This could be interesting: Nine Northeastern states + DC say they're going to work on a new cap-and-trade system for transportation over the next year. So far, even climate-focused states have struggled to get their transport emissions under control: https://t.co/I5aOHmWyU4
Climate change creates new risks and exacerbates existing vulnerabilities in communities across the U.S., presenting growing challenges to human health, quality of life, and rate of economic growth. https://t.co/qgsb0SekVx #NCA4#NCA4Findings
The second volume of the 4th US National Climate Assessment is now live. It lays out exactly how climate change is affecting every region and most sectors of the US: https://t.co/RqshR4JLf8
Inspired once again by @Joi ‘s talk this morning referencing @stewartbrand and the underlying layers that impact change. The deeper the layer, the slower to change and the more important to understand. #biosummit2018
“In some parts of the world, national borders will become irrelevant" due to climate refugees. "You can set up a wall to try to contain 10,000 and 20,000 and one million people, but not 10 million.” https://t.co/030jFWpWpa
Will the Bay Area of 2070 be a Gated Utopia, Bunker Bay Area, Rust Belt West ... or New Social Compact? The answer depends on the decisions the region makes now.
https://t.co/0p55vhW0pg
Let me get this straight — Big Oil is asking tax payers to pay for protecting their refineries from sea level rise that they caused by keeping us addicted to oil? Yeah…no. https://t.co/eoELU92BBE
With timelines slipping, Silicon Valley types say driverless cars would be ready sooner if pedestrians would "behave less erratically" -- a suggestion that has, uh, not been received kindly.
https://t.co/USAKgqVbaH
Surrendering to Rising Seas: Coastal communities struggling to adapt to climate change are beginning to do what was once unthinkable—retreat. https://t.co/z2xaiL0QEg
More than 40% of U.S. households cannot pay the basics of a middle-class lifestyle — rent, transportation, child care and a cellphone, according to a new study. https://t.co/oLgPC9R338
“Studies show that transportation, or the lack thereof, remains the greatest barrier to low-income people seeking steady employment.” @martinepowers: https://t.co/RFOFTwZNSx
Organizers of the new Poor People's Campaign say 50 years later, Martin Luther King's dream remains unfulfilled.
So demonstrators are kicking off 40 days of nonviolent direct action. https://t.co/ffB6YmzNA4
@MichiganUnited Thanks for all the work you’re doing. I’m collecting examples of water bills to look at affordability issues like this. Can you send me a copy of this bill or point me to who it’s from?