Our Oceanic Climate Crisis
"Ocean shock" describes the impact of climate change on the animals + plants that live underwater + on which millions of people depend
October 31, 2018
The Environment Of The Florida Campaigns
Noxious environmental realities like the red algae tide, are forcing Florida's candidates to campaign on green issues, including the hotly-contested Senate race
The Climate Of The NY Governor's Race
Talk of climate change/climate action is MIA from the NY governor's race
Earth's In Hot Water
New research finds Earth’s oceans retain 60% more heat each year than scientists had predicted
The Rising Climate Generation
How to build a climate movement before your 17th birthday #ThisIsZeroHour https://t.co/bpQvEoCKzK pic.twitter.com/KGogkQIAh1
— grist (@grist) October 31, 2018
A Cornucopia Of NYC-Themed Podcasts
Enjoy these Gotham Center podcasts, Open House NY walking tours for your ears
Doubts About NYC's Drinking Water
Do officials know what's in NYC's rooftop drinking water tanks? City Council members ask
October 30, 2018
Local Weather In 2050
If you or anyone you know is around in 2050, here's what the weather is likely to be in US cities
Negative Emissions - Not The Rx
Why negative emissions technologies can't save us from climate chaos
Arts Inspire Climate Action
Our latest post by Joan Sullivan as part of our #RenewableEnergy series: Buildings Made of Sky @CleanNergyPhoto @ProjectDrawdown @poweredbyart #architecture #carbon #climate #sustainability https://t.co/Sn0vZe451v pic.twitter.com/9afGKoTIpz
— AACC (@artsandclimate) October 18, 2018
NY: All Renewables x 2050
Will New York pass legislation that sets a 2050 target year for 100% renewable energy to power everything?
Scotland: Utility Goes All-Wind Power
Scottish Power will replace all its gas + hydro electric power projects with offshore wind
Your Vote Counts
Where + why state-level election outcomes will have a big impact on energy policy
The Great Transportation Transition
For Dave Roberts, defending car fuel efficiency standards (CAFE) from Trump's attacks will become moot as electric vehicles take over
Australia: Politics Throws Shade On Renewables Glow
Political uncertainties threaten to sap Australia's surging renewable energy markets
October 29, 2018
Airport At Risk From Sea Level Rise
As a multi-billion-dollar makeover of JFK Airport is discussed, should be close look at runways' vulnerability to sea level rise. Their draft environmental assessment does not adequately study issue. https://t.co/Pjh8ftPGlN pic.twitter.com/UZp1FgjrDp
— Michael Gerrard (@MichaelGerrard) October 29, 2018
Don't Bet On Coal
As much as $60bn of #coal power assets may be stranded in next decade across Vietnam, Indonesia & the Philippines. @matthewcgray:“We think it’s a mistake & may result in costly impairments.“This is a warning shot to investors who are standing at the ledge” https://t.co/cEZMRtb6mD pic.twitter.com/yNgniCtd1I
— Carbon Tracker (@CarbonBubble) October 29, 2018
What Money Can Buy
Can big-spending Fossil Fuel defeat a carbon fee ballot initiative in Washington State?
Climate Science And Public Responses
Marcia McNutt, President of the National Academy of Sciences talks about the state of climate science + the public's understanding of it
PACE Advocacy
A note from a sustainable architect colleague,
"As a member of the Architectural community of New York, I am writing to urge you and your colleagues to propose and pass PACE legislation this year. All of the internal issues and concerns about PACE have been addressed by city administrators, we only need to propose a local law and pass it through City Council.
Passing PACE legislation is critical to developing new financial markets to support the upgrading of existing buildings to be more energy efficient in order to meet our carbon use reduction goals, improve human health and air quality in the city, provide new construction jobs, and make the city safer and more resilient to major disruptions.
Any legislation must include commercial, institutional, and multifamily buildings in order to address the true needs of New Yorkers. At the state level, we need further advocacy to pass single family residential PACE as well."
October 26, 2018
Help Wanted: Deputy Chief-Of-Staff
The NYC Mayor's Office of Recovery + Resilience seeks a Chief-of- Staff to serve as a key member of the Director’s team, contributing to the day-to- day operations + execution of strategic goals and priorities
UK: Extinction Rebellion
Civil disobedience mobilizes UK climate activists
Australia: Go Green Against The Political Flow
Listen to @samkimmins discuss the Australian companies who are leading the way and going 100% renewable as part of our #RE100 programme on @ABCaustralia @Peter_F_Ryan https://t.co/CPVLQYq2Fm
— The Climate Group (@ClimateGroup) October 26, 2018
October 25, 2018
The Race Against Climate Change Is A Race Against Time
Public attitudes + political mobilization will determine winning or losing this race
Extra, Extra, Read All About It
Check out a brand new book about links among climate change, public health + environmental law
Dems Done With Dirty Fuel
Shifting to renewable energy emerges as a unifying theme among Democratic candidates
All That's Solid...
The wild creatures of Antarctica are facing dire disruptions due to climate change
Building EV's in Singapore
Singapore may not be an obvious choice as a place to build electric vehicles, buy Dyson sees it differently
Defending Truth In Science
Bruno Latour, a philosopher who views facts as arising from their social matrix, defends the scientific enterprise
MTA Shakes Its Tin Cup
What are the MTA's current ideas to fund a $40 billion/10 year subway + system fix?
October 24, 2018
How We Know We're Disrupting The Climate
No time to read learned reports about climate change? Here's the short version about what we've done + why we're sure it's us
NY Sues Exxon For Shareholder Deception
The NY Attorney General sues Exxon for deceiving its shareholders by downplaying the expected risk of climate change to its business
They Said It Couldn't Be Done...
...But now truck makers plan to roll out electric big rigs, starting in 2019
Energy Storage: Clear Goal But Means TBD
New York is committed to 1,500 - 3,000 MW of energy storage by 2025 , but the ways + means to that end are a work in progress
October 23, 2018
The Climate Comics - No Laughing Matter
Scientists Run For Congress
Scientists run for Congress, push back on attacks on climate science + Administration's evidence-denying policies
Israel: Teeny Solar Panels
Imagine having your home smart gear run on solar cells powered by indoor lighting
Australia: Superfast EV Charging
An inter-city network of 21 "ultra rapid" EV recharging stations is coming to Australia
Crash Looms For NJ Solar
Why the worries about a collapse of the New Jersey solar power market by 2020?
October 22, 2018
Let's Agree On Something
Climate activist Bill McKibben writes we should all agree on at least one thing, let's not kill one another, + how he responds to such threats
The Great Climate Persuader
Rising insurance premiums could be the thing that convinces Americans climate disruption risks are real
Meeting Urban Climate Challenges
Pittsburgh, Philadelphia Boston + Washington are Bloomberg Philanthropies' American Cities Climate Challenge award winners, what's happening there?
Sun Rising For NYC Solar
Solar power doubters are being proved wrong in NYC, here's how
Cementing Sustainability In The Bronx
Sustainable design helps a Bronx waterfront cement delivery terminal become an award winner
Lead Harms More Than IQ's
In Cities #LeadExposure Is Lowering Fertility rates for both men & women. Chronic exposure is partially responsible for poor educational outcomes & high crime rates! 500,000 kids exposed, Why does #Trump Administration try to cut funding for lead programs?https://t.co/4b6FTD0EEd
— Mustafa Santiago Ali (@EJinAction) October 22, 2018
City To State - Decongestion Now
A broad NYC coalition is demanding the next State budget include congestion pricing, November election outcomes could be pivotal
Subway Ridership Sinks
Chronically troubled NYC subway service drives riders to take a hike
October 19, 2018
Saving Boston
The Mayor of Boston announces a waterfront plan for protecting the city from rising sea levels, which could swell 3 feet by 2070
Using The Sun For Racial Justice
Learn how a Minneapolis solar power entrepreneur advances solar power to power racial equality
Spend A Dollar To Save 4
In Michigan, utility customers participating in energy efficiency programs save $4 for every added $1 that goes to the utility
October 18, 2018
Florida Campaign: Environment Is One Thing, Climate Another
While both the Democratic + GOP candidates for Governor of Florida both seek the environmental vote, they don't agree on climate change
IPCC Climate Report - The Ultimate Wake-Up Call
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls for a Green New Deal to mobilize the US economy + David Wallace-Wells, a New York Magazine journalist, sees climate genocide coming soon, unless the US mobilizes at a WW II preparation level
Reality Checking EPA GHG Claims
Scratch the surface of EPA data about a dip in GHG emissions + see what's happening
October 17, 2018
Closing Indian Point Without Sacrificing Climate Commitments
Big gains in NYC energy efficiency are the only hope for keeping on-course for big GHG emissions cuts once the Indian Point nuclear power plant closes
Easing The Pain Of Climate Chaos
The World Bank + Bill Gates launch a climate change adaption fund to help the world's most vulnerable people
Scotland: Ending Fossil Fuel Addiction
A Scottish power generator swears off fossil fuels + embraces 100% wind power, a UK first
"Complete Aberrations"
Newsworthy because it's so rare, weekend political talk show moderators were spurred to ask questions about climate change
End Climate Silence
The news, especially on TV, commits 'media malpractice' with its scant attention to climate change
October 16, 2018
Congestion Pricing, Key To Urban Climate Action
NYC's decaying mass transit system makes meeting climate goals even harder, time for congestion pricing to help finance a turn around
England: Banks Must Ensure Against Climate Risk
The Bank of England will make bank insurers plan for the financial impacts of climate change
Drawing Conclusions
From my #MadhouseEffect lecture (w/ accompanying @TomTolesToons graphic):
— Michael E. Mann (@MichaelEMann) October 16, 2018
"uncertainties about gravity..doesn't make it safe to walk off a cliff. Yet [some] would have us walk off the metaphorical cliff of climate inaction based on..similar uncertainty"https://t.co/AFiwGMmKPK pic.twitter.com/DCzfUQTNi3
The Two-Foot Transportation Solution
When asked to provide my vision for #cities at #SmartCity conferences they are expecting me to say tech. But I simply say walkability. #Walking must be at the centre of any future city strategies. Humans need to walk! Tech must serve the city not other way round! @Walk21Network pic.twitter.com/AdaXWrfmI8
— Ludo Campbell-Reid (@AklDesignChamp) October 14, 2018
Climate Change Makes It To SNL
Why folks just don't care about the end of the world according to SNL's Jost + Che
Climate Change And Economics...
...Go together like a horse + carriage, a key insight of Nobel Prize winning economist Bill Nordhaus
October 15, 2018
Carbon Tax, Yes, Quid Pro Quo, No
A good carbon tax doesn't trade away legal liabilities or policy prescriptions
Denier Data
This might be a first-ever research data base for who's who in the climate denialist industry
Help Wanted: Electric Vehicles Communications Senior Manager
NYC-based Climate Nexus seeks an electric vehicles communications senior manager
Trump Still Denies What Climate Science Knows
Fact checking Trump's latest on climate change
Paris: Creating An Eco-District
A once run-down Paris neighborhood became a model of sustainable + inclusive urban transformation
Germany: Greens's Election Rise
The Green Party nearly doubles its votes, comes in second in Bavarian elections, potential national implications seen
October 14, 2018
Great Britain: Green GB Week
The first Green GB Week will take place 15–19 October 2018. Climate experts will advise the government on whether the UK should set a date for a net zero emissions target.
Germany: Bavarian Green Party Says No To Bullshit Bingo
Katharina Schulze, the woman leading the Green surge in Germany via @FT
— Sallan Foundation (@Sallan_Found) October 14, 2018
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Climate Change Needs Sustained Coverage
When I wrote about the importance of covering #ClimateChange, a lot of readers responded that @washingtonpost is fortunate to have @chriscmooney on the case. Here's one example of why. https://t.co/tbf7iCIM2K
— Margaret Sullivan (@Sulliview) October 12, 2018
October 09, 2018
New UN Report Predicts Climate Crisis by 2040. Now What?
The Takeaway gives a snapshot of 2040 and then talks with two experts about solutions, Megan Mullin (Duke University) from the political and Mark Jacobson (Stanford University) weighs in on technological perspectives
All Eyes On Washington State
With the federal government AWOL on climate change, a Green New Deal is on the ballot this year in WA putting a price on CO2 ect — another state steps up
October 08, 2018
Australia: We'll Pass On Tipping Money Into The Fund
A spokesperson for the department of foreign affairs and trade said: "Australia does not currently plan to replenish the Green Climate Fund above our existing commitment of A$200m"
October 04, 2018
This Old House 2018 Premiere — Net-Zero Bungalow
Fortieth season owner and architect, Donald Powers, discusses the challenge of making a completely net-zero house out of an old house with a new addition
October 03, 2018
Age Of Air Taxis Getting Closer
"Think about a future in which you will have three-dimensional highways to relieve traffic congestion," said Boeing Co. CEO
IPCC Meeting In South Korea
Leaked US critique of #climate report sets stage for political showdown in Korea: https://t.co/MzakLRynUv #IPCC pic.twitter.com/SxO50mVbhE
— Climate Home News (@ClimateHome) October 4, 2018
Turin Electrifies
Fossil fuels are SO 20th Century, Turin accelerates the EV revolution
The Business Case for Carbon Pricing
Is an economy-wide carbon price worth pursuing? Nonpartisan Citizens Climate Lobby makes the case for why they believe a bipartisan federal carbon bill can — and eventually will — get passed
October 02, 2018
Nobel Nonagenarian Plugging Away On Solar
Scientist Arthur Ashkin wins Nobel Prize in physics for old work with lasers. Oldest person to win a Nobel — retired from Bell Labs but still doing research. Currently working on ideas related to solar power, prompted by President Trump's decision to remove the U.S. from the Paris climate accord.
Few Candidates Running On Climate Change
Midterm election round-up — why are the candidates muted on environmental issues?