Less Than 48 Hours to Save NYC Mass Transit
Posted in Politics, Transportation on Mar 23rd, 2009
Expect huge fare hikes if the State Senate doesn’t act by the MTA’s Wednesday board meeting. Send a note to your state senator through LCV’s site now.
Monthly Archive for March, 2009
Rachel Carson’s story on the big screen. It sounds like a beautiful film, and premiers here at the end of the month. Word is that the evening will also feature a Q&A with Kaiulani Lee, who wrote the film using Carson’s own words. And a reception will follow.
*** A Sense of Wonder Premieres in New York! […]
From the Global Change Foundation:
The Green Salon: How To Raise Environmental Consciousness
The Green Salon will present six programs at Klavierhaus over the
next twelve months. Each program will present an artist and speaker.
Speaker topics will include greening buildings, advances in biofuels,
water as a commodity, renewable energy, clean tech, solar energy,
photovoltaic, green investing and more. An invited […]
What’s Happening
Posted in Events on Mar 19th, 2009
Lots of events from Gail Karlsson’s Citizens Network for Sustainable Developmen (CitNet):
Tuesday, March 24, 6:30 - 8:30pmHow to Live Sustainably in NYC: Session 1 of 2
Borough of Manhattan Community College, 199 Chambers Street, Manhattan
Discussion about the concept of sustainability. What does sustainability mean? What does it mean for New Yorkers […]
How Can the Stimulus Green NYC?
Posted in Politics on Mar 19th, 2009
In the Gotham Gazette, NRDC’s Rich Kassel breaks down how the federal stimulus plan will benefit NYC, from a energy and environment perspective. Some teasers:
Mass transit tops the list of environmental benefits for New York from the stimulus package. This funding could not come at a better time, given the Albany debate about the best […]
Recycling in Apartments
Posted in Waste on Mar 18th, 2009
Improve recycling in your apartment building by signing up with NYC’s Apartment Building Recycling Initiative:
Do you live in, or manage, an apartment building?
Would you like to see recycling improved in your building?
Do you want to help tenants and staff learn more about waste prevention, reuse, and recycling?
Are you interested in making NYC cleaner and greener?
Participate in the […]
IT TAKES A PLANET: CONNECTING THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE AND NATURE
2009 Mack Lipkin Man and Nature Series Panel Discussion
THURSDAY, APRIL 2
American Museum of Natural History
LeFrak Theater, 7:00 pm
FREE ADMISSION
How should we respond to today’s environmental and health challenges?
WNYC and Public Radio International’s Julie Burstein (“Studio 360”)
leads this lively and thoughtful discussion with Peter Daszak,
President of […]
Gennaro on Hydrofracking
Posted in Water on Mar 18th, 2009
WPIX Channel 11 ran a short piece on the natural gas hydrofracking threat to our drinking water supply.
Council Member James Gennaro (and according to this clip, a former geologist–who knew?) has been all over this for awhile now. Here’s a petition he’s put online.
Posted in Efficiently, Transportation on Mar 18th, 2009
The ever-useful Regional Plan Association breaks down the politics of an MTA budget deal.
Growing and Greening New York Events
Posted in Events on Mar 16th, 2009
The Museum of the City of New York has a whole bunch of events lined up the next couple of months that look great. A few that I’d call “can’t miss.”
Museum of the City of New York
March/April Public Programs
Presented in conjunction with
Growing and Greening New York: PlaNYC and the Future of the City
An exhibition on […]