Envisioning the Future
#ClimateControl: Going Green at Home by 2030
The $370 billion Inflation Reduction Act passed in 2022 marked the largest clean-energy investment in U.S. history. Through the IRA, Hudson Valley residents across the spectrum can net big savings over time on climate-friendly upgrades — including heat pumps, solar...
As Temps Warm, Can the Hudson Valley Salvage Snowy Fun?
A snowflake is a complicated thing. The shape that makes each one unique is also a sensitive record of the changing conditions that occur as an ice crystal forms in the cloud and falls to the ground. For instance, atmospheric...
How Solar Works in the Hudson Valley’s Different Weather Conditions
California’s Death Valley may seem like the best place on Earth for solar arrays — the sun beats down daily. That means near-endless energy from above, right?If you were among the early solar supporters who thought yes, you would’ve bet...
Cooling Green Roofs Turn Up Along the Hudson
When Harry Lipstein decided to cover the roof of his black-box theater with plants instead of a more typical cover such as black asphalt, he saw it as a way of giving back. Lipstein is the founder and producing art...
E-Biking Begins to Make Inroads in the Hudson Valley
With its scenic farmlands, verdant mountains, and appealing towns, the Hudson Valley is a beautiful place for a bike ride. But that doesn’t mean everyone’s comfortable hopping on two wheels around here. The area’s hilly terrain and busy roads have...
Solarpunk Movement Seeds Climate Hope in the Valley
Set above highly urbanized and tech-forward New York City, the Hudson Valley offers nature reserves and varying topography that help make it a perfect experimental ground for a global environmental movement to take root. Solarpunk is the newest movement capturing...
A Fresh Land-Use Win: Solar Canopies Shading Parking Lots
In the shift to green energy, debates often crop up over possible uses for land, whether solar-panel installations or other climate aids like forests, wildlife habitat, and regenerative agriculture. Lately parking lots have been tagged as one smart potential siting...
In Growing Numbers, Gen Z Students Are Choosing Eco-Careers
Climate change has been a topic of national conversation since the ’80s — twice as long as members of Generation Z have been alive. Yet emissions, sea levels, and temperatures have continued to rise — New York warming a staggering...