OK For The Amphibious
Here's how climate change will affect sea level rise (and flood cities) as the world warms https://t.co/btLitj44uU #BeforeTheFlood pic.twitter.com/b96CFYcq4b
— Climate Central (@ClimateCentral) October 31, 2016
October 31, 2016
Ante Up
The price tag is no reason not to invest big time in modernizing NYC's mass transit system
Inside The Sacrifice Zone
How the grave gap between Louisiana's sky-high pollution and its loyalty to the Tea Party illuminates our fraught political terrain
Boost For Brookyn Queens Connector
Another reason to support the De Blasio streetcar project that would link Brooklyn + Queens waterfront areas
Value Added Farms Grows In Red Hook
How Value Added Farms, a roof top community project in Red Hook, has recovered + thrived after being destroyed by Sandy
Air For Sale
Pollution pays is the hope of companies that bottle clean air + sell it in foul-air countries
No Rooftop For PV - No Problem
Con Ed plans to put solar panels on its roofs and help 6,000 low income New York households access solar power
October 28, 2016
Before The Flood: Season 2
Proud to announce that #BeforetheFlood will be available to stream for free on October 30th! Watch for details. pic.twitter.com/eYIv9MZKlc
— Leonardo DiCaprio (@LeoDiCaprio) October 24, 2016
51 Years Later: Still Squashed, Still Waiting
Overcrowding on the Flushing line platforms at Grand Central, 1965. The City Planning Commission proposed new tunnels to help alleviate this pic.twitter.com/vEk8rksnIm
— Discovering NYC (@discovering_NYC) October 28, 2016
Put A Price On DER
Distributed Energy Resource (DER) pricing is a big step in rolling of NY's overhaul of its electric power regulations
WW II Not The Model For Climate Action Now
What's the flaw in Bill McKibben's stirring call for Americans to do a WW II-type mobilization for climate action?
NY Nuke Subsidy Generates Pop-Up Protests
Governor Cuomo's $7.7 billion plan to subsidize on-line nuclear power plants lead to protests around the state
Climate Inaction: Economic Drag
A low-carbon future is the only path to global economic prosperity, according to economist Nicholas Stern
October 27, 2016
Urban Mobility Without Fossil-Fuels
Check out our new report & learn how we are going to achieve a zero-carbon transportation future! @FrontierGroupUS https://t.co/yL9GleUz10 pic.twitter.com/ZwT9vuLyjo
— Environment New York (@EnvNY) October 25, 2016
The Mediterranean World Won't Be The Same
With 2 degrees C of global heating, here's what will happen to habitats around the Mediterranean world + it's unprecedented
Renewables In Higher Eduction
While use of renewable energy is growing, US college campuses still have far to go before they zero out carbon
Powerful Clothing
Now there's a fabric. that generates electricity from the sun + body motion
Sydney: Climate Change Now
What climate change is doing now in Sydney, Australia
A Build-It-Back Success
Local hiring numbers are one of the few bright spots in NYC's Build-It-Back Sandy recovery program
This Means War
Climate change wars are coming and building walls won't help, top general warns - https://t.co/LyWLXGQX8c
— Robert D. Bullard (@DrBobBullard) October 27, 2016
October 26, 2016
In Case You Wondered
Grist fact-checked Donald Trump’s latest comments on renewable energy. https://t.co/znKeRsH7v0
— Shravya (@Shravya_Jain) October 26, 2016
Science At Work: The Rising Methane Mystery
If the usual suspects don't explain the surge in methane emissions since 2007, what does?
Yes Virginia, There Is A 2016 Climate Debate
Believe it or not representatives from the Clinton + Trump campaigns had a substantive climate debate, here's what they said
October 25, 2016
Radical Climate Change
Planetary changes, not politics is what's radical now
October's Climate Calendar
Take note of notable climate actions in October, while noting there's still a very long way to go on the path to climate security
New Tech Venture For Old Utility
Southern Company, a major regional utility, partners with Bloom Energy to put power-making fuel cells along with battery storage gear on-site at customers' businesses
Don't Buy Coal's Claim
While energy poverty is a real problem coal's claim to be the answer is unreal
Global Energy Forecasting
Some of the key findings from our latest #renewables forecast – not to be missed! https://t.co/yyoqyW950L pic.twitter.com/oLs4LfqmtR
— Fatih Birol (@IEABirol) October 25, 2016
Fire Dept. Researches Battery Hazards
NYC's Fire Department has questions about what happens when a large battery goes up in flames. By the end of this year, it may have some answers. An independent lab is torching eight batteries and taking measurements. "The goal is really to be able to answer the questions that the FDNY has in order for them to be able to assess any hazards and review these permits" Source: EnergyWire [paywall]
Needed: A Better Weatherman
Why is US weather prediction so bad + why does it matter?
October 24, 2016
Hear That Pin Drop
It appears no debates are ever going to talk about climate ever. Or something like that. https://t.co/LqxsESrtfK
— Emma Foehringer M. (@emmafmerchant) October 24, 2016
Storage Lessons From Australian Blackout
South Australia's massive blackout focuses attention on the need for energy storage technology on today's electric power grid
Carbon Tax On The Ballot
Washington State voters might approve a carbon tax on November 8, but opposition come from a surprising source
Not The Road To Recovery
City actions in the wake of Superstorm Sandy are filled with missed opportunities says Staten Island leader
Saving Harlem From The Heat
Making NY Cool Again, a WNYC-FM series on the Harlem Heat Project, concludes with ideas for alleviating the rising risks of extreme heat in cities
L.A: Caught Between Carbon And Methane
Why ha Los Angeles stopped mining methane from its landfills?
Corporate Climate Commitment: Beyond Words
Consider this campaign targeting corporations to give more than lip service to taking climate action
Lip Service Is Not Enough
Consider this campaign targeting corporations to give more than lip service to taking climate action
October 21, 2016
Why Climate Was A Debate Unmentionable
Topics at Presidential debates track subjects high on the public's radar, research finds climate change isn't, possibly because it's so frightening
NY Attorney General v Exxon
There's dark money behind the attack on New York's investigation into #ExxonKnew. https://t.co/RFZL1EzgR3 pic.twitter.com/7C55ZoXUwL
— 350 dot org (@350) October 21, 2016
ICYMI - Expanded Benchmarking For NYC
NYC's landmark building energy benchmarking law will grow to cover buildings 25 - 50,000 square feet in size, while upgraded lighting + electric sub-metering requirements are expanded too
Build It Back - Not Yet
The program to rebuild single family homes damaged by Sandy in 2012 will miss its deadline + needs an added $500 million
October 20, 2016
UK: Big Offshore Wind Blowing
World's biggest offshore windfarm approved for Yorkshire coasthttp://t.co/PghLxp2QLH #RenewableEnergy pic.twitter.com/l8VUJ5Wb0T
— CECHR (@CECHR_UoD) February 18, 2015
Urban Archeology
Remnants of NYC's original 1904 subway system hide in plain sight at the Union Square station
Oslo: Sets A Climate Budget
To help cut its emissions 50% by 2020 + become carbon neutral by 2030, Oslo creates a first of its kind climate budget
US Solar Power Milestone
14 US Navy installations in California will be powered by a 150 MW solar power plant in Arizona
Offshore Wind Power Thrives In Europe
Unlike the US Europe's offshore wind projects are booming, why?
Read Big Oil Tea Leaves
The future of Big Oil could be Big Gas as Shell leads the way
Fossil Law Suit
Owners of fossil-fuel energy companies + trade associations sue New York over its financial support for upstate nuclear power plants
There's No Debate...
...Lacking any climate questions for the candidates journalism failed to do its job at the Presidential debates
October 19, 2016
Making Affordable Housing Resilient
What NYC needs to do to make affordable housing resilient, Sandy's teachable moments
China: Energy Efficiency Champ
China's energy savings from efficiency now equal its renewable energy output and public policy is the driver
NYC: Now Starring Green TV/Films
NYC launches a green label program for sustainable film + TV making
Forecast: Rain With Green Infrastructure
Great article by Seth Brown on Community Based Public Private Partnerships (CBP3). Within these markets and approac…https://t.co/LBziSimPkB
— OptiRTC, Inc. (@OptiRTC) October 19, 2016
October 18, 2016
Why Clinton Dodges On Carbon Tax
WikiLeaks exposes the thinking behind the Clinton campaign's opposition to a carbon tax
Climate Activism End Runs GOP
The international agreement to phase out climate hostile HFC's will bind the US without having to get GOP approval
This Trend Is Not Your Friend
September 2016 was the second warmest September on record @NOAANCEIclimate. Breaks streak of 16 straight record warm months in NOAA records pic.twitter.com/CNGPfy4YWb
— Brian L Kahn (@blkahn) October 18, 2016
A Non-Trump Election Story
Washington State's proposed carbon tax opens up a hot rift on the political left
The Big Melt
Why is the melt-off of Greenland's ice such a big deal?
October 17, 2016
Stop Climate Change Together
Climate activist Bill McKibben nails it on why going solo on climate commitments won't stop chaotic changes
Fossil Fuel Drilling And Climate Change...
HFC's: New Climate Chemistry
How the new global ban on HFC's enlisted the chemical industry as a climate action player
October 16, 2016
A Roll of the Dice
Most of the computer models that form the basis for the Paris agreement's emissions cuts assume negative emissions technologies will be removing C02 from the atmosphere on a large scale later this century
October 15, 2016
Curb Your HFCs
Nations, Fighting Powerful Refrigerant That Warms Planet, Reach Landmark Deal https://t.co/kzb8ftKg1c #climatechange
— Shahzeen Attari (@Shahzeen) October 15, 2016
October 14, 2016
Brazil: Environmental Secretary Assassinated
Debate over saving rain forests has gotten ugly. Now a Brazilian environmental official is dead
Lox And Cream Cheese
Solar and energy efficiency need to work together — don't they?
October 12, 2016
Oyez, Oyez
Transcript of DC Circuit en banc argument on Clean Power Plan of September 27. https://t.co/A2IKwWF4yk pic.twitter.com/DTOYXXF43D
— Michael Gerrard (@MichaelGerrard) October 12, 2016
Rwanda: Tweaking Montreal Protocol
The stakes are high for such an obscure meeting — reducing global warming by half a degree by the end of the century
October 10, 2016
Make No Bones About It
Minn. companies support climate deniers in Congress. MPR's Martin Moylan reports on findings by Matto Mildenberger, University of California Santa Barbara political scientist
Matthew Tests Insurance Underwriters
Not since Hurricane Wilma hit Florida in 2005 has the U.S. Flood Insurance Industry and the niche FL wind coverage market been been stress tested
October 09, 2016
Australia: Renewables Opponents Assign Blame Preemptively
Weather event occurrence on 28 September results in a blackout — wind power implicated — reinvigorating debate about renewables mandate decreasing system reliability
October 05, 2016
Canada: Ottawa's New Climate Plan
Will plan for a national carbon price work? Q&A with Shannon Proudfoot and economist Andrew Leach
October 04, 2016
Newly Formed Congressional Bipartisan Caucus
House Earth and Space Science Caucus gives the geosciences a home on the Hill — accept the science — debate the policy
Risks Posed By Climate Change
Fossil fuel investors seek risks disclosure
— Climate News Network (@ClimateNewsDay) October 4, 2016
By Kieran Cooke https://t.co/nBZaYypWXc #climatechange pic.twitter.com/iPWDpAklv2
Carbon Captured, Sneakers Made
As carbon capture technologies become more feasible and affordable, scientists and environmentalists take up what to do with it all. Fossile fuel energy producer NRG, established the Carbon XPrize, partnered with 10XBeta and created sneakers to promote the prize for scalable CO2 product development
October 03, 2016
82 Seconds Spent Thus Far
During the first presidential debate one minute and 22 seconds were spent talking about the environment. The candidates for Vice President are up next — what are their stances on climate change?
October 02, 2016
India: Happy Birthday Mahatma Gandhi
Accounting for 4.5% of global greenhouse gasses, India ratifies Paris climate change agreement at UN on this date to honor Gandhi, who led a life of minimum carbon footprint
No Data? No Problem.
CURB, a data-driven tool to inform climate action, developed by the World Bank was launched during #CWNYC — one of the most notable features is proxy data
October 01, 2016
Hold On To Your Hats
Most of the city's existing solar projects are on single-family houses on Staten Island
Taking A Different Tack
“If the suit succeeds it will be an important precedent" @ColumbiaClimate's @MichaelGerrard tells @BuzzFeedNews https://t.co/8iqTvMppVj
— Sabin Center (@ColumbiaClimate) October 2, 2016