Pitt, The World is Watching, Divest Now
Fossil Free Pitt Coalition Press Release, Feb. 15, 2021
PITTSBURGH, PA — On Monday, February 15th at 9am, University of Pittsburgh students and allies will be installing a billboard in Oakland. The billboard, located at the intersection of Boulevard of …
Inside Clean Energy: Here Are 3 States to Watch in 2021
By Dan Gearino
The Biden administration promises to restart U.S. progress on clean energy and climate policy, after the backsliding of the last four years.
But one thing that won’t change from the Trump …
Consider a Passive House
Passive House standard is widely utilized in Europe, but to a much smaller extent here in the US; it achieves approximately 80% reduction in heating and cooling energy.
Passive building is designed and built in accordance with these five building-science …
Gyroscopic Precession Explained
There was a recent letter to the editor published in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette making the claim that the climate change we are currently experiencing is natural and is caused by the natural wobble in the earth’s axis of rotation. …
Wolf Administration Awards $2.5 Million Contract to University of Pittsburgh to Research Health Effects of Hydraulic Fracturing in Pennsylvania
12/22/2020 Press Release, Gov. Wolf office.
Harrisburg, PA – The Wolf Administration today announced that a $2.5 million contract is in place with the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health to conduct research on the potential health effects …
Plastic Market Trends Are Bad News for Appalachia Cracker Plans
by , Dec 14, 2020, Ohio River Valley Institute.
What Peak Plastic Means for the Petchem Buildout
The Ohio Valley petrochemical buildout is in big trouble. You know it when you hear things like this:
“…
CMU Researchers Win Google AI Award for Energy Equity
Google AI blog, Oct. 21, 2020
At Google, it is our ongoing goal to support faculty who are conducting innovative research that will have positive societal impact. As part of …
CCAC Climate Change Awareness Event
Managing Heavy Rainfall with Green Infrastructure
RAND Corporation, Report Announcement, Oct. 26, 2020.
Urban stormwater management is a growing challenge in many U.S. cities, and climate change is expected to add to this challenge. RAND researchers apply simulation modeling and economic valuation to estimate the potential …
Which buildings in Pittsburgh emit the most greenhouse gases? See how they compare.
Pittsburgh’s biggest challenge to meeting its climate change goals is to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from its buildings. Buildings in the city produce four times as many emissions as …