Transit Tech — Help On The Way
These 8 transit tech innovation ideas could make life better for NYC commuters
October 30, 2020
One Legacy of Extreme Weather
NYC's epic Blizzard of 1888 led to the relocation of electric power lines underground.
Dear Financial Institution
New York's banking regulator, DFS, sends a letter to the state's financial institutions to "commence a dialogue as to how DFS can best support our Regulated Organizations' efforts to manage the financial risks from climate change."
October 29, 2020
If You Think...
...knowing about flood insurance is a bore, you'd be wrong in this era of rising climate risk
Hudson Tubes v Hudson Gateway
Which major rail project most merits federal funding? If Democrats win the 2020 election, here's the Daily News choice
Needed: Trains To Planes
Looking ahead to the day when airline travel becomes normal again, NY-NJ Port Authority, with federal assistance, should create the LaGuardia AirTrain
Singapore: Going Very Green
From a climate POV, cities everywhere have a lot to learn from Singapore's new Tengah
Signs of the Times
COVID masking and brand new building energy efficient ratings inform everyone at the front door
Signs of the times in my nabe: COVID mask up & building energy efficiency rating pic.twitter.com/Q0pptYmVZ0
— Sallan Foundation (@Sallan_Found) October 27, 2020
October 27, 2020
How To Pluck Out America's Eyes
via @NYTimes. So disturbing, and profoundly wrong for so many far reaching reasons. https://t.co/1x7DDhSN1J
— Stuart brodsky (@stuartinnyarea) October 27, 2020
Sandbag Those Inconvenient Truths
Trump's Department of Energy buries dozens of its own clean energy studies
Test, Learn, Repeat
NY's building energy retrofit program has lessons learned by doing for getting affordable, multi-family buildings into tip-top, climate-friendly shape
October 23, 2020
The Sounds Of Lockdown
Hear a different urban soundscape, sometimes lovely, sometimes neutral, sometimes dreadful
EU: Stop Subsidizing Fossil Fuels
The EU wants its member states to stop subsidizing fossil fuels, still totaling billion of euros annually
Better Ways To Measure Urban Climate Footprints
To measure is to manage, an adage taken onboard by scientific improvements in measuring the size of cities' carbon footprints
Progress Report On Urban Climate Action
The Brookings Institute finds lots of lag between the climate promises of 100 largest US cities + progress to date
October 22, 2020
Enough Already With The 2020 Election
Climate advocacy is starting to heat up NYC's 2021 election
NYC: GHG Pollution Spikes
"It’s troubling that we have so far to go to meet our 80% emission reduction goal and not only are we not making progress, but we’re going backwards. It’s not a trend we want to see continue" -our president @julietighe17 to @politicony @muoiod https://t.co/OYGXz9fc96
— NYLCV (@nylcv) October 22, 2020
Leuven: Advancing Citizen Climate Engagement
Leuven, Belgium is an EU innovation leader with its program to boost resident engagement in urban decision making, particularly with experiments around reducing greenhouse-gas emissions
Bloomberg's Energy Predicitons
Need some (relatively) good news? Watch this preview of the annual Bloomberg New Energy Finance analysis
Green Library In Greenpoint
Funded in part by settlement of an Exxon pollution case, a new high performance public library + environmental education center opens in Brooklyn's Greenpoint neighborhood
Tribute To A Harlem Environmental Hero
Here's why Cecil Corbin-Mark was a Harlem environmental hero to us all
October 21, 2020
Geothermal Energy 101
Ever ask yourself "what is geothermal energy?" Here's the answer
Power To The People
Meet BlocPower, a local company that brings all electric heating + cooling to affordable NYC multi-family buildings
ACB Is No AOC
What will our climate future hold if Amy Coney Barrett becomes a Supreme Court Justice?
See Answers To Polling Question 36
How are voters responding to Bidens $2 trillion climate action plan?
Small Nuke Plants Could Replace Coal - Maybe
Federal regulators have approved design plans to repurpose old coal-fired power plants in Idaho, turning them into small nuclear power plants. But critics worry the project is unsafe and won’t be built in time to stave off the effects of climate change.https://t.co/hdxQ9oGjD3
— InsideClimate News (@insideclimate) October 21, 2020
October 20, 2020
China: 'Carbon Neutral' Pre-2060
Plug into the current for a Chinese path to energy generation 'carbon neutrality' before 2060
Advancing A NYC Green New Deal
A broad, progressive coalition to release a $16.2 billion plan for green economic development, depending largely on major capital investments in infrastructure projects to benefit all New Yorkers,
There's No Place Like Home
A heartfelt plea to make saving our Earth home from the worst of the climate crisis our #1 priority
October 19, 2020
COVID Zaps Energy Efficiency
Three big ways the COVID pandemic is playing havoc with energy efficiency
NY: 70 By 30
New York State ups its clean energy standard to getting 70% of its electric power from clean sources by 2030, will be a big plus for NYC air quality
Cheep CHEEP
Hear this, urban bird calls really did sound louder during the COVID lockdown
Hear The Climate Roar
October 18, 2020
True Or False: Our Climate Crisis Can Accelerate Political Crisis
What's the evidence that wildfires + other weird weather are heating up US political instability?
October 16, 2020
New York Times v Donald Trump
"Worst President ever", just sayin"
Cecil Corbin-Mark Dies
It is with tremendous grief and sadness that we share the loss of our friend and colleague Cecil Corbin-Mark, the Deputy Director and Director of Policy Initiatives at WE ACT for Environmental Justice. Having suffered a stroke, Cecil was hospitalized in critical condition until the evening of October 15, when he passed on with his family by his side.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Cecil and his family. He is survived by his Mother Winnifred Corbin, his second Mother Merlyn Corbin, his father Luces Mark, his Godson Nigel Holder, and other family members. We will share information regarding the memorial and funeral services as they become available.
It cannot be overstated what a painful loss this is to both WE ACT + the environmental justice movement. He joined our organization in its infancy, and over the next 26 years grew to become one of the most recognized + respected leaders in the movement. His leadership + advocacy improved the lives of hundreds of thousands of people, not just in Harlem but all across the country.
We ask that you all take a moment and reflect on the magnificent life of Cecil Corbin-Mark. Celebrate the individual, and his body of work. The bills passed, + the people mentored. Remember his laughter + his smile. And then follow in his footsteps, fearlessly fighting to protect + uplift the health + well-being of frontline communities. Honor his memory by continuing to battle environmental racism + champion health + justice for all.
Feds OK Pricing Carbon In Electricity Buys
FERC, the federal agency that regulates the interstate electricity market, will allow states to set carbon prices on their imports
October 09, 2020
Trees, As TIme Goes By
A city tree planted today will have to deal with an urban climate 100 years from now. Arborists are the thinking about cities of the future, maybe more than anyone, writes @pomeranian99. https://t.co/RnF7wgbOvg
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) October 9, 2020
Look Under The Hood: Exxon's Carbon Tax Support
Here's why Exxon supports a per ton of CO2 pollution tax of $40, here's why you should not
Antarctic: Melting More
Viewed from both above + below, science finds evidence of the crisis of melting Antarctic ice + a future of accelerated global sea level rise
The Jets v The Sharks - The Eco Rumble
Waste Side Story follows plastics from cradle to grave through trashion photography
Making Historical Amends
Eunice Foote, born in 1819, was a climate scientist before there was climate science.
October 08, 2020
Connecting Air Quality To Social Equity
Four strategies for securing the connection between urban air quality + social equity
Boston: Making EV Sharing Affordable
An income-linked EV share program will be piloted in Boston
Your City's Green Rating
Of 100 major U.S. cities, new #CityScorecard2020 finds that leading cities are revving up their clean #energy efforts but only one-fifth have community-wide #GHG reductions goals and are on track to meet them. https://t.co/FFmiVoyVgR pic.twitter.com/7642z3f86N
— ACEEE (@ACEEEdc) October 8, 2020
Google Vows To Be 24/7 Carbon-Free
Wrap your head around Google's pledge to end its operational carbon emissions around the clock by 2030
October 07, 2020
Biden's Green Gang And More
Who's on first when it comes to shaping a Biden climate/ energy agenda? + then there's the question of rebuilding in fire-prone areas
October 06, 2020
Here We Go Again
In 2007 a federal court ordered GW Bush administration to finish and release a Congressionally-mandated report on impacts of climate change on US. https://t.co/39VCTpTJ9x The report envisioned devastating impacts that are now occurring. https://t.co/kGHPrX6mNu Here we go again? https://t.co/ZHf82g4ShC
— Michael Gerrard (@MichaelGerrard) October 5, 2020