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October 30, 2020

Transit Tech — Help On The Way

These 8 transit tech innovation ideas could make life better for NYC commuters

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

October 27, 2020

How To Pluck Out America's Eyes

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