Meet The BASE
Meet the Brooklyn Alliance for Sustainable Energy and find out what's happening in Brownsville, Cyprus Hills & East NY
February 29, 2016
The 100% Renewable Question
Watch the debate about whether the California 100% renewable energy strategy viable globally & what's the pathway?
The Tap Water Gap
Plastic Forever - EEW
Plastics - made to last for years - stop using it as a throwaway commodityhttps://t.co/KCxhYUSZvr pic.twitter.com/1BYtMyIrRO
— CECHR (@CECHR_UoD) February 28, 2016
Science At Work: How Much Carbon Sinks?
Calculating the amount of CO
State's Late Payments Shadow Solar Project
NY's payment delays to contractor building the SolarCity PV plant puts the project & jobs at risk
On A Bicycle Built For Her
Before cutting carbon became a transportation must, our great-grandmothers were being liberated by the bicycle
February 25, 2016
Smart Cities In New Places
Where will the world's next smart #cities be? https://t.co/0pVBO5AJs7 #technology #4ir pic.twitter.com/BcpDaFMiBD
— World Economic Forum (@wef) February 25, 2016
Maryland: Big, Bi-Partisan Climate Bill
A bill to cut Maryland GHG's 40% below 2006 levels by 2030 sailed through the state senate with bi-partisan support
Making Solar More Affordable
A Connecticut coalition of religious & faith-based groups is working to make solar power affordable for low income families
A New Twist On 'Concrete Jungle'
Boston researchers discover surprising levels of carbon dioxide being released from urban soil
Paris Goes Vertically Vert
Green is the new grey: @Paris plans to create 100 hectares of green walls by 2020 https://t.co/IlnexdEpNB #ycities pic.twitter.com/esgrVd7AF1
— C40 Cities (@c40cities) February 25, 2016
NY Crackdown On Dishonest Energy Providers
Governor Cuomo announces actions against energy services companies that overcharge residential customers for electric and gas service or fail to deliver on promises for savings and clean energy
February 24, 2016
Federal Housing Finance Giants Go Green
The FHA, Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac adopt a new finance policy to support energy efficient rental housing development
Norway: Home Of Biggest Windfarm
Norway contracts for building a 1,000+ MW windfarm cluster, Europe's largest
Chile: Solar Power Cheaper Than Coal
The numbers behind the headline
Legal Eagles: SCOTUS Clean Power Grab
How the Supreme Court erred in ruling for a stay to the EPA Clean Power Plan pending initial judicial review of the rule in the D.C. Circuit
Consider This
Efficiency & Building Retrofit Create WAY More Jobs Than Primary #Energy & Fight #climatechange. #ibminterconnnect pic.twitter.com/HSJtje9HYT
— Jim Harris (@JimHarris) February 24, 2016
States Seek To End Toxic Air Rule
To block an EPA rule that limits toxic air emissions, 20 states petition the Supreme Court for a hearing
Science At Work: Sometimes Slower Heating
If global warming is a trend, not a straight line, what explains the ups & downs?
February 23, 2016
Smart City Spires Under Construction
Just what's so smart about Hudson Yards?
Bonn: Why Paris Climate Agreement Matters
Ashok Sridharan, the Mayor of Bonn, Germany states what the Paris Climate Agreement means to him
Under The Sea At Risk
Climate stirring change beneath the waves: https://t.co/nIC78I6rYk pic.twitter.com/axLx6QTgCn
— Cynthia Thomson (@ccthomson) February 23, 2016
Cutting Carbon With Tax Credits
Until the Supreme Court decides the fate of Obama's Clean Power Plan, federal renewable energy tax credits will be the power tool for cutting US carbon emissions
New Carbon Market Rules Needed
To implement the Paris Climate Agreement new international carbon trading rules are needed
No Doubt About It
Research confirms climate denialism is all about political orientation
Kiribati: Climate-Induced Emigration Near
The President of Kiribati, a Pacific atoll nation, predicts climate change will force people to emigrate within 5 years
China: Rx For Air Pollution Alarms
By raising the threshold for dirty air 'red alerts', China's cities likely will have fewer such incidents
What $2 Billion Could Buy
Bill Gates talks with Andy Revkin about his plan to invest $2 billion in clean energy R&D over the next 5 years
February 22, 2016
Sea Level Rising Lickety-Split
Sea level rising faster--much faster--than any time in at least last 2800 years https://t.co/l4uc7Xq0kZ pic.twitter.com/gVvCXeOKqO
— Bill McKibben (@billmckibben) February 22, 2016
UN Green Cimate Fund Chief Out
Facing a donors' 'paradigm shift', the head of the $10 billion UN Green Climate Fund for developing nations to leave
Teachers Fail Climate Basics
When teachers don't understand the ABC's of climate science, they will fail at educating their students
New Delhi: Water Supply/Social Protest
New Delhi's water supply gets cut off as part of a massive caste protest
February 20, 2016
How City Hall Will Save The Planet
Cities are taking the lead through their local ordinances to combat climate change
Bye-Bye Dirty Heat
Burning dirty #6 heating oil in NYC is so over now
February 19, 2016
Chew On This Tough Question
Is a national high voltage transmission system the cheapest was to cut emissions from power plants?
World Leaders Worry About Washington
US climate negotiator Todd Stern seeks to allay world leaders' fears that the next President will imperil US pledges made at the Paris climate conference
Breathe Better
Let's put a few #VW TDI Diesels in that crusher... pic.twitter.com/SObtJeCVoO
— Taras Grescoe (@grescoe) February 19, 2016
Ethics Of Fossil Fuel Disinvestment
An MIT philosophy professor parses what's missing from the university's decision to hold on to its fossil fuel investments
City Heat
How much hotter than normal was your city in 2015?
Planners Praise Trolley Proposal
The Regional Plan Association spells out why it supports the Mayor's Brooklyn/Queens streetcar proposal
New Ferry Dock For Brooklyn, Maybe
After an initial "no", NYC officials re-open the possibility of building a citywide ferry terminal in Atlantic Basin
Right-Pricing NYC Ferry Rides
Officials call for pricing service on new East River ferry routes the same as the cost of riding the subway
February 18, 2016
Benchmarking NYC Hotels
What's the good news in the benchmarking data that NYC hotels use 32% more energy per square foot than the average building?
Feel Better News
.@auburnnova Visits #COwx To Help Protect Raptors https://t.co/uSnw3tCH8h #4wx @NREL @RES_Americas @boulderimaging pic.twitter.com/6Q1zkM1ykk
— Chris Spears (@ChrisCBS4) February 18, 2016
New Pollution/Climate Health Risk ID'ed
Increased stroke risk is the latest health impact of dirty air & climate change uncovered by scientific research
London: Greens Heat Up Mayor's Race
Greenpeace calls for a 10-fold increase in solar power over the next decade by London's next Mayor
Islamabad: Solar Parliament
Pakistan's Parliament in its capital city Islamabad, is the first in the world to be all solar-powered
It's A NY State Of Mind
10 NY critters to love and that should remind we're all connected
Dirty Air And Dementia
Is there any evidence to link air pollution & diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's?
February 17, 2016
Hitch Business Competition To Winning Energy Performance
Corporate energy performance is improved by mobilizing some old-school competition
Car-Sharing For Muni Workers
The Brooklyn Borough President proposes car-sharing by City employees to free up parking spaces (but not to clear the air?)
ID'ing The Climate Disasters
Scientists sort out which weird weather disasters are linked to climate change & which are not
Europe: The Fuel Of Choice
Natural gas is shaping up to be Europe's chosen fuel of the future, regardless of the Paris climate summit
Green Doubt On Possible SCOTUS Nominee
Sri Srinivasan, cited for Obama's short list of possible Supreme Court picks, gets poor notices from some environmentalists
SCOTUS And Climate Action
Changes in the line-up of Supreme Court justices will profoundly impact whether the US keeps its climate promises
Apple Does Green Bonds
$1.5 billion is the value of a new bond offering launched by Apple for its renewable energy and efficiency purposes
Renewable Energy Finance Grows Up
Innovative tools for financing renewable energy projects are maturing into a suite of SOP's
The State Of Green Bonds
In California the market for green bonds is blossoming
February 16, 2016
Aviation: Sure To Succeed
Here's why the aviation industry is sure to meet its carbon cutting goals
January's Just Like December - Hot
January was the most abnormally warm month ever recorded for the globe https://t.co/VRLSzik04N pic.twitter.com/KWfm0ylLZq
— Climate Central (@ClimateCentral) February 16, 2016
Flatten The Duck Curve...
...To make renewable energy the new normal on the power grid
A Bright Idea
The Department of Energy proposes higher energy efficiency standards for LED and fluorescent light bulbs
Masdar: Green Ghost Town
What went wrong for Masdar? the world's first planned zero-carbon city
Trolley Lessons From NJ
The successful Bayonne to Weehawken light rail line holds lessons for the proposed Brooklyn-Queens trolley project
Wind Blows Past Oil Slump
Growth spurts in the wind power business are unfazed by sagging oil prices
February 15, 2016
Follow The Money
Will $375 million of a proposed Con Ed/National Grid rate increase go the the MTA for relocating electric wires during subway upgrades?
Implications Of Scalia's Death For Climate Plan
One of Justice Scalia's final votes delays state action on the EPA Clean Power Plan and oral argument of the Plan in the DC Circuit Court coming in June, what might happen now?
Urban Places Matter...
...Here's how to make them sustainable, equitable & resilient, with thanks to NYC Emerging 2030 & NYC Eco-Districts
February 12, 2016
Weekend Reading: Carbon Pricing
Seven reasons to bake pricing into national climate policies
The Cape Wind Epic Slogs On
Will the obstacles ever end for the Massachusetts Cape Wind project?
Help Wanted: Associate Director, Domestic Energy Policy
The Center for American Progress seeks Associate Director of Domestic Energy Policy
For That Special Valentine
Ahem, dear #fossilfuels - we're breaking up... We <3 #solar! #LoveCleanEnergy #ValentinesDay #BreakUp pic.twitter.com/0xcaeEGvCk
— SACE (@cleanenergyorg) February 12, 2016
Some States Stay The Carbon Cut Course
Over a dozen states continue work on plans to comply with the EPA Clean Power Plan, despite the Supreme Court's decision ruling that delays it
F For Climate Science Teaching
The teaching of climate science is not educating US students
February 11, 2016
Get Your Words Worth
It can't be said too often, we must figure out how to reach voters and get across that climate disruption/chaos/change matters to them
Congress To Obama
More Wilder Weather
What do you get when climate change meets El Nino?
Getting Past The Climate Silence
The near total silence on climate change during 2016 Presidential debates could be ended by posing some good questions
Prospects Dim For Solar Firms
What's throwing shade on the rooftop solar power industry?
February 10, 2016
The Key To Urban Resilience Is...
...The capacity of cities to deal with uncertainty is paramount
The Urban Underground: Clean Energy Resource
The underground steam/hot water systems in many cities are clean energy/efficiency powerhouses just waiting to be engaged
Charting NY's Solar Job Growth
NY added over 1000 #solar #jobs in 2015! @solarfound @NYSEIA1 @votesolar @NYSDPS @RKauffmanEnergy pic.twitter.com/sbSbHwJPmX
— Jamil Khan (@JamilKhan09) February 10, 2016
Oakland: Churches Divided Over Coal
A plan to ship coal by rail through Oakland to a new marine terminal is welcome by some local churches but opposed by others
Up In The Air Longer
Climate change impacts on air currents over the Atlantic
are predicted to lengthen flight from Europe to North America & burn more aviation fuel
Cities To Measure Cause It Matters
An international alliance of cities committed to climate action, C40, kicks off a climate data reporting project with the CDP
Supreme Court Sides With Fossils
The text of the Supreme Court ruling freezing the EPA Clean Power Plan to cut power plant carbon emission
The Myth Of Corporate Climate Leadership
Why old school US corporate giants won't innovate to advance a low-carbon economy
February 09, 2016
Obama Proposes Big Clean Energy Budget
A doubling of federal funds for clean energy research & development over the next 5 fives is proposed by the White House
UK: Ikea to PV Ta-Ta
A 65% cut in government solar subsidies is blamed for Ikea ending the sale of rooftop solar panels in the UK
Irrelplaceable: True Or False
Despite crashing prices, is the fossil fuel industry irreplaceable?
February 08, 2016
In Case You Wondered
Everything we love is on Earth! Retweet if you’re ready to #ShowTheLove and take #ClimateAction. pic.twitter.com/iWAnyumgif
— Climate Reality (@ClimateReality) February 8, 2016
Why Cruz Is Wrong About Climate Change
Find out in 8:57 minutes or follow the lecture with PowerPoint slides
Energy Use Down Up In Hamilton Heights
The new Perch apartment development in Washington Heights deploys Passive House design & will use 90% less energy than comparable buildings
Economists Like Oil Tax Idea
What makes economists support Obama's proposal to put a $10-per-barrel tax on oil imports?
Start Here
A bi-partisan group of 2 Congress members does the paperwork to create the House Climate Solutions Caucus
Climate Change Will Change Human History
Sea-level rise driven by climate change and its impacts on human populations could last twice as long as human history
The Fundamentals We Can't Ignore
Upgrading urban infrastructure to meet 21st century needs is necessary for a sustainable planet
Government Green
Get acquainted with NY's top ten public official eco-influencers
February 06, 2016
They're Not Moved
Critics don't desire the Brooklyn-Queens streetcar proposed by Mayor de Blasio
February 04, 2016
Amory Lovins: Emerging Energy Economics
Like all commodities, oil prices can gyrate wildly, but wind & solar are something else, and just like energy services companies replacing utilities as commodity sellers, that's good news
Pants On Fire
Did Exxon/Mobil lie to its investor about the material risks posed to them by climate change?
Multi-Tasking Street Lights
The Fashion Page
How hair stylists can advance the cause of climate protection
Australia: Kill The Climate Messenger
Government budget cuts mean unemployment for climate research scientists in Australia
February 03, 2016
There Ought To Be A Map For That
Explore NYC's newest interactive map of building energy and water use benchmarking info
Fears For UN Eco-Investment Bank
International donors fear that without a 'paradigm shift' the UN-sponsored bank to help poor countries tackle climate change will not succeed
Philly: More Complete Streets
Philadelphia to appoint its first Complete Streets Commissioner
Ljublijana: Green Euro Capital 2016
What makes Ljublijana (yes, Slovenia) an award-winning green European city?
February 02, 2016
Public Science Is Broken...
...Says professor who blew the lid off the Flint lead-in-drinking-water shocker
On The Brooklyn Waterfront
What's delaying plans for the Greenpoint Monitor Museum & the Bushwick waterfront park?
Emissions Up Down Under
Australian GHG emissions will keep rising until 2030
Regardless Of Ground Hog Day...
Disaster preparedness pros & first responders are turning to climate forecasts to help them plan better
East Coast Folks - Get Your Wellies
Why the East Coast could become a major target of climate-linked sea level rise & severe storms
There's No Denying It
Happy #GroundhogDay! @other98 pic.twitter.com/mDMZBFfgW6
— Climate Truth (@ClimateTruthOrg) February 2, 2016
RGGI 2.0
Now's the time for the 9 RGGI states to step up their carbon cutting and lead the nation
February 01, 2016
Ain't It The Truth
Deniers like to cherry-pick facts about climate change. Three ways they cloud the issue: https://t.co/Z7p70MIWlX pic.twitter.com/i3De4oRaN7
— Climate Reality (@ClimateReality) February 1, 2016
Oslo: Decarbonizing Incineration
By testing new incineration technology, Oslo aims to capture CO2 emissions when it burns the trash
Sunset For Oil Subsidies
Signs of a global trend to end fossil fuel subsidies by both oil importers & exporters
Australia: Throwing Shade
To lessen the urban heat island effect in a hotter world, Australia may plant tree canopies in major cities
Better At Keeping The Lights On Now
One positive legacy of Superstorm Sandy is a more resilient electric power system that didn't get knocked out by NY/NJ's recent blizzard
There Ought To Be A Law
Bait & switch describes Nevada's public service commission rooftop solar power policy
Auto-Free Brooklyn Bridge
View across the Brooklyn Bridge, 1894. The trains were pulled by cables, which were removed in 1908 #NYC #history pic.twitter.com/dR82v3xSRK
— Discovering NYC (@discovering_NYC) February 1, 2016