For truck drivers on Siberia’s ice highways, climate change is terrifying

With highways made of ice, including the frozen tops of lakes and rivers, warmer and earlier springs have added risk to truck drivers’ already-dangerous jobs.  
https://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2018/04/27/for-truck-drivers-on-siberias-ice-highways-climate-change-is-terrifying.html
Article courtesy of The Star by Andrew E Kramer The New York Times

New York City Aims for All-Electric Bus Fleet by 2040

NYC has more than 5,700 MTA buses. Taking the fleet electric would reduce climate-warming emissions and cut fuel, maintenance and health costs.  https://insideclimatenews.org/news/26042018/nyc-air-pollution-electric-bus-public-transportation-mta-clean-technology

Article courtesy of Inside Climate by Phil McKenna

(CNN)For anyone who used to play with slot cars as a child, Sweden's new electrified road might bring back some memories.

In the first of its kind, the Scandinavian country is trialling the world's first public road which allows electric vehicles to recharge while driving. Similar to a slot-car track, vehicles are able to connect to an electric rail that's embedded into the road.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

https://edition.cnn.com/2018/04/26/motorsport/sweden-electrified-road-intl-spt/index.html

Article courtesy of CNN by Bianca Britton

Puerto Rico Is Hit by a Total Blackout

Almost seven months after Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico is experiencing a complete power outage. The island’s electricity provider said it will take from 24 to 36 hours to bring power back across the U.S. territory.
https://www.citylab.com/equity/2018/04/puerto-rico-is-hit-by-a-total-blackout/558380/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheAtlanticCities+%28CityLab%29&utm_content=FeedBurner
Article courtesy of City Lab by Martin Echenique

End of the Road: Are Diesel Cars on the Way Out in Europe?

For two decades, environmentalist Jürgen Resch has locked horns with Germany’s mighty automobile industry, the backbone of Europe’s most powerful economy. And Resch has shown that he will do what Berlin’s top politicians won’t: hold carmakers — and German municipalities — to the letter of the law when it comes to the high levels of pollution spewed from diesel automobiles.  https://e360.yale.edu/features/end-of-the-road-are-diesel-cars-on-the-way-out-in-europe

Article courtesy of Yale Enviroment 360 by Paul Hockenos

These huge new wind turbines are a marvel. They’re also the future.

The declining price of solar power gets more press, but there are big things happening in wind technology too. And I mean big.

The math on wind turbines is pretty simple: Bigger is better. Specifically, there are two ways to produce more power from the wind in a given area.

The first is with bigger rotors and blades to cover a wider area. That increases the capacity of the turbine, i.e., its total potential production.  https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2018/3/8/17084158/wind-turbine-power-energy-blades

Article courtesy of VOX by David Roberts

The world is scrambling now that China is refusing to be a trash dumping ground

• For decades, China was the world's largest importer of waste but that's changing after Beijing banned 24 types of scraps from entering its borders starting January.  https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/16/climate-change-china-bans-import-of-foreign-waste-to-stop-pollution.html
• Article courtesy of CNBC by Yen Nee Lee

This All-Electric Plane Could Change Everything About Regional Air Travel

In five years, if you want to take a trip from San Francisco to San Diego, it may be possible to do it on a small electric plane–and with a ticket that costs less than driving or taking the train. The Israel-based startup Eviation, which is building a new all-electric, nine-seat airplane, called the Alice Commuter expects to begin making its first commercial flights in 2021 and scale up to hundreds of routes across the U.S. over the next few years.  https://www.fastcompany.com/40549048/world-changing-ideas-transportation-eviation-alice-commuter
Article courtesy of Fast Company by Adele Peters

11,000 years ago, our ancestors survived abrupt climate change

Imagine if, instead of heat this summer, we were faced with a sudden, dramatic cold front that lasted the next 100 years. That is what our hunter-gatherer ancestors lived through 11,000 years ago. https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/26/health/climate-change-hunter-gatherers/index.html
Article courtesy of CNN by Ashley Strickland

'Like Licking An Ashtray': Wildfires Lead To Smoky Wines In Oregon

Last summer’s wildfire season had the distinction of being one of the smokiest in Oregon’s history. And you might see evidence of that showing up in an unusual place: your glass of pinot noir.  https://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-wine-pinot-noir-wildfire-smoke-taint/
Article courtesy of OPB News by John Notarianni

Electric-Powered Ferries Could Be Coming To Washington

Now that electric cars are a common sight on the nation’s highways, and prototypes exist for electric trucks and airplanes, could electric ferries be next?
https://www.opb.org/news/article/ferry-puget-sound-washington-electric-power-diesel/
Article courtesy of OPB News by Tom Banse

Eco-farming can solve hunger and climate crises, experts say

ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Asian farmers are growing rice and rearing fish in the same fields to increase their income and reduce weeds, while Ghanaians are using crop residues as compost to boost yields. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-agriculture-environment/eco-farming-can-solve-hunger-and-climate-crises-experts-say-idUSKCN1HB2H7
Article courtesy of Reuters by Thin Lei Win 

Scientists suggest a giant sunshade in the sky could solve global warming

It sounds like the stuff of science fiction: the creation, using balloons or jets, of a manmade atmospheric sunshade to shield the most vulnerable countries in the global south against the worst effects of global warming.  https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/apr/05/scientists-suggest-giant-sunshade-in-sky-could-solve-global-warming
Article courtesy of The Guardian by Peter Beaumont

How The Humble Bicycle Can Save Our Cities

Mikael Colville-Andersen rides his bike everywhere in Copenhagen, but he would never introduce himself as a cyclist. “I’m just one of the 400,000 people riding a bike in this city because it makes our daily lives more effective,” he tells Fast Company.  https://www.fastcompany.com/40550701/how-the-humble-bicycle-can-save-our-cities
Article courtesy of Fast Company by Eillie Anzilotti

Tolls on downtown streets? Seattle mayor pushes for plan to cut traffic, greenhouse gases

Seattle will develop a plan to toll city roadways as part of its efforts to reduce traffic congestion and greenhouse-gas emissions, Mayor Jenny Durkan said Tuesday.  https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/seattle-mayor-wants-a-tolling-plan-to-reduce-traffic-congestion-greenhouse-gases/
Article Courtesy of The Seattle Times by David Gutman

Faced with drought, the Pharaohs tried (and failed) to adapt

Ancient Egyptian leaders increased their empire’s grain production and crossbred cattle for resilience in an early effort to ward off climate disaster, a study shows.  https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/30/climate/egypt-climate-drought.html
Article courtesy of The New York Times by Livia Albeck-Ripka

An alarming 10 percent of Antarctica’s coastal glaciers are now in retreat, scientists find

Antarctica’s ocean-front glaciers are retreating, according a new satellite survey that raises additional concerns about the massive continent’s potential contribution to rising sea levels.  https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2018/04/02/an-alarming-10-percent-of-antarcticas-coastal-glaciers-are-in-retreat-scientists-find/?utm_term=.dca7545d0a06
Article courtesy of The Washington Post by Chris Mooney

Tiny Tulum goes from beach paradise to eco nightmare

With its eco-chic hotels, yoga retreats, Mayan ruins, luscious jungles and turquoise ocean, the Mexican town of Tulum has become the new bohemian hotspot. But at a devastating cost to the environment.  http://www.dw.com/en/tiny-tulum-goes-from-beach-paradise-to-eco-nightmare/a-43231319
Article courtesy of DW by Andreane Williams

Central Texas city wants to pay people to install solar panels

The city of Georgetown wants to start paying property owners to let the city-owned utility install solar panels on their roofs and feed the energy into the broader power grid. The money would come either in the form of lease payments or royalties paid to eligible residential and commercial property owners.
http://www.kxan.com/news/local/williamson-county/central-texas-city-wants-to-pay-people-to-install-solar-panels/1089026249
Article courtesy of KXAN by Chris Davis