Cincinnati News
Cincinnati's streetcar is testing free rides. Next free day is Saturday.
Hannah Sparling, Cincinnati Enquirer, April 15, 2019 Testing, testing. On Saturday – Earth Day OTR, a local celebration two days before the national Earth Day – you can ride the streetcar for free. Take it to Washington Park to hear some reggae
Report: Clean energy promoting job growth
Source: Columbia Daily Tribune By: Philip Joens Published: April 9th, 2019 Renewable energy jobs in the Midwest and Missouri grew in 2018, despite the sector shedding 4.5 percent of jobs nationally, a report by a Chicago think-tank found Tuesday
Cleaner and Greener: Cincinnati's Sustainable Future
CLEANER AND GREENER: CINCINNATI’S SUSTAINABLE FUTURE Cincinnati’s certification as a 2030 District starts the city on the path to a less polluted future. It might also save downtown building owners a little green along the way. By John Stowell -
Opinion: Future is Getting Warmer, But Still Brighter
Source: Cincinnati Enquirer Opinion Contributor: Craig Davis Published Jan. 28, 2019 In recent months, I have come to notice an interesting shift in the news coverage of climate change. Stories have moved away from debating its scientific merits
City's Forthcoming Sustainability Efforts Will 'Shock This Community'
Source: WVXU Date: January 7, 2019 Director of the Cincinnati 2030 District Tremaine Phillips says in the next couple of months he will announce some projects that "will shock this community in terms of how far and how fast we are moving forward
City Council Pledges to Operate on 100% Renewable Energy by 2035
Source: WCPO Date: December 10, 2018 With a resolution passed last week, City Council made Cincinnati the 100th U.S. city to pledge to neutralize its carbon footprint by 2035. Read the full article here.
Cincinnati's 'Most Sustainable City' Title was Two Decades in the Making
Source: WCPO Date: December 5, 2018 Nonprofit Green Umbrella marks 20 years this week. Cincinnati ranks in the top 30 "greenest" cities in the U.S., according to an October report from the personal finance website Wallet Hub. Just a few months
Cincinnati Gets $2.5M Bloomberg Grant to Fight Climate Change
Source: Cincinnati Enquirer Date: October 29, 2018 Cincinnati Monday won a grant to help fight climate change and reduce carbon emissions. The $2.5 million grant comes from Bloomberg Phlanthropies' American Cities Climate Challenge. The $2.5
Kroger Will Lead Urban Sustainability Effort, Cranley Announces at State of the City Speech
Source: Cincinnati Business Courier Date: October 23, 2018 Kroger will help lead a new effort to make urban properties green, Mayor John Cranley announced in his annual state-of-the-city speech on Tuesday. The nation’s operator of traditional
Sustainability District is the Next Green Cincinnati Project
Source: WVXU Date: September 12, 2018 Cincinnati sustainability enthusiasts are actively recruiting Downtown building owners to become a part of a new 2030 District. The pitch is: joining would reduce energy use, water consumption and