Food. Drinks. Music. Community.
Live bees, mozzarella making, local farmers, bamboo t-shirts, edible seedlings, a photobooth and much more!
GOOD, Greenmarket, Solar One and JetBlue team up for a day of local farmers market foods and Greenmarket inspired cocktails.
Performances by Jacques Renault, These New Puritans, and David Prince “The Daily Swarm”.
5:00p Jacques Renault
7:30p These New Puritans
9:00p David […]
Monthly Archive for May, 2008
Cycling Again Proves Faster City Commute
Posted in Livable Streets, Transportation on May 31st, 2008
Streetsblog has all the details about the now predictable annual commuter race:
To the surprise of no one — with the possible exception of Bike Snob NYC — bike commuter and social worker Jamie Favaro won Transportation Alternatives’ 7th Annual Great NYC Commuter Race this morning, completing the 4.5-mile route between Fort Greene and Union Square […]
Quotable: Bloomberg on Global Warming Science
Posted in Climate Change on May 31st, 2008
There is a “tragic lag between what we know and what we do.”–Mayor Bloomberg in the opening address to the innaugural World Science Festival.
Andy Revkin breaks it all down and reprints the full speech on Dot Earth.
NYC Scores High in Carbon Footprint Rankings
Posted in Climate Change, Miscellany on May 30th, 2008
Yesterday, the Brookings Institute–a think tank–released a first-of-its-kind list of rankings for U.S. regions rating their respective carbon footprints.
Their description:
The nation’s carbon footprint has a distinct geography not well understood or often discussed. This report quantifies transportation and residential carbon emissions for the 100 largest U.S. metropolitan areas, finding that metro area residents have […]
Introducing WILDWIRE
Posted in Events, Nature, Parks and Open Space on May 30th, 2008
Our friend Eric Baard has added a new feature to his already riveting Nature Calendar. It’s called the WildWire, and serves as a nice complement to this little reblog for those in our audience who fancy themselves fans of the out of doors. It’s a weekly summary of cool outdoorsy type events and happenings, and […]
Friend and colleague Ethan Oringel of Green Brooklyn fame has launched a new feature on his ever-enlightening blog called “Off the Grid.” The first “Off the Grid” award goes to John Howe, Brooklyn beekeeper extraordinaire. From the source:
It is with my great pleasure to announce that the GBK editorial board — aka me — […]
GOOD Magazine organized a field trip for readers and community to the floating urban farm known as the Science Barge last week. From their blog:
In Issue 010 we mentioned The Science Barge, a sustainable urban farm floating on the Hudson River in New York City. Powered by solar panels, wind energy, and biofuels, the Science […]
Events: Green Edge’s Eco-Scavenger Hunt Postponed!
Posted in Events, Uncategorized on May 30th, 2008
From the source:
It looks as if Mother Nature will be showering us all tomorrow rather than providing a sunny day for the Scavenger Hunt…so sad. Grab a book, a cup of tea and stay inside tomorrow!
BUT WAIT…There’s more! We’ll try again next weekend.
The new date is Sunday, June 8…same time, same place.
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Recycling: Still Smart, and Cheaper Than Thought
Posted in Waste on May 29th, 2008
The NRDC released a report yesterday about the cost efficiency and environmental benefits of recyling. From the Times’ City Room blog:
The detailed report by DSM Environmental, an independent consulting company based in Vermont, shows that it still costs slightly more to recycle but the difference is narrowing and that within five years, recycling will more […]
Help No Impact Man Make Big Impact
Posted in Politics on May 28th, 2008
Our good friend Colin Beavan, aka No Impact Man, needs all the voices he can get to add to the choir. From his blog:
I really, really need support from all of you today (and I’m unashamedly bribing you with the offer of free Reverend Billy DVDs). But first I have to give you some […]