a reblog covering NYC’s sustainability scene
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 […]
We’ve been meaning to spend much, much more time on the issue of proposed natural gas drilling in the watershed that provides NYC’s drinking water. Fortunately, Abrahm Lustgarten at ProPublica has been doing some bang-up reporting on the issue:
Alarms have been ringing for months about the risk that natural gas drilling poses to drinking […]
Posted in Politics on Apr 4th, 2009
Now some very important news. From NYLCV:
Two down, one to go.
As you may have read in this morning’s papers, New York State has a new budget — and we have some good news to share with you about it.
First and foremost, the Bigger, Better Bottle Bill finally passed the State Senate on Friday afternoon! After […]
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, 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 […]
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.
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 […]
Posted in Green Building, Miscellany, Politics, Urban Environment on Mar 12th, 2009
There’s a boatload of stimulus money coming down the pipe for weatherization, retrofitting homes, transit, green-collar jobs training, and so on. But we’ve got to stand up and demand it. Who’s taking charge here? Why is there “no action planned” when I type NYC into this.
Anyone out there have leads? We need to organize. And […]
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 […]
Eco-politics Daily reports:
Could 12 times be a charm? Taking up a proposal by Assemblyman John J. McEneny, an Albany Democrat, Sen. Darrel J. Aubertine, D-Cape Vincent, has introduced a companion bill that would create year-round urban greenmarkets in cities around the state. Previous versions of this legislation have passed the lower house every session since […]