a reblog covering NYC’s sustainability scene
Posted in Politics on Apr 22nd, 2008
We’re not in the endorsement game (not that anyone would care what we had to say), but when there are progressively “green” candidates with rather bulletproof records on environmental and sustainability issues, we’re totally willing to highlight and point them out. And we got this nice invite from City Council member and Comptroller candidate David […]
{Route 61, Centralia, PA, 2003 by Travis Roozée}
Been meaning to write about this for awhile now. Wave Hill has what looks like a pretty awesome photography exhibit called “Sound the Alarm: Landscapes in Distress.” In their words:
Sound the Alarm: Landscapes in Distress calls attention to the indelible impact of human activity […]
Posted in Stuff We Like, Urban Environment on Apr 18th, 2008
Landscape architect Kate Orff talks to Dwell about urbanism and environmentalism, her “hero” Frederick Law Olmsted, and creating green space amidst NYC’s built environment.
Posted in Food on Apr 18th, 2008
Gothamist is all over some eco-friendly fare being served up special for Earth Day (Week, Month, etc). They highlight il Buco, Neuvo Latino, and Habana Outpost (the latter deuce both in our ‘hood!). Check it out.
Posted in Waste on Apr 18th, 2008
From what we can gather, the “zero waste” here refers to compostables and recyclables. Not sure what would become of pesky foam take-out containers and the like. Still, for a building of that size, this is impressive. From the Environmental Leader:
Hearst Corporation has begun implementing a zero-waste policy at its Manhattan headquarters, […]
We’re slow getting to this (call it the post-CP slump), but not a day after Shelly Silver shamefully and cowardly neglected to bring Congestion Pricing to a vote, our refocused mayor turned his attention to solar, noting that CP was but a plank in the broader PlaNYC platform.
Chris Neidl at Solar One breaks it down […]
Posted in Business, Lifestyle, Stuff We Like on Apr 18th, 2008
[Photo: leslieannprice on flickr]
Of course we can’t buy our way out of ecological catastrophe. But, as it goes, eco-commerce has become a formidable plank of this broader green platform. And we’d be in denial if we didn’t admit that the burgeoning eco-fashion movement has brought awareness of the issues to plenty of people who might’ve […]
Posted in Events on Apr 18th, 2008
More info here.
Posted in Media on Apr 18th, 2008
Head’s up for anyone who doesn’t normally pick up the Sunday Times–this weekend it’ll be a “Green Issue.” Rundown of contents after the jump.
Posted in Events on Apr 18th, 2008
From the Green Drinks NYC newsletter. (And, incidentally, there will be a special April Green Drinks installment on the 22nd. Listed below amidst the others….)
April 14-22 - Images of the Earth projected in Grand Central
April 18-19 - Earth Fair at Grand Central Terminal on April 18th from 12-7pm and April 19th
from 11-5pm: […]