Post-Sandy, green groups at lo...

Mar 20, 2013 by

As bikini season approaches, Jersey Shore beach towns are preparing for their annual influx of tourists.

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A Return To Nature?

Feb 4, 2013 by

New York governor wants to return Sandy-damaged neighborhoods to nature.

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What it looks like when Obama’...

Jan 28, 2013 by

Last week, I scolded greenies for indulging in the “cult of the presidency,” …

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Austerity Disaster: Hurricane ...

Jan 8, 2013 by

Disaster victims are now expected to shoulder relief expenses that used to be shared publicly.

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Hurricane Sandy Relief Bill Fa...

Jan 7, 2013 by

As part of the sorely-needed aid package to help victims of Hurricane Sandy…

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Here’s an airport entirely fil...

Jan 4, 2013 by

[Translate]   By Sarah Laskow After Hurricane Sandy, Insurance Aut o Auctions Corp. found itself with an overload of damaged...

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NOAA: 2012 To Rank as Second C...

Dec 21, 2012 by

During 2012, there were 11 extreme weather and climate events in the U.S….

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Defense and Security Companies...

Dec 19, 2012 by

Increasing importance is attached to ‘food security,’ ‘energy security’ and ‘water security’…

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Senate panel Democrats bash cl...

Nov 30, 2012 by

Senate Democrats used an emotionally charged hearing Thursday on the effects of Hurricane Sandy

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Boehner Really In The Hot Seat...

Nov 29, 2012 by

I first posted about the budget dilemma Hurricane Sandy presented to congressional Republicans…

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Climate Comes Home

Nov 27, 2012 by

No matter how high-def your screen might be, you can’t truly comprehend some disasters until you see them firsthand.

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Scared, Bothered, and Bewilder...

Nov 27, 2012 by

The recent hurricane-induced blackout, and the loss of light….

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Soon-to-retire weather satelli...

Nov 23, 2012 by

Last month, shortly before Sandy ripped apart the shorelines of New Jersey and Long Island…

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VIDEO: A Solar Thanksgiving fo...

Nov 21, 2012 by

Since Hurricane Sandy, the historic Belle Harbor Yacht Club in the Rockaways…

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When Taxpayers Pay People to R...

Nov 19, 2012 by

As I noted on Twitter this morning, it’s a superb story on the unsustainability of federal programs that..

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‘Magic’: How New York dried ou...

Nov 9, 2012 by

On a normal day, New York’s subway system is magical.

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A Change in the Weather on Wal...

Nov 8, 2012 by

Fixes looks at solutions to social problems and why they work.

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Green vs. Green: Economy Trump...

Nov 7, 2012 by

No matter which side of the issue you’re on, election day is the one time you can directly speak up with your vote.

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Weary New Jersey residents fac...

Nov 6, 2012 by

Hurricane Sandy took away a lot of things: power…

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A Scientist Who Foresaw New Yo...

Nov 6, 2012 by

Klaus Jacob, a Columbia University earth scientist who pretty precisely projected the flooding a big hurricane surge could cause in New York City…

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Is Sandy The New Normal?

Nov 3, 2012 by

When disaster strikes, people look for explanations – why did this happen?

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New York Subways Hide Depth Of...

Nov 3, 2012 by

Compared to the last few days, that was a good night’s sleep for New York City Transit’s chief ..

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Meet the man who’s kept climat...

Nov 3, 2012 by

For years, the primary critique of Wikipedia was that it was subject to the whims and obsessions of its users

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New York City cancels marathon...

Nov 3, 2012 by

As we mentioned this morning, the city of New York has been split on whether or not to go forward with the annual New York Marathon this Sunday.

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My attempt to get through Manh...

Nov 2, 2012 by

From where I live, on the Upper (upper) West Side of Manhattan..

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Dumpster-diving New Yorkers ar...

Nov 2, 2012 by

NBC brings us this “heartbreaking scene” of New Yorkers dumpster diving outside an East Village Key Foods.

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The ‘sobering’ state of New Yo...

Nov 2, 2012 by

The story in two videos.

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After Sandy, food trucks aren’...

Nov 2, 2012 by

I don’t fully understand the hipster cachet of food trucks…

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Residents of New York Face a H...

Nov 1, 2012 by

Contradictions abound in NYC —

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New York City’s urban farms ga...

Nov 1, 2012 by

Yesterday, we brought you the sad story of the Brooklyn Grange’s lost beehives.

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