a reblog covering NYC’s sustainability scene
Posted in Events, Food, Parks and Open Space on Apr 4th, 2009
From UGS:
What: Free Urban Gardening Class
When: April 5, 2009 3:00 PM
Where: Open Road Community Garden, 420 E 12th St New York, NY 10009
We’ll be in the Green House in the middle of the Garden if it rains.
Meetup Description: In this class we will be going over Trellises, seedling transplants, and Cold frames. We […]
Posted in Events on Mar 29th, 2009
At AMNH:
IT TAKES A PLANET:
CONNECTING THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE AND NATURE
The Center for Biodiversity and Conservation Milstein Science Symposium
2009 Mack Lipkin Man and Nature Series Panel Discussion
THURSDAY, APRIL 2
American Museum of Natural History
New York City
LeFrak Theater, 7:00 pm
FREE ADMISSION
The interconnectedness of human health and the environment—and our ability to respond to crises in both areas—will […]
Posted in Events on Mar 28th, 2009
I tend to lean with Joel Makower on this Earth Hour event tonight, but if you’re into it, there’s plenty of participation here in NYC:
This Saturday, March 28, at 8:30 pm, iconic NYC landmarks including The Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, all of the Broadway Theater marquees, Time Warner Center, United Nations Headquarters, and […]
From Exit Art:
A project of SEA (Social Environmental Aesthetics) , Vertical Gardens is an exhibition of architectural models, renderings, drawings, photographs and ephemera that depict or imagine a vertical farm, urban garden or green roof. It features over 20 projects, both imaginary and real, by artists and architects that envision solutions for building greener urban […]
From Just Food:
Food For Thought Film Festival
Naniola Productions presents the third annual Food For Thought Film Festival; a showcase of films about our most important life sustaining resources: FOOD and WATER.
The festival begins on April 11, 2009 at the Action Center to End World Hunger downtown and will conclude on […]
Posted in Events on Mar 25th, 2009
From Sierra Club NYC:
The Transition Town Movement: Community Responses to Peak Oil and Climate Change
Tues., March 31, 2009, 7 – 9
The Next Stage
243 W. 30th Street (b/w 7th & 8th Ave), 11th Floor
New York, NY 10001
For questions, contact nadya@storyspiral.com. Suggested donation: $10.
RSVP: http://www.meetup.com/StorySpiral-NYC/calendar/9906717/
Michael Brownlee, co-founder of Transition Boulder County, will introduce the Transition Towns […]
Rachel Carson’s story on the big screen. It sounds like a beautiful film, and premiers here at the end of the month. Word is that the evening will also feature a Q&A with Kaiulani Lee, who wrote the film using Carson’s own words. And a reception will follow.
*** A Sense of Wonder Premieres in New York! […]
From the Global Change Foundation:
The Green Salon: How To Raise Environmental Consciousness
The Green Salon will present six programs at Klavierhaus over the
next twelve months. Each program will present an artist and speaker.
Speaker topics will include greening buildings, advances in biofuels,
water as a commodity, renewable energy, clean tech, solar energy,
photovoltaic, green investing and more. An invited […]
Posted in Events on Mar 19th, 2009
Lots of events from Gail Karlsson’s Citizens Network for Sustainable Developmen (CitNet):
Tuesday, March 24, 6:30 - 8:30pmHow to Live Sustainably in NYC: Session 1 of 2
Borough of Manhattan Community College, 199 Chambers Street, Manhattan
Discussion about the concept of sustainability. What does sustainability mean? What does it mean for New Yorkers […]
IT TAKES A PLANET: CONNECTING THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE AND NATURE
2009 Mack Lipkin Man and Nature Series Panel Discussion
THURSDAY, APRIL 2
American Museum of Natural History
LeFrak Theater, 7:00 pm
FREE ADMISSION
How should we respond to today’s environmental and health challenges?
WNYC and Public Radio International’s Julie Burstein (“Studio 360”)
leads this lively and thoughtful discussion with Peter Daszak,
President of […]