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November 17, 2020

Give A Hoot

Barry, the Central Park owl, is an A-List celebrity in an A-List urban green place

The 'Mean Red' Blues

Holly Golightly called her worst moods the "mean reds", so what to call Paul Krugman's dire column about what US COVID reaction foreshadows about climate action?

November 16, 2020

EU: Big Offshore Wind Plans

The European Commission targets offshore wind power capacity growth of 250% by 2050, calls goal "feasible"

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?