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How do you ‘End Poverty’, really?
One simply cannot “End Poverty” as the natural systems that underpin human life on planet earth break down.
Street Notes 5: Hot for District Cooling in Austin, Texas
Cool solutions for hot problems in the energy capital of America
Eggs are $7.99 (if in stock…)
Egg prices have increased 138% YoY according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and there are a plethora of reasons why
We’re At Trillion with a T!
If you had doubts about the energy transition, let’s just say that the massive increase in investment over the past year means that it’s here to stay.
Every Job Is a Climate Job
Sustainable Cities (buildings, energy, and trash included), eco-jobs, eco-art, eco-games, and even eco-dance all in a week!
The Debate on Stoves is on Fire, Literally
Last week, the internet went ablaze, Gas vs electric stoves
Street Notes 4: The Case for (Balti)more Resilience Hubs
A story of our favorite resilience hub yet, live from Baltimore, Maryland.
Ok, Doomer
Fighting climate doom and gloom with a bi-weekly dose of solutions and sarcasm.
Captain COP and the Planeteers
Beyond the Double Feature, the real superheroes are the green solutions
Nature Needs to be Nurtured
Nature vs nurture is an age-old debate. In planet earth’s case, we’ve come to a point where nature needs to be nurtured.
Street Notes 3: If The Giving Tree were a city girl from Minneapolis
A story of urban tree carbon credits in Minneapolis, Minnesota (Not by Shel Silverstein.)
Let’s Transmit Some Clean Power
We think the Governor’s Office read our blog last week on how much NY has to catch up to meet our climate action goals, got the press team together, and hit go!
Our Climate Goals Must Become Our Construction Goals
Three years ago, New York instituted into law one of the nation’s most ambitious climate action plans - shifting its energy grid from fossil fuels burning the planet to a suite of renewable resources that can power homes, businesses, and everyday life across the state by 2050.