a reblog covering NYC’s sustainability scene
[Photo of Robert Burghardt mural: wallyg/Flickr. Found on Streetsblog]
Come one, come all. Come join SustaiNYC, your friends Ben and Naveen, and a whole bunch of roadside revelers as we celebrate the glory that is Summer Streets.
Tomorrow, Saturday, August 16th
We’ll be staking out some street on 4th Avenue between East 10th and 11th, sipping coffee […]
Posted in Events on Aug 4th, 2008
All sorts of summer excitement ahead. Here goes…
Thursday, August 7th, 6:30pm
Scarred Lands and Wounded Lives: The Environmental Footprint of War
Summer Documentary Series on War and the Environment: Scarred Lands and Wounded Lives: The Environmental Footprint of War Thurs. Aug. 7 (USA, 2008, 60 min.)
In all its stages - from the production of weapons through […]
Posted in Events on Jul 24th, 2008
From the Waterfront Alliance:
CITY OF WATER DAY
Celebrate the Waterfront and Waterways!
Saturday, July 26, 2008* - from 10:00am to 4:00pm on Governors Island
On July 26th, paddlers, sailors, mariners and many others from around the region will converge on Governors Island to eat, drink and have fun.
Highlights of the day will include:
• A symbolic and inspirational […]
Posted in Events, Green Building on Jul 16th, 2008
Tonight! A GreenHomeNYC forum:
July Green Building Forum: Delivering on the Promise of Green Collar Jobs: Challenges & Opportunities
When: Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Time: 6:30pm - 8pm
Where: Pratt Manhattan
144 W 14th St., Rm. 213 (see below for map)
RSVP@GreenHomeNYC.org
Speakers: Kris Reed, Brooklyn Economic Development Corporation (Moderator); Emmaia Gelman, Center for Working Families;
Rob Crauderueff, Policy Director of Sustainable […]
Posted in Events on Jul 11th, 2008
Still out of town, but wanted to remind folks with the spare moments we’ve got. More later tonight.
From NY Loves Mountains:
NY Loves Mountains Weekend, Fri. July 11 ? Sat. July 12
Co-sponsored by Sierra Club NYC, Neighborhood Energy Network, Canary Adventure Society, Fractured Atlas, Rice NY.
Music for the Mountains Benefit Concert, Fri. July 11, 7 […]
From Pamela Peeters:
FILM FESTIVAL
“Sustainable Planet”TMis a film festival that promotes sustainable development. It is the first platform where moviemakers can meet with for-profit and non-profit organizations in order to watch movies and discuss sustainable solutions in an entertaining way. Films to screen come from India, Belgium, the USA, France, Haiti, Lebanon, Germany, Australia, and Brazil […]
Posted in Events on Jul 2nd, 2008
Plenty to keep you occupied through the dog days. As always, if you have any events you’d like listed, please send them along to ben (at) sustaiNYC.com.
Wednesday, July 2, 6-9pm
Everybody’s Talkin’ Bout Building Green
Doug Farr, chair of the US Green Building Council’s LEED Neighborhood Development task force and board member of the Congress for the […]
From CENYC:
Did you know that 5.7% of NYC’s residential waste is textiles yet they are 100% Recyclable! Recycle your unwanted textile materials at the Union Square Greenmarket every Monday 8AM - 6PM through December 2008!
Textiles are collected EVERY Monday from 8 A.M to 6 P.M. on Union Square West near 15th Street. Acceptable donations […]
Posted in Events on Jun 25th, 2008
Can’t believe we havn’t mentioned this yet–truly unforgivable on our part, particularly as we’ve helped organize this event for the past three years. From Solar One:
Our annual Citysol festival returns for its 4th year, starting this Thursday, June 26th. We’ve got a great lineup of music, comedy, workshops and much more than we could possibly […]
Posted in Events on Jun 22nd, 2008
From the Upper Green Side meetup list:
The City of New York Manhattan Community Board 8 Housing Committee,Environment & Sanitation Committee & Health, Seniors, Social Services Committee
presents:
Your Home: Making Your Indoor Environment Healthier
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 6:30PM
Hunter School of Social Work
129 E. 79th Street, Room 1010,
KEYNOTE INTRODUCTION
HON. MICAH Z. KELLNER
NY STATE ASSEMBLY MEMBER, […]