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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
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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
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Lissa Harris
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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
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Lissa Harris
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There Will Be Politics
New York has adopted a climate plan. What does that mean, and what comes next?
Dec 21, 2022
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Lissa Harris
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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
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Lissa Harris
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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
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Lissa Harris
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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
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CHPE breaks ground, a new home for the Kanien’kehá:ka Mohawk, and 7,002 green jobs
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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
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Lissa Harris
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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
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Lissa Harris
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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
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Lissa Harris
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Welcome to Empire of Dirt
A newsletter for people who love little places with big problems.
Nov 18, 2022
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Lissa Harris
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