a reblog covering NYC’s sustainability scene
Posted in Lifestyle on Apr 22nd, 2009
Some goofball got talked into doing a silly “eco-sins” list for the Daily News. While the interviewee maintains that his comments are way out of context (where are the five minutes spent raving about how NYers are amongst the greenest, lowest-impact residents in the world?), hopefully the tips help some folks. Example tip:
1. DRINKING BOTTLED […]
Posted in Lifestyle, Parks and Open Space on Apr 19th, 2009
CENYC:
Posted in Events on Apr 16th, 2009
Net Impact:
When: Saturday, April 25th
12pm-1pm: Team Registration
1pm-4pm: Eco-Scavenger Hunt
4pm-7pm: Prizes awarded & afternoon social
Where: Look for our booth during Earth Fair at Grand Central Terminal. Afternoon social at 4pm at the Village Pourhouse, 64 3rd Avenue @ 11th Street
Cost: Only $5 to participate!
RSVP: http://netimpactecohunt.eventbrite.com
Join the Net Impact Professional Chapter for its first ever NYC Eco-Scavenger […]
Posted in Events on Apr 16th, 2009
Posted in Events on Apr 16th, 2009
This weekend!
Saturday, April 18th & Sunday, April 19th
Two Days of Good Green Fun!
This year’s Earth Day Expo at Habana Outpost promises to be bigger and better than ever. There will be free face painting, arts and crafts, a Kids Eco-Fashion show, a Recycling Art Show and lots of great eco friendly vendors and organizations.
Saturday, April […]
Posted in Events on Apr 16th, 2009
If you’re nearby Park Slope, right now, head to 3R and celebrate:
On April 16th, 2004, Samantha and Mark Caserta opened 3r Living, their first eco-friendly home and lifestyle store, on 5th Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn.
Five years later, 3r Living now has two locations (Park Slope, Brooklyn and Maplewood, New Jersey), a web store (3rLiving.com), […]
Posted in Efficiently, Water, pollution on Apr 14th, 2009
Mike McGlauglin weighs the good and the bad of Gowanus’ possible designation as a superfund site. [Brooklyn Paper]
Posted in Events on Apr 9th, 2009
Sierra Club NYC:
NY Transformed: Visions for a Sustainable City
April 23rd, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
The Arsenal, Central Park (at 64th St. & 5th Ave.)
New York City is at a pivotal moment in history. With city revenue streams literally drying up, individuals, companies and our city government search for new ways to make […]
Posted in Climate Change, Events on Apr 9th, 2009
My good friends at 350.org send along notice of a 350 Climate Conference at Columbia:
Members of the Columbia University Masters in Climate and Society program are pleased to announce an upcoming conference on climate change “The 350 Climate Conference” (http://www.350conference.org) that will be hosted at Columbia University, New York City on May 2nd, 2009.
The 350 […]
The E.P.A. is considering designating the Gowanus Canal as a superfund site. WNYC interviews David Yassky:
The federal Environmental Protection Agency wants to find out. It’s proposing putting the industrial waterway in Brooklyn on its Superfund site. Councilman David Yassky, whose district includes the nearly two-mile long canal, says this is good news.
YASSKY: The Gowanus Canal, […]