a reblog covering NYC’s sustainability scene
Posted in Climate Change, Events on May 14th, 2009
From 350.org:
Dear 350 supporters in the New York City area,
We’re excited to let you know about an upcoming opportunity to learn about the intersection of faith and climate change. This is something we care a lot about at 350.org, and we have just launched our Interfaith Call for 350.
To kick it off, we are co-hosting an […]
Posted in Climate Change, Events, activism on May 11th, 2009
From NYPIRG:
Hey NYS Allies,
NYPIRG, RAN, and the Sierra Club are organizing another Coal Kills Rally, the third so far, this time against JP Morgan Chase.
As some of you may know, JP Morgan Chase is one of the largest financiers of coal-fired power plants in the United States. Despite the fact that JP Morgan […]
Posted in Climate Change, Politics on May 7th, 2009
From our friends at Greenpeace. Worth checking out the letter (below the fold) and signing it and sending it. This is pretty important big picture climate stuff, and the moment is now:
Because SustaiNYC signed the National Call to Action on Global Warming, I also wanted to see if you could take a moment today to […]
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 […]
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 Climate Change, Events on Feb 18th, 2009
Mia MacDonald of Brighter Green and the NYC Sierra Club sends this along. Should be great:
Posted in Climate Change, PlaNYC, Politics on Feb 18th, 2009
Everyone’s abuzz by the report released by the Mayor’s crack team on climate change (technically the New York City Panel on Climate Change). Here’s the breakdown. The Times kicks it off:
New York City must prepare for higher temperatures, more rain and an increased risk of coastal flooding in the coming decades as a result of […]
Posted in Art, Climate Change, Stuff We Like, Urban Environment, Water on Feb 12th, 2009
I’ve been waiting to have some time to write something about this Waterpod project that has the potential to be suberbly awesome. But then Lisa Selin Davis went ahead and did the dirty work for me in her (also superbly awesome) Radiant City column in Grist.
Enter the Waterpod, a “floating, sculptural eco-habitat designed for the […]
Posted in Climate Change, Events, Lifestyle, Media on Jan 28th, 2009
More still happening in conjunction with the AMNH’s great Climate Change exhibit. First, this Saturday night:
Living in America: Changing Climate, Changing Environment
Saturday, January 31
12:00 pm-5:00 pm
Kaufmann Theater, first floor
Free with Museum admission
This program is supported by funds from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
In conjunction with the Museum’s timely exhibition Climate Change: […]
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 […]