Brace for the Polar Vortex; It May Be Visiting More Often

Find your long johns, break out the thick socks and raid the supermarket. After a month of relatively mild winter weather, the Midwest and the East Coast are bracing for what is becoming a seasonal rite of passage: the polar vortex.  https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/18/climate/polar-vortex-2019.html
Article Courtesy of The New York Times by Kendra Pierre-Louis

World's Largest Wind Turbine to Test Its Wings in Rotterdam

Rotterdam's skyline will soon feature the world's largest and most powerful offshore wind turbine.

GE Renewable Energy announced on Wednesday it will install the first 12-megawatt Haliade-X prototype in the Dutch city this summer. Although it's an offshore wind turbine by design, the prototype will be installed onshore to facilitate access for testing.  https://www.ecowatch.com/offshore-wind-rotterdam-2626289210.html?utm_campaign=RebelMouse&share_id=4323168&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_content=EcoWatch

Article courtesy of EcoWatch by Lorraine Chow

Washington, D.C., will run on 100% renewable electricity by 2032

A few blocks down the street from the White House, two dated 1970s office buildings are being combined and renovated into a space that will cut energy use and emissions by more than half. Soon, around half of the existing buildings in the city will also need to make changes under a new law.  https://www.fastcompany.com/90293698/washington-d-c-will-run-on-100-renewable-electricity-by-2032
Article courtesy of Fast Company by Adele Peters

From Dams to Coastal Barriers: How the U.S. Is Fighting Flooding in 2019

Several projects face opposition from local residents and environmental groups.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/from-dams-to-coastal-barriers-how-the-u-s-is-fighting-flooding-in-2019/
Article courtesy of American Scientific by David Cusick of E&E News

What will hyperloop mean for climate, ecosystems and resources?

Hyperloop is another level of innovation. The ultra-fast, electric-powered transportation technology, still in the research and development stage, is expected by proponents to propel levitating pods full of people and cargo at speeds of up to 750 miles per hour in a vacuum tube between metropolises.  https://www.greenbiz
.com/article/what-will-hyperloop-mean-climate-ecosystems-and-resources
Article courtesy of GreenBiz by Meredith Rutlan...

Kenya: Solar motorcycles take on Nairobi smog

Nairobi's reliance on motorcycles is hindering efforts to reduce carbon emissions, as manufacturers struggle to adapt to clean energy technology. But a new solar-powered three-wheeler could help clean up the city's act. https://www.dw.com/en/kenya-solar-motorcycles-take-on-nairobi-smog/a-46308817
Article courtesy of DW.com

How industries will adapt to California's rooftop solar law

Now that every new home built from 2020 onward in the state will be powered by solar, renewables will become a lot more commonplace–and the bonds between home builders and solar providers will become much tighter.  https://www.fastcompany.com/90289334/californias-rooftop-solar-mandate-will-normalize-clean-energy

Article courtesy of  Fast Company by Eillie Anzilotti

How soon will climate change force you to move?

After Hurricane Maria, thousands of Puerto Ricans moved to Florida. In Arizona, where extreme heat in Phoenix killed a record 172 people in 2017, so many people are moving north from Phoenix to Flagstaff that Flagstaff residents joke about building a wall to keep them out. In Louisiana, the federal government is paying to relocate an entire community from an island that is slowly sinking underwater. In Alaska, as the permafrost melts and water rises, villages are relocating. By the end of the century, around 13 million Americans may be displaced by sea level rise alone; globally, that number may be around 2 billion.  https://www.fastcompany.com/90288934/how-soon-will-climate-change-force-you-to-move
Article courtesy of Fast Company by Adele Peters

Gov. Wolf sets target of slashing Pa.'s greenhouse gas pollution 80 percent by 2050

Gov. Tom Wolf has set Pennsylvania’s first economy-wide target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and proposed steps for the agencies under his watch to slash their energy use, through an executive order he signed on Tuesday at the Heinz History Center.  https://www.post-gazette.com/business/powersource/2019/01/08/Wolf-Pennsylvania-greenhouse-gas-carbon-climate/stories/201901080082
Article courtesy of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette by Anya Litvak and Laura Legere