Congestion Pricing Prognosis
Despite the promise of cleaner air, better traffic conditions + lots of revenue for NYC, the federal chokehold on congestion pricing isn't likely to be released any time soon
Despite the promise of cleaner air, better traffic conditions + lots of revenue for NYC, the federal chokehold on congestion pricing isn't likely to be released any time soon
Now, just like restaurants' health grades, NYC buildings must publicly display their energy performance letter grade
Will MoMA make sustainability in architecture an A-List item with its new Emilio Ambasz Institute for the Joint Study of the Built + the Natural Environment
The boom in solar + wind power make a mush of the usual blue state/red state divides
Tesla, Uber + several electric utilities team up to advance their common interest in boosting the EV industry
Barry, the Central Park owl, is an A-List celebrity in an A-List urban green place
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?
The European Commission targets offshore wind power capacity growth of 250% by 2050, calls goal "feasible"
A new solar + battery storage tandem claims it can make Spanish homes function as virtual power plants
Evergreen Action seeks a press secretary to help advance the fight to put bold climate action at the top of America's agenda
Despite grave threats to mass transit budgets, local foes of congestion pricing are rising again
Loose talk about sustainable fashion is SO over
"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
...There was children's playground in a Euro-style courtyard in Brooklyn
Using geothermal heat to warm + cool buildings is much more straightforward than using geothermal heat to create electricity. Dig down
The climate crisis sprouts myriad technical terms. Here's help for the non-technical climate citizen on the meaning of 'net zero'
eo“Donald Trump has been to climate regulation as General Sherman was to Atlanta...Hopefully it won’t take as long to rebuild.” @MichaelGerrard spoke with @nytclimate about Trump's environmental legacy. Read more: https://t.co/TIQ83si4na
— Sabin Center (@ColumbiaClimate) November 13, 2020