a reblog covering NYC’s sustainability scene
Posted in Climate Change, Energy, Green Building on Jul 9th, 2008
From Reuters:
New York City will spend $2.3 billion to cut greenhouse gas emissions from municipal buildings and operations by 30 percent in 30 years, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Monday.
The city aims to cut 1.68 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents a year from 2006 levels by 2017, with measures ranging from improved heating […]
Posted in Climate Change on Jun 30th, 2008
This doesn’t have immediate or specific local relevance, but anytime one of the world’s best science writers talks interviews the world’s preeminent climate scientist–and they’re both based here in NYC!–it’s worth tuning in to. Learn something.
Posted in Climate Change, Energy on Jun 13th, 2008
[Map from NY Times.]
With the dog days of summer come the electricity demand spikes and annual annoyance with Con Ed. This incredible map from the Times reveals how energy use spiked with the season’s first (and oh-so-early) heat wave.
From the Times’ Wednesday article:
For a second consecutive day, the 96-degree heat and electricity use set records […]
Posted in Climate Change, Energy on Jun 10th, 2008
[Photo: air conditioners- bklyn heights by flickr user bondidwhat]
Holy smokes. We think it’s warm enough already. And while we’re hoping this’ll be it for the summer (the yet-to-formally-begin summer), we imagine there’ll be plenty of dog days ahead. Cue up Erik Baard’s column from last year’s Village Voice about how to survive the urban heat […]
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.
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 […]
Posted in Climate Change, Education, Energy, Green Building, Health, Livable Streets, Politics, Transportation, Urban Environment, Waste, Water on Apr 22nd, 2008
From the Mayor’s Office:
MAYOR BLOOMBERG ANNOUNCES UPDATE ON PLANYC INITIATIVES AND ISSUES THE 2008 PLANYC PROGRESS REPORT
Detailed […]
Posted in Climate Change, Education on Apr 9th, 2008
Somewhat more refreshing news of a rather awesome program going down at CUNY. From their increasingly indispensable Sustainable Cities blog:
CUNY Professor Steve Pekar is embarking on yet another voyage to Antarctica, this time with a focus on reaching Harlem Middle School students, with the hopes of generating interest in the sciences amongst minorities. His plan […]
Posted in Climate Change, Energy, Politics, Transportation on Apr 9th, 2008
We just can’t quit you, CP!
So, um, we know we said we won’t dwell too long on the State Assembly’s totally insane (and “cowardly” and “shameful”) refusal to even put CP to vote, but the media fallout (particularly the Silver-bashing) has been somehow cathartic. So if you’re looking for some sense of right and […]
Posted in Climate Change, Energy, Livable Streets, Politics, Transportation on Apr 7th, 2008
And just like that, with hardly a discussion and nary a public vote up in Albany, it is over.
From the Times’ City Room:
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s ambitious dream to remake New York City streets with an elaborate plan for congestion pricing died on Monday, after Democrats refused to put the bill to a […]