a reblog covering NYC’s sustainability scene
Posted in Food on Feb 25th, 2008
Back in December, Mayor Bloomberg and Speaker Quinn announced a piece of “Green Cart” legislation that promised to “improve access to fresh fruits and vegetables in neighborhoods with greatest need.”
Today, there were dueling demonstrations at City Hall over the proposal, which Gotham Gazette breaks down nicely:
An hour apart, two demonstrations were held on the steps […]
Posted in Energy on Feb 21st, 2008
From Cajun Boy in the City:
If you’ve ever visited coned.com you’d know that much of the energy provider’s website is devoted to touting energy conservation and increasing awareness of wasteful environmental practices.
Funny thing then that a reader whose apartment faces the Con Edison headquarters on 14th street snapped this picture from her bedroom window over […]
Posted in Politics on Feb 20th, 2008
Brendan Scott in the New York Post reports:
New York’s congressional delegation packed $28 million worth of environmentally friendly funding, including alternative-energy projects and even “green collar” job-training programs into this year’s federal spending bills, The Post has found.
The projects range from the bold - $3.2 million from Reps. Eliot Engel (D-Bronx) and Carolyn Maloney […]
Posted in Livable Streets, Transportation on Feb 20th, 2008
The indispensable StreetFilms delivers another gem. I’ve talked with Penalosa a couple years back, and I can assure you that he is the real deal. I’m interested to learn more about this COMMUTE initiative. From the source:
Yesterday, Bogotá, Colombia’s most famous former mayor and livable streets hero, Enrique Peñalosa, presented many of […]
Back and forth week for the new electronics recycling law passed by City Council.
First, there’s this:
NEW YORK (February 13, 2008) – The New York City Council passed groundbreaking legislation (Intro. 104-A) today that would institute a city-wide electronics recycling program for the 25,000 tons […]
Posted in Green Building, Parks and Open Space, Politics on Feb 19th, 2008
GreenOptions has the scoop on the city’s new ban on tropical hardwoods.
The city of New York will phase out the use of tropical hardwoods in construction and maintenance projects, and will focus on more sustainable alternatives.
New York City mayor, Michael Bloomberg, made the announcement last week during a UN conference on climate change. The […]
Posted in Events on Feb 19th, 2008
From Gail Karlson’s invaluable local SustDev newsletter (available here):
1. Wednesday, February 20, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
The role science can play in understanding the environment and the development of green science
Green Science Discussion Group, New York Academy of Sciences
7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich St., 40th Floor
http://www.nyas.org/programs/greenSciUpcomingEvents.asp
2. Wednesday, February 20, 6:00 […]
Posted in Energy on Feb 18th, 2008
Our local net metering policies are bringing home the kind of grades that would’ve gotten me grounded. From the Environmental Advocates of New York:
New York’s net metering policy, the practice that credits consumers for the clean power they generate, received a grade of “D” on a report card released earlier this month by the […]
Posted in Energy on Feb 18th, 2008
This isn’t new news (ie–it’s old news, but that sounds all the harsher), but the nice Green Options blog Ecolocalizer has a good post today about the Verdant Power tidal energy project going on now (!) in the East River. Check it out.
(Video is not, in fact, of Verdant Power’s project, but is a […]
Yesterday we posted two new additions:
“Oyster Restoration in the Hudson-Raritan Estuary” presented by Meredith Comi of NY/NJ Baykeeper, www.nynjbaykeeper(Jan. 15); and,
“A Critique of International Cap and Trade Systems and the Carbon Offset Trade” presented by Jutta Kill of FERN, www.fern.org (Jan 30)
Go to our Green Renter page and check beneath ‘View Recent Green Renters’ to select from our complete list. Please enjoy and learn from these excellent discussions, and stay tuned for more additions!