Lessons From London's Congestion Pricing
Since 2003, London's traffic's been tamed with congestion pricing, what are the lessons for NYC?
May 31, 2019
Yellow Cabs Are Greener Than Uber/Lyft
Look into the legal loophole that allows rideshare vehicles to pollute the air + your lungs more than yellow cabs
What People Share With Volcanoes
Over the last 140 years, fossil fuel emissions + volcanoes caused nearly all of the world's heating
If Eating Is Your Thing...
...This year's weird weather should worry you, here's why
Disaster Response - YOYO
With America's badly-frayed disaster response safety net, expect the human toll of climate disruptions to rise
May 30, 2019
Gowanus: Keeping It Clean
A fight between the EPA + NYC pivots around a rezoning plan for the newly cleaned-up Gowanus Canal neighborhood
The Greening Of Senior Housing
Today was a great example of what can be accomplished w/ a #GreenNewDeal!
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) May 29, 2019
New building w/:
✅ Not-for-profit senior housing
✅ Universal pre-k in building (intergenerational community!)
✅ Built w/ cutting-edge “Passive House” eco methods🌱
✅ 90% cleaner than standard buildings https://t.co/9Qpkk4rnHA
May 29, 2019
Stay Tuned
The bulk of the Democratic candidates aren’t just talking about #climatechange — many of them are battling over who has the boldest plan. https://t.co/aoBpaq7PGw
— Zahra Hirji (@Zhirji28) May 29, 2019
EU: Persistent Tailpipe Scandal
33 million diesel cars still on European roads, four years after auto makers' emissions test cheating scandal was revealed
Electric Mobility Now
While one NYC company puts 1,000 electric mopeds on Brooklyn + Queens streets, the NY legislature isn't legalizing electric-powered scooters for street use
NYC Energy Storage Batteries Rules
The public comment period begins May 30 for rules governing outdoor energy storage batteries proposed by the NYC Fire Department
May 28, 2019
Public Transit - Here (Bad) And There (Better)
Why US mass transit doesn't work, while European + Canadian mass transit does
State Of the Climate: 2019
Climate disruption-wise, this is the data for the first quarter of 2019
Ferry Service Sinks
NYC's expanded ferry service, a de Blasio signature public transit option, makes riders queasy over long service delays
Trump's War On Climate Science
The campaign to discredit + destroy US climate science + climate action policy ratchets up
May 24, 2019
Climate Candidate Not Lifted By Rising Climate Concern
Why isn't Jay Inslee, running for President on a sweeping climate action agenda, getting a boost from rising public alarm over our disrupted climate?
For NY'ers From Transit Deserts...
...Congestion pricing is not refreshing
Too Close For Comfort
How close are we to 1.5°C global warming?
— IPCC (@IPCC_CH) May 24, 2019
Read the SR15 Frequently Asked Questions for more information: https://t.co/Vh1LXEQjKz#sr15 #IPCC #climatechange #globalgoals pic.twitter.com/gs7p7ZVKfr
Congestion Pricing: London Lessons
London launched congestion pricing in 2003, what are the lessons for NYC?
May 23, 2019
It's Official
The Earth has entered the Anthropocene Epoch, per an influential scientific panel, here's why
More Reasons To Love City Parks
With temperatures on the rise, parks are a reliable respite from the city heat + Washinton DC tops the ParkScore Index for 2019
May 22, 2019
FERC: Powerful Power Agency
Care about climate change? Then, read up on FERC, a little-known federal agency with a big impact on US energy policies
Info On NYC Climate Action Law
FAQ's on Local Law 97, NYC's brand new building energy retrofit statute
EU Elections And Green Momentum
Could climate protection + sustainability be the losers in the upcoming European Parliament elections?
Renewable Electricity - Promises Kept
29 states have clean electricity standards, here's proof they're working + now are price-competitive too
May 21, 2019
Re-Making City Streets
The City Council Speaker's legislation aims for 150 miles of new dedicated bus lanes + 250 miles of protected bike lanes within 5 years
India: The Cooling Challenge
Is there a way to break the vicious circle of a hotter world + more air conditioning making it hotter still?
A Climate Convert's Story
What changed one conservative think tanker's position on climate disruption?
The Climate Front Line In Illinois
Today, cars + trucks are the biggest sources of Illinois' GHG emissions + this demands a refocusing of climate protections plans
Bi-Partisan Climate Action That's Doable Now
"Climate Change Won't Wait Until 2020—We Need Bipartisan Action Now" | My latest commentary in @Newsweek: https://t.co/XtjhBHBTi4
— Michael E. Mann (@MichaelEMann) May 21, 2019
May 17, 2019
NY Green Bank 2019 Update
What is the NY Green Bank investing in now?
The Plastic Peril
What could spew as many GHG's as 600 coal-burning power plants by 2030?
Climate Crisis Meets Journalism Crisis
Getting climate disruption reporting right or getting it at all, is a crisis confronting contemporary journalism, which is having its own crisis
NY's Offshore Wind: Where Green Meets Blue
Union jobs will be hard-wired into New York's offshore wind infrastructure development
May 16, 2019
Mexico City: Air Pollution Emergency
The air schmutz blanketing Mexcio City creates an an environmental emergency as pollution reaches levels potentially dangerous to human health.
100 Ideas From Project Drawdown
Looking for educational resources that can help reverse the risk of climate chaos? Project Drawdown's got 100 solutions
The Pipeline's Been Stopped - For Now
NY rejects an application by the developer of a cross-harbor pipeline designed to carry fracked natural gas to NYC + Long Island. However, since this was a rejection, not a denial, the developer can resubmit its application
Attention Must Be Paid
Noted writer Jared Diamond describes the message of his new book Upheaval as "the risk we are facing is of the collapse of the whole world." + pegs the probability of collapse by 2050 at 49%
May 15, 2019
The L Train Slowdown - Before And After
How well do predictions about commuting impacts of the L train slowdown match MTA survey findings?
Helpful Housekeeping Tips
Key Climate Standard Endangered
The Endangerment Finding, the legal foundation of EPA's authority for protecting the climate, is under assault by way of attacking the process by which it was made
May 14, 2019
Offshore Wind Wins Key Permit
An 800 MW offshore wind project clears a crucial Massachusetts regulatory hurdle
Fusion Power
It's a long, long shot, but fusion power developers seek financial backing to forestall climate calamities
And The Winner Of The EV Revolution...
...will be China, not the US + here's why
May 13, 2019
CO2 Keeps Rising
BREAKING: Carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere hits record high level https://t.co/m603l2ZSDQ pic.twitter.com/dKzzE1Ik8U
— The Hill (@thehill) May 13, 2019
Inslee's Presidential Race - Why It Matters
“This isn’t an endorsement of Inslee for president,” writes @EzraKlein. “But it is an endorsement of taking his presidential campaign, and the questions it raises, seriously.” https://t.co/oOHrKUKbSQ
— Vox (@voxdotcom) May 13, 2019
May 10, 2019
Price-Gouging On LED's
Energy efficient LED light bulbs can cost double in low income parts of Detroit than their price in more affluent nearby areas
City Centers Banning Cars
A host of metropolises take a stand for clean air with center city vehicle bans or charging high entry fees to the dirtiest ones
Energy Efficiency Star In Cleveland
This Cleveland office building is a standout energy efficiency innovator, using PACE financing + green leases
May 09, 2019
Repair Coastal Wetlands, Add To Resilience
Repairing damaged Delaware wetlands provides a living lab for boosting climate resilience
New Zealand: Carbon Neutral By 2050
What are the detailed actions for New Zealand to meet a 2050 target date for going carbon neutral?
May 08, 2019
The Big Three
Indonesia, Saudi Arabia + the US rank as the biggest climate-science deniers on Earth
May 07, 2019
Bill Would Ban NYC Gas Pipelines
A bill in the NY legislature seeks to block construction of any natural gas pipeline entering NYC + end fossil fuel use for creating electricity by 2040
Derisking Urban Biking
What simple measures can make urban biking safer + more stress-free?
Australia: Climate-Changing Politics
Upcoming elections will reveal whether climate change is disrupting Australian politics
It's Not Just Plastic Bags
Plastics are common in clothes, but until now were not recognized as a source of pervasive micro pollutants
Notes On Camp + Climate Catastrophe
Imagine, climate-influencer Grist channels its inner Susan Sontag
May 06, 2019
Make The Retrofit Road By Walking
There's no roadmap for how to make NYC's 50,000 biggest buildings energy efficient. Stakehoders need to figure out how to meet the new law's big goals
Putting The GOAT In Gotham
Paving NY
Today's bikes + scooters might have a hard time with Belgian paving blocks, but this vestige 1850's NY is a reminder of a different low-carbon transportation era
Sandbag Salvation, As If
For now, sandbags are what stands between New Yorkers + the next Superstorm
All Hands On Deck
Stalin said a single death is a tragedy, 1 million deaths a statistic. How then are we to process today's news that human activity is putting 1 million plant and animal species at risk of extinction? https://t.co/ikJTRzQ6hj @Mason4C @ecotone2 @KHayhoe @MichaelEMann @republicEn
— Ed Maibach (@MaibachEd) May 6, 2019
The Inslee Climate Rx, Part 1
Presidential candidate Jay Inslee issues a detailed climate policy for getting to reach net zero carbon emissions for electricity, new cars + new buildings. How will it inform the Presidential race?
May 03, 2019
From Journalist To Climate Activist
The final paragraphs of the piece, which closed the “open letter” to my colleagues, went like this: pic.twitter.com/GWWLCrRorc
— Wen Stephenson (@wenstephenson) May 3, 2019
Canada: Sad Sap Story
Warmer winters + less snowpack threaten the Canadian maple syrup industry + even its maple trees
From Academia To Climate Activist
One man's journey from scholar to climate activist film maker
Inslee: Kill Coal
Running as the climate candidate, Presidential hopeful Jay Inslee would end coal use + strive for a 'just transition' toward fossil fuel free power supply
Constance: We've Got A Climate Emergency
Spurred on by youth leaders, this German city has become the first in the country to declare a climate emergency. Who’s next? #FridaysForFuture #climatestrikehttps://t.co/6nZxGPv2ar
— Greenpeace (@Greenpeace) May 3, 2019
May 02, 2019
Sunrise Movement's Bright Lights
Meet the folks who launched the Sunrise Movement + made AOC a political star. What's next?
Making Climate History Now
As Bill McKibben observes, we're in a remarkable political moment for climate action, things could get interesting - or dire
Rezoning For Resilience
Nice explainer by Michael Marrella @NYCPlanning: Zoning for a More Resilient Future https://t.co/xT0fjqBXxW #OneNYC
— Daniel A. Zarrilli (@dzarrilli) May 2, 2019
Kelp Helps
Good for your health + the ocean's, kelp's the thing, said to taste good too
May 01, 2019
Human Impact On Climate From Early 20 C
Finding the "fingerprint" of human activity as far back as 1900: “we’re beginning to understand the fundamental processes and the basic impact of climate change on drought.” My latest: https://t.co/PFQaIGDiki
— John Schwartz (@jswatz) May 1, 2019
Your Diet And The Climate
Take the quiz. Discover the climate impact of your food choices
Follow The Retrofit Leaders
Yes you can energy retrofit your building without getting lost, learn from these early adopters
Stop Cookin' With Gas
It's not cool to cook with gas, heat pumps can help 'electrify everything' in new homes
Pelosi + Schumer Add Climate To Infrastucture Agenda
Democratic leaders talks with Trump about an infrastructure agenda, said to include demands for climate funding
Whatchmacallit
Help brains to register what you're saying. Start talking "climate crisis", stop talking "climate change"