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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 […]

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Lost in the (justifiably, we suppose) higher profile coverage of city fiscal meltdown, we do have this nice news coming out of the PlaNYC offices:
 MAYOR BLOOMBERG RELEASES PLANYC REPORT ON PROTECTING NEW YORK CITY WETLANDS
The Report - New York City Wetlands: Regulatory Gaps and Other Threats - Fulfills […]

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Bloomberg’s Eco-nomics

Yesterday, Mayor Mike delivered his State of the City speech.  NYLCV break’s down the the environmental elements:

Investing in new infrastructure by funding a record $10 billion-plus in capital projects such as: the Number 7 train extension to Hudson Yards, returning McCarren Pool in Williamsburg to its former glory, and opening the first section of the […]

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Efficiently: Link drop

Too much piling up on the backlog.  Time to digest it all.  Highlights from an undercovered couple of days.

Hundreds (or even thousands!) of bikes to be a part of broad new bike share program.
 Brooklyn Heights named America’s most fuel efficient neighborhood.  (Though we really can’t figure out how they came up with those numbers.)
Another long […]

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Clearwater Festival on Randalls Island?

[Photo from Erik Baard at Nature Calendar]
As thousands gather up north of the city for the annual Great Hudson River Revival that is the Clearwater Festival, Erik Baard at Nature Calendar floats the idea of hosting a sister happening on Randalls Island.

Thousands of people gather on the Croton Point Park grounds each June for a […]

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Wednesday, June 3rd, Gotham Gazette is hosting a live online chat about growth and sustainability.  From the source: 
Tomorrow at 2 p.m. Gotham Gazette and Hunter College’s Center for Community Planning & Development will hold a live on-line chat to discuss the city’s plans to accommodate 1 million more New Yorkers while creating a more […]

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NYLCV Offers PlaNYC Progress Report

Get the report here.  [PDF] 
From NYLCV:
New York City has made leaps and bounds toward sustainability thanks to PlaNYC, but the administration should prioritize legislation and broaden its efforts, our report notes.
“Building a Greener Future: A Progress Report on New York City’s Sustainability Initiatives,” also serves as a roadmap to expand the city’s environmental efforts beyond […]

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From the Mayor’s Office:
MAYOR BLOOMBERG ANNOUNCES UPDATE ON PLANYC INITIATIVES AND ISSUES THE 2008 PLANYC PROGRESS REPORT
Detailed […]

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Bloomberg Reaches for the Sun

We’re slow getting to this (call it the post-CP slump), but not a day after Shelly Silver shamefully and cowardly neglected to bring Congestion Pricing to a vote, our refocused mayor turned his attention to solar, noting that CP was but a plank in the broader PlaNYC platform.
Chris Neidl at Solar One breaks it down […]

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