Local Governments Answer America’s Climate Change Wake-Up Call
20 communities showcase climate change adaptation and mitigation leadership happening in local governments across America …
New York (NYC)
2nd Largest US Bike Sharing Program To Launch In LA In April
Is Los Angeles looking to shirk its reputation as a surfer haven and emerge as a cyclists’ sanctuary? Maybe. According to a recent LA Times article, Bike Nation is pledging $16 million to LA’s first (and the country’s second largest, behind NYC’s system) bike sharing program, which will launch … [continued]
New York Manufacturer Goes Solar, to Save $50,000 Annually
A family-owned manufacturer located next to Yankee Stadium, GAL Manufacturing, has recently completed the construction of one of the city’s largest commercial rooftop solar arrays. The 237-kilowatt system was designed and installed by MC Solar Development, and SolarCity and is expected to save the company an estimated $50,000 a year … [continued]
Cycle Superhighways in New York, Copenhagen, London
Cyclists are gaining ground in New York City, Copenhagen, and London. The City Fix recently reported that New York City has more than 300 miles of bike lanes throughout all five boroughs, and a bike-sharing service that will have at least 10,000 bikes has started in the city. London … [continued]
New York City vs Heiden — A Solar City Comparison
Earlier this year, New York City reached a total of 8.4 MW of installed solar capacity. This meant that the most populous city of the US had accomplished its 2015 goal set by the “Solar America City” program back in 2008 three years early. At about the same time the … [continued]
NYC Rides Green Wave to Clean Up Stormwater
New York City has just embarked on a new $4.6 million program to clean up its stormwater, and it could serve as a national model for other cities. To serve the goal of replacing pavement with rain-absorbing green spaces, green roofs and other porous surfaces, the program enlists 11 mainly … [continued]
White Roofs Cool the Heck out of NYC Apartments
The last time I wrote on white roofs, the finding was that they could actually cause a net cooling. But the study didn’t take into account how much the cooling of the buildings reduced electricity demand. Looks like those electricity savings can be huge from a new study on the … [continued]
States Take Lead in Defining Green Jobs
Efforts in several U.S. states are helping define the green jobs sector, track its growth, and connect job seekers to employers.
Showcasing the Big Apple’s Greener, Greater Buildings Plan
New York City has received the inaugural World Green Building Council’s Government Leadership Award in “Industry Transformation” for its “Greener, Greater Buildings Plan” on building energy efficiency. The program targets the largest buildings that generate 45 percent of all citywide carbon emissions. When all is said and done, the program … [continued]
HUGE NYC Clean Energy Tech Campus for Cornell University
A project that involved 1.8 megawatts (MW) of solar power, 500 geothermal wells, and fuel cells could potentially reduce energy consumption at a Cornell University campus by 75%. The campus has the name “NYC Tech Campus” and is a project of Distributed Sun. The project, if it were already … [continued]
