We’ve been meaning to spend much, much more time on the issue of proposed natural gas drilling in the watershed that provides NYC’s drinking water. Fortunately, Abrahm Lustgarten at ProPublica has been doing some bang-up reporting on the issue:
Alarms have been ringing for months about the risk that natural gas drilling poses to drinking […]
Tag Archive 'water quality'
This Monday’s Green Renter at Solar One:
Mind in the Gutter: How Street Trees Can Manage Stormwater From the Street and Improve Local Water Quality.
with Kate Zidar, Storm Water Infrastructure Matters (S.W.I.M.)
On rainy days, New York City’s sewer system combines everything that is flushed from your apartment with the rainwater that drains from the street. Often the […]
Don’t Drill for Gas in Our Water Supply
Posted in Water on Mar 5th, 2009
Missed the press conference this morning, but this is definitely worth supporting. Kudos to Gennaro for taking the important stand against hydrofracking (fracking!) in the NYC water supply:Councilmembers & Environmental Advocates
To Call Upon New Yorkers To Support
Ban on Gas Drilling in Drinking Water Supply
Asking Community Boards and Every New York City Resident to
Adopt City Council […]
Efficiently: There’s Sh*t In The Water
Posted in Efficiently on Aug 1st, 2008
Some mid-summer shorts:
NY’s beaches = rather gross.
The Times finds some seriously long distance bike commuters.
The Observer anticipates a soon-to-be-released Transportation Alternative report about the economic value of livable streets.
A whole bunch of local restaurants take the “tap water pledge.”
Staten Islanders start all pumped up about the monorail light rail.
NYC will join a handful of states […]