Category: Voices & Movement Leaders

Smart thermostats and connected devices are helping some utilities reduce strain on the grid. The post People are getting financial incentives to use less electricity during heat waves appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.

People support efforts to protect forests and curb industrial food production, the results of the latest Global Citizens’ Assembly show – but politicians have been slow to act The post As food shocks spread…

It helps people make their homes more energy efficient. The post Initiative in North Carolina and Georgia helps residents lower their electricity bills appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.

Medical researchers have documented similar problems among outdoor workers in North Carolina, Guatemala, India, and elsewhere. The post Stabbing pain sent her to the doctor. Source: Yale Climate Connections.

“El calor extremo ya está alcanzando los límites de la capacidad de nuestras sociedades para hacerle frente”, afirmó un grupo de expertos, advirtiendo que esta situación es consecuencia del cambio climático. The post El…

En el South Side de Chicago, miembros de la comunidad latina están transformando un parque, y una escuela charter les está enseñando a los niños cómo cultivar alimentos. The post La naturaleza estaba ausente…

Plus, how your community can keep people safe during heat waves. The post Europe broils, U. Source: Yale Climate Connections.

The city with the most lead pipes in the nation is paying way above average to fix them. Officials can’t fully explain why. Source: Grist.

Faster electrification is the best way to secure lower energy bills and stronger energy security, . The post CCC: Faster electrification of UK will ‘put money back into people’s pockets’ appeared first on Carbon…

But one effort helps keep water flowing through trout habitat during winters in the Rio Grande basin. The post Trout, farmers, and cities are competing for the same water in the Southwest appeared first…

When President Donald Trump nominated Kevin Lilly last year to oversee management of the nation’s wildlife refuges and national parks, conservation advocacy organizations raised concerns over how his lack of public lands experience would…

In “Ribbons of Green: The Rio Grande and the Making of Modern Albuquerque, ” John Fleck and Robert P. Berrens explore Albuquerque’s relationship to the Rio Grande. Source: Inside Climate News.