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Hochul Math: The governor’s power grab to rewrite climate law

Let me explain the painfully nerdy, incredibly important methane math problem that roiled New York’s budget process this week.

Apr 5 •

February 2023

I switched to heat pumps. Then the polar vortex hit.

How do heat pumps hold up in the most brutal cold snaps? Here’s what I learned from last Friday's subzero weather.

Feb 9 •

December 2022

We Stand To Win Big Time

A chat with the good folks at Radio Catskill about the climate year in review — and what I'm hopeful about in the year to come.

Dec 30, 2022 •

There Will Be Politics

New York has adopted a climate plan. What does that mean, and what comes next?

Dec 21, 2022 •

Farms vs. solar, bad math, and a very big vote

This week's roundup of climate and energy news, from a slushy outpost of rural upstate New York.

Dec 16, 2022 •

The mayor who gambled on community heat — and lost

Geothermal district heat could be a great tool for fighting both emissions and energy costs. Can it win communities over?

Dec 7, 2022 •

CHPE breaks ground, a new home for the Kanien’kehá:ka Mohawk, and 7,002 green jobs

This week's Digest, a roundup of climate news from the rural Catskills and the rest of New York.

Dec 2, 2022 •

November 2022

A heat pump lesson from Spiders Georg

The average new single-family home in New York would save its owners $904 a year if built with electric heat pumps. Is that typical?

Nov 28, 2022 •

Crypto bill passed, wee beasties in NYC's water, and more

Introducing the Digest, a weekly roundup of local climate and Catskills news

Nov 26, 2022 •

New York already has a climate law. Why does it need more?

On the uphill battle to put teeth—and funding!—in New York State's climate law, the CLCPA.

Nov 21, 2022 •

Welcome to Empire of Dirt

A newsletter for people who love little places with big problems.

Nov 18, 2022 •

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