Today, actors in the energy sector have as many ways of seeing the world as characters in the classic Japanese film Rashomon

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...will mean more energy efficiency + new building management obligations with price tags attached

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Stinging jellyfish, attracted by global-warmed waters, flock to British beaches

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Views on a carbon tax are not the only things that distinguish a Clinton from a Trump climate + energy policy

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Artist floats an edible forest in the Bronx

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Constructing a tunnel under the East River for a new gas pipe for the city, 1893 #NYC #history pic.twitter.com/7sj1S3Uhlz

— Discovering NYC (@discovering_NYC) July 29, 2016

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Meet Gene Karpinski, president of the League of Conservation Voters + former US PIRG chief

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Democratic climate hawks look to make waves at the local and state levels https://t.co/7mbYfqulQv #DemsInPhilly pic.twitter.com/bW5LNbLYEI

— grist (@grist) July 28, 2016

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The scale ,safety + cost of shutting down German nuclear power + storing radioactive waste stir concern

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The dead zone around the Chernobyl nuclear power disaster could see new life with solar power installations

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Not so dumb Koalas have quickly learned to use wildlife passagewayshttps://t.co/jpSVJC95KE #roads pic.twitter.com/6hLDWqd1ge

— CECHR (@CECHR_UoD) July 28, 2016

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Will environmental justice benefit if PVs aren't affordable for everyone to meet Washington DC's renewable energy goal?

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Once a beneficiary of fossil fuel profits, the Rockefeller Brothers Foundation provides $10 M for African wind & solar power

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How residents of NYC public housing cope without AC during the long, hot summer

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Scientists cite gravity to explain how the melt of northern hemisphere glaciers raises sea levels around Antarctica

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Get the lowdown on the Lowline, NYC's subterranean park

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President Obama's action on climate change could be his greatest historic legacy

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Are enormous toilet plungers the key to cheap wind power? https://t.co/VjiOB5cCNe pic.twitter.com/XbAOPGCBJP

— grist (@grist) July 27, 2016

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Don't greenwash, don't greenblush; how to accurately describe green packaging, products or services

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When it comes to climate denial, 'there is a chasm between what is said and what is done'

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In times of extreme heat, reducing the strain on NYC's electricity grid is key. Here's how you can help #BeatTheHeat pic.twitter.com/ALK0DPMnJy

— energyNYC (@energy_NYC) July 26, 2016

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200 international negotiators close to agreement on phase-out of climate killing hydrofluorocarbons (HFC's)

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...and why they matter for urban public values

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Deadline July 28 The Design Trust for Public Space, partnering with NYCHA, will award four fellowships in community organizing, landscape architecture, active design, and lighting design for Opening the Edge: Reimagining Green Space at Wald Houses

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Rapid Molasses transit

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Expect the President to flag climate action as part of his legacy in his speech at the Democratic Convention

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Starting over after devastating wild fires, some northern California residents want to rebuild as intentional, eco-smart communities

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AMAZING! @solarimpulse Finishing Its 40,000Km Around World Flight On Just #Solar Power! #aviation #futureisclean pic.twitter.com/8LzX6K3l80

— Jim Harris (@JimHarris) July 25, 2016

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Despite Mayoral support & project successes, transit-oriented development in Chicago has its critics

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Getting 50% of its electricity from renewables by 2032 is now law in Washington, DC along with some specific energy requirements

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Pedestrianism, a popular & lucrative sports craze in 19th century NYC

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New York regulators block certain energy marketers from rip-off sales to low-income consumers

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Prime Minister May reported likely to promote UK fracking

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Overheated buildings threaten occupants & cannot be ignored, even in Passive Hose designs

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Installing floating photovoltaic panels on drought-stricken southwest lakes, what's not to like?

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From an economics + a climate POV is nuclear power worth saving?

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Three former US Treasury chiefs urge the SEC to enforce 'mandatory + meaningful' corporate disclosure of climate risks

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What does a policy that insures against climate risk entail?

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Due to a geological quirk, geothermal energy in Turkey spews more CO2 than coal-burning power plants

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Solar Impulse: We’ll see solar-powered passenger planes within 10 years https://t.co/DlYrrTEBDN #themostrad pic.twitter.com/jOz9F55wiB

— Sarah Davidson (@sarahdavidson63) July 22, 2016

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As NYC's population soars, converting old infrastructure locations to new public recreational places makes sense, here are 5 projects with real potential

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Calling a planned windfarm near his Scottish golf course an act of 'public vandalism', Trump vows to keep fighting it

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...in iambic pentameter

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As to federal spending on mass transit, high-speed rail, ferries, bike-share programs, sidewalks, recreational trails, landscaping +historical renovations, GOP platform says fuggedabout it

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Cities dive into river restoration, but expectations vary

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What are the top take-aways about the first net zero apartments in Los Angeles?

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Elon Musk has goals for a creating a sustainable energy economy, but does he have a plan?

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Start here to cleanse Beijing's unbreatheable air

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The case for markets as best drivers of climate adaptation

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In an annual international energy efficiency rating, the US moves up from 13th to 8th

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This map says it all. Stay safe as it heats up: Drink water, stay out of the sun, and check on your neighbors. pic.twitter.com/c1qFTmq2IV

— President Obama (@POTUS) July 20, 2016

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Why is NYC bus ridership sinking and can anything be done to alter this trend?

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Eye-opening photos of 10 architecturally stunning solar-powered buildings

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Make moves with this framework for a sustainable mobility system

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Attention environmental legal eagles, update on New York's key 2015 court & regulatory developments

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Why is making housing more affordable by making it more energy efficient such a 'wicked' problem?

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Energy saving solutions to home AC problems

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#FACT: LEDs use 25%–30% of the energy and last 8 to 25 times longer than halogen incandescents. pic.twitter.com/veEsTFtrQJ

— EnergySaverGov (@EnergySaver) July 16, 2016

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A election year guide on progressive, climate-friendly urban policy, courtesy of Grist

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Recent Spanish election outcomes do not favor support for national renewable energy

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A 96-turbine power project gets greenlighted in Victoria, Australia

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Besides being just a 7-minute ferry ride from Manhattan, permanent public access to Governors Island is guaranteed by its new flood-resilient design

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Diplomatic efforts to phase out HFC's could be the best climate breakthrough of the year

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The World's Climate Pledges Are Not Even Close To Good Enough https://t.co/EaP7ISHqwh pic.twitter.com/udkZ0AMCbv

— Svein T veitdal (@tveitdal) July 18, 2016

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What is mechanochemistry and how could it make industrial processes more environmentally friendly?

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The UN's top climate official faults Germany + the UK for still subsidizing the fossil fuel industry

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Forget about nation's pledge at the Paris Climate Summit says new Philippine President

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Deep dive into the relationship between state RGGI carbon cap + trade schemes and the EPA Clean Power Plan

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Opinions vary on the chances for NYC to meet its zero-waste-to -landfills target by 2030

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In just one year of imposing a fee on plastic bags, Scotland avoids dumping 650 million of them in the trash

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Watch the parody of Fox News climate coverage the station refuses to air

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Foreground + background about the Democrats' position on how to price carbon

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Extreme heat's a serious health risk, here's how to beat it in NYC

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Just 12% of publicly-traded companies facing climate risks disclose this information to their investors

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Oceans Eating Away at Yet Another Part of Antarctica https://t.co/W4m3v2cytV via @ClimateCentral pic.twitter.com/Bt3OEtycg1

— Ensia (@ensiamedia) July 15, 2016

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Energy efficiency + green building supporters rejoice with passage of a modernized NYC energy code

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Pre-1997 cars to be banned from Paris streets during daylight hours, what are other cities doing?

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Scientific analysis of 30 years of cloud data supports climate change theory, here's how

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With an imminent government OK the nation's largest off-shore wind project could become a reality

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Quick-fire analysis on @CarbonBrief | DECC folded into new department headed by Greg Clarkhttps://t.co/v7ta75IIoN

— Sophie Yeo (@some_yeo) July 14, 2016

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The strictly-solar-powered plane Solar Impulse nears its round-the-world finish line

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Kelp + other sea plants hold promise to use soft-solutions for rising ocean acidification linked to carbon emissions

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Are renewables + nuclear energy on a collision course for cutting New England's carbon emissions?

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The solar-lit LES underground park projectcalled the Lowline gets its first formal OK from City Hall

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A 'categorical' failure is how Mayor de Blasio's former head of his Housing Recovery Operations describes the post-Sandy build-it back-program

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Three scenarios for the power grid of 2030. Hint: they're all distributed systems, but the similarity ends there

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Exelon explores buying & operating a soon-to-shut nuclear power plant if New York State ok's $480 million in annual subsidies

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During a record heat wave how did Los Angeles keep its AC going & its lights on?

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Academic research at U. C. Berkeley documents connect the dots between a low carbon future and good jobs & careers in the clean energy industry

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During campaign 2016, Andy Revkin says polls show US attitudes 'slosh' on climate change

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.@RFF_org economist Burtraw pitches #PrimeDay carbon special: buy 1 RGGI credit, get 1 CPP credit free #RGGIWorkshop pic.twitter.com/4FCDnShtO2

— Lucas Bifera (@airlucas) July 12, 2016

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Ithaca is the first city in NY to host a 2030 Eco-District

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Meet the smart tree

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The formal climate policy adopted by the Democratic National Committee includes a commitment to putting a price on carbon. As one DNC observer put it "“This is the Democratic Party, We’re the party of FDR, we’re the party of the New Deal. We can do this if we put our heads to it. But the fossil fuel naysayers are going to tell us we can’t do it. Don't believe the hype.”

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High hopes for a solar power boom in Texas are dimmer now

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Shifting global cloud coverage is a scary sign to scientists of a changing climate

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What are the prospects for meeting Mayor de Blasio's zero-waste-to-landfills 2030 goal?

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Retreating from the encroaching Atlantic, 19th Century-style

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Not just your imagination. Of the 122 American Junes for which we have records, this was the hottest pic.twitter.com/sjxceQSGxw

— Bill McKibben (@billmckibben) July 8, 2016

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Today's rock bottom prices for carbon emissions permits mean market forces aren't preventing climate disruption

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Protection of 'living shorelines' may soon get fast track federal permits because they are power tools for fighting sea level rise

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Climate denialists point to increased ice around Antarctica to make their case, but new research has a different explanation

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A wind-power pioneer wants to tap the oceans for energy https://t.co/08gW5ifEwa pic.twitter.com/oJg28obOGf

— Bloomberg (@business) July 7, 2016

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In there more than one good way to monitor the air pollutants that get inhaled in NYC

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The Climate Bonds Initiative is hiring an Operations Manager for its London office

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A 28-building NYCHA apartment complex in Redhook will be getting a resilient on-site microgrid heat, hot water & power system

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As subsidies shrink, fossil fuels still dominate & nuclear projected to rise again

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#EUregions' energy interests for #SmartSpecialisation.#EnergyUnion #climate #SETplanhttps://t.co/rVYRxpYd2U pic.twitter.com/9482i0FKFc

— Alice Stollmeyer (@StollmeyerEU) July 6, 2016

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Can NYC be saved from fateful flooding powered by climate change?

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RGGI prices for carbon emissions permits dive 40% since a federal court put Obama's Clean Power Plan on hold

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How blockchain technology helps Brooklyn neighbors go solar together

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With a goal of 100% renewable energy by 2050, the Democratic Party election platform also promises a $30 billion investment in coal communities

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...but big fumble by city planners on installing EV recharging stations

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London's Mayor has a plan to do something about the city's most polluting cars

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The true, if just-weird, story of how George W. Bush tried to raise the gas tax

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Since October, every month has been the hottest on record https://t.co/R88vfs2cqh pic.twitter.com/WvvkjUyn7t

— Climate Central (@ClimateCentral) July 5, 2016

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Is turning a private power utility public a silver bullet for boosting renewable energy?

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Why is renewable power-friendly California trailing behind the east coast in developing offshore wind projects?

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Voters deplore Clinton/Trump inattention to climate change policies according to a voter poll

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Les ravages du plastique en cinq chiffres https://t.co/t8zSdOppHi pic.twitter.com/CrCqfZv7eU

— Europe 1 (@Europe1) July 1, 2016

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....but others call Exxon's anti-climate action advocacy defrauding investors

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With an initerim goal of getting 50% of its energy from renewables by 2030, Sydney, Australia aims to be a net-zero energy city by 2050

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I WANT YOU TO BE A PATRIOT & PROTECT AMERICA FROM #CLIMATECHANGE THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND! @DanJWeiss @climatehawk1 pic.twitter.com/In80Tvf08c

— Allan Margolin (@AllanMargolin) July 1, 2016

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