a reblog covering NYC’s sustainability scene
SPECIAL LOCATION: The Park Slope Food Coop, 782 Union St, Brooklyn, NY 11215 (DIRECTIONS)
Tuesday March 31, 7pm-8:30pm
Photovoltaic technology (”PV”) converts sunlight into electricity. Believe it or not, the Big Apple is one of the most viable and promising locations for solar power in the entire country. Join I Heart PV campaign advocate and coop member […]
Reminder: The I Heart PV party is tomorow at Southpaw. Be there:
WHEN: Tuesday, February 24th, 7:30pm - 11:00pm
WHERE: Southpaw, 125 Fifth Ave (at Sterling Place), Park Slope, Brooklyn
CONTACT/RSVP: neidl@solar1.org; 212 505 6050.
This Tuesday, February 24th Solar One’s I Heart PV campaign will host its second Party for a Solar Powered New York at Brooklyn’s premier […]
If you were turned on by yesterday’s coverage of the GOOD 100, you can catch the I Heart PV campaign live next Tuesday, the 24th.
WHERE: Southpaw, Park Slope, Brooklyn
FREE!
RSVP: GREENRENTER@SOLAR1.ORG
Rejoice! Our very dear friend and collaborative many times over, Chris Neidl, has been selected as part of GOOD Magazine’s GOOD 100 list for his work with I Heart PV. Now if only they’d make their videos embeddable. Until then, you’ll have to watch it here.
Posted in Energy, Events, Green Building on Jan 25th, 2009
Solar thermal technology (pictured above) absorbs the sun’s energy to heat hot water and interior spaces for buildings. While this “other solar” may not be as well known as photovlatics - the fast growing technology that converts light into electricity - its ultimate potential to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels is no less promising. […]
Posted in Events on Jan 7th, 2009
Despite my involvement, this should be interesting…
Monday, January 12th, 6:30pm
Solar One’s Green Renter series
A Conversation with Ben Jervey, OnEarth, and Aaron Naperstek, Streetsblog
Citizen Journalism, a term that simply describes journalism that is carried out by non-journalists, or amateurs rather than professionals, has a storied history in the United States and New York City. However, the […]
There’s really no reason I can think of why anybody in the city this weekend shouldn’t get themselves to the Solar Soiree on Sunday, in support of the great I Heart PV campaign. Details here or after the break.
We’ve been parking ourselves on the East River waterfront and taking in this annual treat for years. Good times, great films. At Solar One:
Thursday, Friday & Saturday August 21-23 and September 4-6
AT 8PM
FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
THERE WILL BE A LIMITED NUMBER OF CHAIRS AVAILABLE, FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE- PLEASE FEEL FREE TO BRING […]
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
There’s been much deserved applause directed at Albany (or maybe long delayed gratification) for the two important solar bills that have just been passed. Some of the hands clapping:
Shaun Chapman of VoteSolar.org in Grist:
Though it is the 5th largest solar state (PDF) (as measured by cumulative installed photovoltaic capacity), there have been strong feelings among […]