by Gary Chandler | Jan 12, 2021 | Climate Change, Greenhouse Gases
Greener Cities Are Healthier Cities The global response to the Covid-19 pandemic is barely making a dent in the continued rise in atmospheric concentrations of CO2. Carbon emissions have fallen dramatically due to lockdowns that have cut transport and industry...
by Gary Chandler | Dec 6, 2020 | Green Building, Rooftop Gardens, Urban Forestry
Greenery Promotes Efficiency, Resiliency and Public Health Cities are home to about 50 percent of the world’s population, but they generate 80 percent of our planet’s greenhouse gases, which contribute to global warming and climate change. To reverse the...
by Gary Chandler | Nov 13, 2020 | Climate Change, Land Use
Cities, Population Growth Displacing Agriculture Degraded lands are the center of much attention as global demands for food, feed and fuel continue to increase at unprecedented rates. Meanwhile, the agricultural land base needed for food production is shrinking in...
by Gary Chandler | Oct 26, 2020 | Climate Change, State Government
Free-Market Forces Support Transition To Alternative Energy Climate change was a hot topic during the last presidential debate. Trump spewed hot air about clean air and clean water, despite his policies to gut protections for dwindling natural resources. Meanwhile,...
by Gary Chandler | Sep 21, 2020 | Climate Change, State Government
Drought, Wildfires, Power Outages, Air Pollution and a Pandemic Climate change has already cost states like California billions of dollars in damage to agricultural, tourism, recreation, and other industries. It’s also claiming human lives. It’s impossible to escape...
by Gary Chandler | Aug 21, 2020 | Public Health, Wastewater Management
Sewage Also A Pathway That Demands New Risk Assessments Scientists are unraveling mysteries surrounding the coronavirus every day. One of the most unusual discoveries deserves further inspection because it represents a double-edged sword in the battle against the...
by Gary Chandler | Jul 9, 2020 | Public Health, Wastewater Management
Risk Assessments Ignore Prion Disease The United States produces about 33 billion gallons of wastewater every day. Meanwhile, agriculture uses about 128 billion gallons of water every day. The government hopes to close the gap with municipal wastewater reuse and by...
by Gary Chandler | Jun 26, 2020 | Resiliency, Sustainable Cities, Urban Planning
Natural Systems Help Cities Weather Climate Change Experts say that the battle against climate change will be won or lost in our cities. China hopes to win the battle with sponge cities that embrace and utilize natural systems to manage water, cleanse the air and...
by Gary Chandler | May 15, 2020 | Corporate Leadership, Green Cities
Reforming Energy, Transportation and Agriculture By Ewa Krukowska, Bloomberg Europeans are forming a new alliance to build its recovery package after the coronavirus crisis around the Green Deal strategy of sustainable growth. The group is pushing to mobilize...
by Gary Chandler | Apr 11, 2020 | Local Government, Public Health
Obama, Bloomberg Offer Advice On Virus Management Participants from more than 300 cities around the world, including mayors, local leaders, and members of response teams joined Bloomberg Philanthropies’ virtual COVID-19 Local Response Initiative, where President...
