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, 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 […]