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November 16, 2020

Spain: Home Power Plant

A new solar + battery storage tandem claims it can make Spanish homes function as virtual power plants

Help Wanted: Press Secretary

Evergreen Action seeks a press secretary to help advance the fight to put bold climate action at the top of America's agenda

Congestion Pricing Foes Regroup

Despite grave threats to mass transit budgets, local foes of congestion pricing are rising again

November 14, 2020

Trending: Beyond 'Sustainable' Fashion 1.0

Loose talk about sustainable fashion is SO over

November 13, 2020

Climate Crisis: All Hands On The Biden Deck

"Decisions made in the first 100 days will directly impact progress on climate action in the first two years of the first term. Moreover, they will be critical early signals of climate’s importance to domestic + international constituencies". Climate 21 Project

Once Upon A Time...

...There was children's playground in a Euro-style courtyard in Brooklyn

Geothermal Heating 101

Using geothermal heat to warm + cool buildings is much more straightforward than using geothermal heat to create electricity. Dig down

Defining 'Net Zero'

The climate crisis sprouts myriad technical terms. Here's help for the non-technical climate citizen on the meaning of 'net zero'

Georgia On My Mind

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November 12, 2020

On The Electric Bus/Off The Electric Bus

With expressions of support for electric bus fleets from the Biden team, what's NYC been up to with its pilot electric bus program?

Fake Grass Roots

If you're a climate-damaging fossil fueler that can't find grass roots support, then make it up

November 11, 2020

Barcelona: Car Ban Blossoms

Help Wanted; Senior Climate Campaigner

Greenpeace USA is searching for a Senior Climate Campaigner/Project Lead

Making Room For Green Hotels

Transforming a 1960's office building into a 21st century net-zero energy hotel is underway in New Haven

Renewable Energy Gains Despite Fossil Fuel Losses

While the fossil fuel industry suffers steep losses, renewable energy that creates electricity will grow 7% in 2020

39 Steps Toward Climate Security

39 winnable proposals for a winnable Biden Administration climate strategy

November 10, 2020

Don't Move There

Why are Americans flocking to cities like Phoenix, Houston + Miami, places the climate crisis will make virtually uninhabitable?

The End Is Near...

... but before January 20, 2021, what environmental rules will Trump try to erase? The Midnight Watch Project will warn us

Quote Of The Day

The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals + emperors so that, in glory + triumph, they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot. Think of the endless cruelties visited by the inhabitants of one corner of this pixel on the scarcely distinguishable inhabitants of some other corner, how frequent their misunderstandings, how eager they are to kill one another, how fervent their hatreds." Carl Sagan. With thanks to Wordsmith.org

Now You Can Track NYC's Climate Progress

If what gets measured gets managed, the the Sabin Center NYC Environmental Law Tracker is a necessary tool for concerned citizens

India: Don't Inhale

Lessons Learned From Citizen Pollution Monitoring

Citizen monitoring can be a powerful tool for advancing environmental compliance at the local scale, but a deeper understanding of differences in water quality + air quality monitoring is needed

November 09, 2020

Congressional Winners

Contrary to the interpretations of some Democrats, in the 2020 Congressional race Green New Deal + Medicare for All supporters got re-elected not ousted from office