a reblog covering NYC’s sustainability scene
Posted in Events on Jul 24th, 2008
From the Waterfront Alliance:
CITY OF WATER DAY
Celebrate the Waterfront and Waterways!
Saturday, July 26, 2008* - from 10:00am to 4:00pm on Governors Island
On July 26th, paddlers, sailors, mariners and many others from around the region will converge on Governors Island to eat, drink and have fun.
Highlights of the day will include:
• A symbolic and inspirational […]
Posted in Urban Environment, Water, pollution on Jul 14th, 2008
[Image by flickr user mercurialn]
While we’re on the subject of stink, here’s some news about Newtown Creek.
From the Times:
Newtown Creek, the polluted estuary that separates Queens and Brooklyn, should be named a federal Superfund site, a move that could hasten long-stuttering cleanup efforts, a pair of New York lawmakers say.
Representatives Anthony D. Weiner and Nydia […]
Posted in Water on Mar 28th, 2008
The Old Croton Aqueduct, somewhere upstate, by flickr user Scubabear86
From the water that surrounds us to the water we drink (and bathe in, and cook with, and just about everything else)…
Steve Cohen in the Observer talks about the successes of NYC’s water infrastructure. It’s worth a full read, but here are a couple highlights:
New […]