their new report on China's emissions policy. Big emissions consequences despite rising efficiency. https://t.co/OrKF3fpxRl #ClimateChange #energy pic.twitter.com/a9TDzAkqZX
— Ben Geman (@Ben_Geman) June 29, 2020
Smashing Open Streets
Some don't wear face masks, others put their neighbors at risk by driving through "open streets" barriers in NYC
Flood Risks Rising
A new flood risk map of the US shows many more areas in harm's way than US government maps indicate
June 27, 2020
Northeast: Hot States
Northeastern states are becoming temperature hot spots among the lower 48
June 26, 2020
Climate Double Whammy
Places + people most affected by climate change will face higher barriers to get financing + investment. The money will simply leave.
Green Grannies Protect Their Young
The Society of Fearless Grandmothers stands up for young Bay Area climate activists
Public Opinion: Persistent Patterns For Climate
3 persistent patterns in US public opinion about climate change + clean energy that point to paths for action
June 25, 2020
Urban Parks: Needed More Than Ever
Former NYC Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe is right, "Parks have never been more used, nor appreciated at any time in the nation’s history, but at the same time, they’ve never been under greater threat.”
June 23, 2020
Bullsh* Detection
Carl Sagan died before the climate crisis hit, but he bequeathed us an evergreen Baloney Detection Kit
Climate Crisis Hits Your Taxes
Think failing to take big climate action will save on your tax bill + the federal debt? You'd be wrong
Wish I'd Tweeted This
If @NYCMayor loves traffic jams so much he should ride the M15 bus downtown with the Daily News tomorrow morning.
— Clayton Guse (@ClaytonGuse) June 22, 2020
It's the busiest bus route in the city and it runs like crap.
June 22, 2020
GreenBIz: Greener Twentysomethings
Meet 30 rising sustainable business innovators under the age of 30
June 19, 2020
Show Your Stripes NY
Delays In NYC Climate Resilience Work
NYC will be doing less to become climate resilient due to delays + COVID19-related budget cuts, but the pandemic doesn't bear all the responsibility for desalts missed goals
Re-Open A Fairer And Greener NYC
Five practical proposals for cutting NYC's waste + saving good green jobs
Australia: Ikea's Solar Self-Assembly
A Do-It-Yourself solar power + battery storage installation is planned for an Australian Ikea megastore
Here's Our Chance To Do The Right Transit Thing
Rebuilding our economy should be propelled by climate-smart transportation investments
Picture This
Disappearance of car traffic has also laid bare the gross inequality of mobility in cities. Somehow cars are the only ones who can move with abandon while everyone else is asked to sacrifice safety, convenience, time. Returning to this will be an epic policy failure of cities. https://t.co/Rx3P3Zcr8P
— Ya-Ting Liu (@yating_liu) April 18, 2020
June 18, 2020
Summer Scorcher
Whether you're in a blue, purple or red state, expect a real hot summer
Big Oil Hasn't Saved For Retirement...
Milan: Sidewalk Smarts
Paging @NYCSpeakerCoJo and @NYCMayor https://t.co/eKNkr4XYHd
— Yetsuh Frank (@newyorkgreen) June 18, 2020
June 17, 2020
Think Concretely
Look down + you will see broken sidewalks, the urban infrastructure crisis under your feet
June 16, 2020
Aspire To Be Prepared
Superstorm Sandy inundated NYC in 2012. As of 2020, it hasn't set a comprehensive resilience plan in motion, it hasn't even built a sea wall
Line Up
One way to help solar and wind producers: build more power lines https://t.co/6jOqGzQikG
— Bloomberg Green (@climate) June 16, 2020
June 15, 2020
Help Wanted: Development Manager
The NY League of Conservation Voters is hiring a development manager. Reporting to the VP of Development, s/he will support a range of fundraising efforts for general operations + programs
Pandemic's Transit Plunge
For the record, the March - May 2020 data on mass transit use + more in comparison to 2019's
Unilever: Billions For Climate Change
Unilever, the Anglo-Dutch consumer products giant, pledges 10 billion euros to reduce to net zero greenhouse gas emissions from all its products by 2039
COVID's Impact On Clean Enegy
10 trends spotted for impacts of the pandemic on clean energy progress. Not bleak, but nowhere near good
Climate Action/Racial Justice
It must be climate action and racial justice, never either/or
Where The Sunrise Movement Is Moving
The Sunrise Movement's Washington DC hub aims at integrating racial justice into all its work on climate change + the Green New Deal
June 12, 2020
Needed Now, More Than Ever, Environmental Justice
MUST READ: Peggy Shepard was interviewed by @WeatherProf at @CBSNews this morning, explaining why we need environmental justice now more than ever. #EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateJustice https://t.co/dlFcR40q3F pic.twitter.com/b64WkJpLrJ
— WE ACT for EJ (@weact4ej) June 12, 2020
June 11, 2020
Help Wanted: Energy and Environment Legislative Assistant
Northeastern Democratic Senator seeks an experienced Legislative Assistant to manage the Senator’s robust energy + environment portfolio + advance relevant key policy priorities. Previous Senate or Congressional experience preferred, but not required. Office is an equal opportunity employer. Email resume + cover letter to nesenatejobs@gmail.com
Europe Must Lead A Global Green Recovery
Leadership is great, but followership is what really matters because it is total planet-wide GHG emissions that cumulatively create the climate crisis
June 10, 2020
Another Casualty Of COVID-19
With its role in federal pandemic response financing, the meaning of giant investment firm Blackrock's climate pledges gets fuzzier
Ending The Fossil Fuel Era
The decline + fall of the global fossil fuel economy will entail epic disruptions. Now's the time to put policies in place for an orderly wind-down of assets for a sustainable energy transition
Arctic: Bye-Bye Big Chill
Temperatures within the Arctic Circle have hit an astonishing 30C this afternoon. pic.twitter.com/8XbebEdRsn
— BBC Weather (@bbcweather) June 9, 2020
June 09, 2020
Cheap At Last
1/ Fossil fuel advocates just lost their biggest anti-renewables trope: Plunging wind, solar, storage prices mean the US can hit 90% clean energy by 2035 - at no extra cost. Me on @Forbes: https://t.co/F1iA5HajMy
— Silvio Marcacci (@Silvio_Marcacci) June 9, 2020
Climate Justice Now
Elizabeth Yeampierre, a veteran NYC climate justice leader, calls out a history of social + environmental inequalities + offers specific links for making solar + offshore wind development a reality that's good for all
June 08, 2020
New Plastics Plant For 'Cancer Alley'
Louisiana's 'cancer alley', is set to get a fossil fuel-reliant factory for making virgin plastic products
Needed Now: Bus Lanes
What's Bill De Blasio done to meet the MTA demand to install 60 miles of dedicated bus lanes as a key to reopening NYC?
Paris: Mayor Makes It Move
A city with a real transportation plan and a real mayor. https://t.co/mF6BpxBuWc
— Doug Gordon (@BrooklynSpoke) June 8, 2020
NYC Traffic 'Unpaused'
And it’s back to “normal” on the Queensboro Bridge. Carpocalyse now. #thisisstreetsblog pic.twitter.com/Fvvis9pKGP
— Streetsblog New York (@StreetsblogNYC) June 8, 2020
June 04, 2020
How Biden Can Run Greenly, Cleanly And Justly
Hot off the presses, Democratic National Committee recommendations for Joe Biden's climate + environmental platform, with promises for a just transition + building a green economy with millions of new, family-sustaining jobs.
June 03, 2020
Go Off-Peak
Renewable energy + battery storage provide reliable electricity, healthy for all New Yorkers. Time to pull the plug on dirty peaker power plants
A Heated Interview With Al Gore
Is Al Gore woke? What's his environmental justice track record + what's he doing now to advance climate justice for all?
June 01, 2020
June: National Pollinator Month
Living Through Michael
Even wonder what it's like to live through a Category 5 hurricane?
End Climate Justice Silence
New @MMFA analysis finds that from 2017 to 2019, corporate broadcast evening news never discussed the disproportionate harm major hurricanes cause on marginalized communities. #climatejustice https://t.co/zgm2HVkCeO
— Evlondo Cooper (@EvlondoCooper) June 1, 2020
UK: COVID Recovery Must Be Liked To Climate Action
Over 200 UK companies call on the Prime Minister to align post-pandemeic economic recovery with climate goals