a reblog covering NYC’s sustainability scene
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 21st, 2008
[We really wish we’d be doing more of this, but in fact we’ll be working hard on our August getaway.]
With a humble heart and an enflamed sense of guilt (the real Italian mother kind of guilt), we’ve owe it to you to report that we’re going to be on a bit of a hiatus […]
We’ve been parking ourselves on the East River waterfront and taking in this annual treat for years. Good times, great films. At Solar One:
Thursday, Friday & Saturday August 21-23 and September 4-6
AT 8PM
FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
THERE WILL BE A LIMITED NUMBER OF CHAIRS AVAILABLE, FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE- PLEASE FEEL FREE TO BRING […]
Posted in Efficiently on Aug 20th, 2008
What’s been happening while we’ve been obsessing over Summer Streets?
Bloomie launched a Climate Change Task Force.
Then he went and proposed a pretty ridiculously ambitious wind energy initiative for the city.
You could study wind and other renewables under the Center for Sustainable Energy’s new course offerings.
The City Council is going to fine all those stores that […]
Posted in Events, Livable Streets on Aug 20th, 2008
A bit late, but a couple nice videos from the wonder that was/is Summer Streets. One more Saturday to relish the car-free streetscape! Be there.
From Times Up, who had a free bike decorating station set up at the cube:
And another from reader Carol Binkowski:
Thanks so much, Carol!
Elsewhere, Brad Aaron at Streetsblog ponders the necessity of […]
[Photo of Robert Burghardt mural: wallyg/Flickr. Found on Streetsblog]
Come one, come all. Come join SustaiNYC, your friends Ben and Naveen, and a whole bunch of roadside revelers as we celebrate the glory that is Summer Streets.
Tomorrow, Saturday, August 16th
We’ll be staking out some street on 4th Avenue between East 10th and 11th, sipping coffee […]
Posted in Livable Streets on Aug 11th, 2008
Wow. Well that video just about captures it. What more could you ask for out of a Summer Street?
Plenty of links about the day:
NRDC’s Scott Todd loved it and has a rather incredible slideshow of photos he took: “Look Ma, No Cars!“
Streetsblog has some great photos too.
The Times was all love and roses for Summer […]
Posted in Art on Aug 11th, 2008
This should be interesting….
It’s Not Easy is an exhibition inspired by the recent tidal wave of efforts to go “green”.As new buildings seek LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification, as major corporations seek to “green” their practices, and as global warming puts the need to be green at the forefront, we are virtually […]
Posted in Livable Streets on Aug 10th, 2008
Were you out on the Summer Streets? We’ve been having a hard time finding good photos and video. While we’re certain that Streetfilms will have something up soon, hopefully this lone entry can tide us all over.
Were you there? Have photos? Have video? Leave a link or a description in the comments below!
Summer Streets from […]
Posted in Energy, Green Building on Aug 8th, 2008
Occasionally, we’ll break out of the “reblogging” and use this venue for a spot of original editorial. This is the first such instance–a report on a recent forum on distributed generation and how New Yorkers can put electricity into the city’s grid, and a powerful, promising idea that emerged from the session.
It was in Manhattan, […]
Posted in Livable Streets, Parks and Open Space, Transportation, Urban Environment on Aug 6th, 2008
Lo, the glorious day is nigh. Prepare yourselves! Summer Streets is upon us!
Direct from the DOT:
Summer Streets is for you!
For three Saturdays this August, take pleasure in nearly 7 miles of car-free streets from the Brooklyn Bridge to Central Park.
Play! Run! Walk! Bike! Breathe!…at SUMMER STREETS!!
August 9th, 16th and 23rd from 7am - 1pm
Lafayette Street […]