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When it comes to lowering carbon footprints, much of the discussion is around giving things up, like driving less or using less energy. But it’s a privilege to have the resources and time to consider such changes. People still need to get to work and care for their kids. And many of the communities who are already feeling the greatest impacts of our changing climate are also dealing with environmental injustices.

So, beyond lifestyle changes, we need big investments into unsexy things like infrastructure and retrofits. Up to 70 percent of a city’s greenhouse gas emissions come from its buildings, so that’s a great place to start. In New York City, a green bank is providing loans to install clean energy and renewable projects across the city and the surrounding region.

The New York Energy Efficiency Corporation (NYCEEC)’s current suite of projects includes renovations on JOE NYC’s affordable housing in Brooklyn and the Bronx to improve energy efficiency. These upgrades are expected to lower energy and water costs by 25 percent. Similarly, the Marcus Garvey Apartments in Brooklyn had solar panels and energy storage added to some of their residentia... Read more

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Out of the ashes of wildfire: Stories of recovery and resilience

A documentary, produced by the Department of Natural Resources, shares the inspiring stories of people who have gone through and overcome some of the most damaging elements of wildfire.

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Consumers are demanding more sustainable seafood — and it’s working

Love for the ocean is translating into a desire to protect it — especially when Americans go to the grocery store.

Grist Creative Sponsored by Marine Stewardship Council
Home appliance manufacturers can help address the climate crisis

How one company is taking responsibility for energy expenditures over the entire life cycle of its products

Grist Creative Sponsored by Whirlpool
Carbon capture: A critical tool in the climate restoration toolbox

A new generation of technologies can actually reduce the amount of carbon dioxide already released into the atmosphere, helping to reverse climate change.

Grist Creative Sponsored by Climeworks
A cultural shift away from coal

Coal-dependent towns and regions are working to not just replace coal, but to build stronger and healthier communities with economies that don’t exploit people or the planet.

Grist Creative Sponsored by Just Transition Fund
Sustainable brewing may provide a model for a circular economy

How saved grains from the brewing process are being made into novel, nutritious ingredients.

Grist Creative Sponsored by Anheuser-Busch
Building people power to restore the Willamette River — and communities’ relationships with it

The Willamette River Initiative helped foster collaboration across racial, ideological, and rural-urban divides, and created fruitful, ongoing relationships for the betterment of the river.

Grist Creative Sponsored by Meyer Memorial Trust
Carbon offsets aren’t enough. We need to remove carbon from the atmosphere.

To reverse climate change and reach target emissions objectives, we need a drastic reduction in CO2.

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