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One Small Town Plans for Climate Change
One of the most iconic landmarks in downtown Grants Pass, Oregon, is a 100-year-old sign that arcs over the main street with the phrase “It’s the Climate” scrawled across it. To an outsider, it’s an odd slogan in this rural region, where comments about the climate – or rather, climate change – can be met withREAD MORE
Cities are Struggling with Warmer, Wetter Weather. Better Climate Models Could Help.
Growing up in the marshy plains of the Texas Gulf Coast, Ellen Buchanon had seen her share of floods. But in 2017, when Hurricane Harvey dumped 40 inches of rain on her home in Silsbee, a suburb of Beaumont, even she was caught off guard. “Harvey was a whole different thing,” Buchanan, 70, said. “It floodedREAD MORE
From Jane to the Octonauts, Children’s TV Is Taking on the Climate Crisis
Olivia Dreizen Howell wasn't seeking out a climate lesson when she and her kids, aged 7 and 9, tuned into Molly of Denali, a popular children’s show on PBS. But there it was: Molly, a 10-year-old Alaska Native and vlogger from the fictional village of Qyah, goes with her friends to visit an old clubhouse. UponREAD MORE
Buffalo, NY: Your Climate Refuge
When Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, Maria Robles saw rainfall so severe that it punched a hole through her roof and flooded her home in San Juan. “We lost everything inside the house,” she said. “Everything, everything, everything.” The storm marked the beginning of a long journey that took her and her children from the conventionREAD MORE
This Brooklyn Startup Is Revolutionizing the Way We Buy and Sell Power (VIDEO)
In Brooklyn, you can buy honey collected from an urban bee hive. You can buy lettuce grown atop an old bowling alley. And now, you can purchase free range, gluten free, fresh, organic solar power right off your neighbor’s roof. Brooklyn startup LO3 Energy is revolutionizing the way homeowners buy and sell electricity. They are makingREAD MORE
Living Shorelines (VIDEO)
Next year, New York will break ground on the first section of a U-shaped wall around Lower Manhattan built to guard against the next Hurricane Sandy. Some believe so-called “gray” infrastructure projects like this one represent the future of climate resilience — imposing, impenetrable and decidedly humanmade. Others believe resilience should take on a greener hue. New OrleansREAD MORE