a reblog covering NYC’s sustainability scene
Posted in Community on Mar 31st, 2009
Green Edge Collaborative sends along this plea, and I’d love it if the SustaiNYC community would step up with some nominations:
Let Your Voice Be Heard!
Green Edge NYC is seeking nominations for outstanding people in our community AND writers to write about them!
Are you, or someone you know, doing innovative and progressive work toward a sustainable […]
Posted in Events on Mar 29th, 2009
At AMNH:
IT TAKES A PLANET:
CONNECTING THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE AND NATURE
The Center for Biodiversity and Conservation Milstein Science Symposium
2009 Mack Lipkin Man and Nature Series Panel Discussion
THURSDAY, APRIL 2
American Museum of Natural History
New York City
LeFrak Theater, 7:00 pm
FREE ADMISSION
The interconnectedness of human health and the environment—and our ability to respond to crises in both areas—will […]
Posted in Energy on Mar 29th, 2009
NYLCV’s ecopolitics daily has word:
The Long Island Power Authority/Consolidated Edison Offshore Wind Farm, proposed for an Atlantic Ocean site 13 miles from the Rockaway Peninsula, could become the largest such facility in the country, the utilities said as part of their feasibility study announcement March 23.
“The concept for the offshore wind project emanates from New […]
Posted in Climate Change, Politics on Mar 29th, 2009
Congress will be on recess from April 6-19th. That means they’ll be waiting for us to talk them into voting for strong climate legislation this year. Here’s how to get involved, courtesy of NYPIRG:
Hello NYS Allies,
Last week we hit the coal executives. Our next step is to take our demands for a carbon-free world to […]
Posted in Events on Mar 28th, 2009
I tend to lean with Joel Makower on this Earth Hour event tonight, but if you’re into it, there’s plenty of participation here in NYC:
This Saturday, March 28, at 8:30 pm, iconic NYC landmarks including The Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, all of the Broadway Theater marquees, Time Warner Center, United Nations Headquarters, and […]
From Exit Art:
A project of SEA (Social Environmental Aesthetics) , Vertical Gardens is an exhibition of architectural models, renderings, drawings, photographs and ephemera that depict or imagine a vertical farm, urban garden or green roof. It features over 20 projects, both imaginary and real, by artists and architects that envision solutions for building greener urban […]
SPECIAL LOCATION: The Park Slope Food Coop, 782 Union St, Brooklyn, NY 11215 (DIRECTIONS)
Tuesday March 31, 7pm-8:30pm
Photovoltaic technology (”PV”) converts sunlight into electricity. Believe it or not, the Big Apple is one of the most viable and promising locations for solar power in the entire country. Join I Heart PV campaign advocate and coop member […]
Posted in Events, Politics, Urban Environment on Mar 26th, 2009
From CUE:
Panel Discussion: The Obama Effect: Opportunities in a New Administration
When: Thursday, April 2nd: 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Where: Center for the Urban Environment, 168 7th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues, Brooklyn
At CUE, we believe that the future of sustainable communities relies on healthy nonprofits—particularly in forward-thinking cities like New York where […]
From Just Food:
Food For Thought Film Festival
Naniola Productions presents the third annual Food For Thought Film Festival; a showcase of films about our most important life sustaining resources: FOOD and WATER.
The festival begins on April 11, 2009 at the Action Center to End World Hunger downtown and will conclude on […]
Posted in Events on Mar 25th, 2009
From Sierra Club NYC:
The Transition Town Movement: Community Responses to Peak Oil and Climate Change
Tues., March 31, 2009, 7 – 9
The Next Stage
243 W. 30th Street (b/w 7th & 8th Ave), 11th Floor
New York, NY 10001
For questions, contact nadya@storyspiral.com. Suggested donation: $10.
RSVP: http://www.meetup.com/StorySpiral-NYC/calendar/9906717/
Michael Brownlee, co-founder of Transition Boulder County, will introduce the Transition Towns […]