Book review: The City and The Coming Climate
New York has persevered through two heat waves so far in summer 2013, including a day that broke the Con Ed record for peak energy use. When will we experience the next heat wave and how bad will it be?
What lies beneath
The physical underground of New York City is vast, and as it turns out, very much uncharted. With damage recent and imminent, what is the future of NYC’s infrastructure?
Getting on with Governors Island
The Governors Island project is moving ahead apace. Though currently closed for the season, the island will re-open to the public in May. Meanwhile…
The Queens Boulevard Project: Grassroots City Planning Turned Pro
A recent article on Urban Omnibus discusses a project conducted by volunteer planners to restructure Queens Boulevard, one of the central arteries of the city. The…
Seeing Green
Addressing the issue of New York’s overtaxed sewer system and the dangers of storm water runoff, Seeing Green is a project started by Erik Facteau…
Collaborative Consumption hits NYC
The Sustainability Practice Network (SPN) organized an event that took place yesterday at Green Spaces to discuss the trend of collaborative consumption, which was identified by Time in 2010 as one of the 10 ideas that will change the world. The talk was moderated by Roo Rogers, founder of Ozolab and panelists included the entrepreneurs Jen Abrams, Our Goods; Ron J. Williams, SnapGoods; Paul Steely White, Transportation Alternatives;
Bike Share Planning Workshops Begin To Locate Stations
When New York City’s bike share program rolls out in July, the rental bikes will be spread out across 600 stations. To choose the best…
New electronics recycling center opens in Brooklyn
The Lower East Side Ecology Center has just opened an E-Waste recycling center in Brooklyn, at 469 President Street (at Nevins Street). Starting today the center will…
Past and Future Come Together In Study of Climate Change and Historic Buildings
With a skyline full of iconic 19th and 20th Century architecture, how does New York both preserve the glories of the past and adapt…
Grow Our Grassroots: February 11 Summit for trees, parks and gardens
On Saturday, February 11th, the city’s innovative crowd source platform Change By Us will team up with the Parks Department, PlaNYC and Million Trees…
Fig Trees in Boston; The USDA Updates Growing Map For Warmer Climate
In a low-key acknowledgment of changing climate, the USDA has updated the growing zones for gardeners across America. “WASHINGTON (AP) — Global warming is hitting…
Homes on Roosevelt Island to be powered by East River
Verdant Power has been awarded the first US license for a tidal power generation system. Over the next two years, 30 underwater turbines will…
Cleanweb Hackathon Sparks Ingenuity Downtown for Green Data
This weekend developers and designers put their minds to coming up with the best ideas for new apps for sustainability, in the two day…
A Digital Tree for Times Square
In response to a contest organized by consulting firm PSFK and the Climate Reality Project, designers at Stark Design have proposed an interactive concept that…
Has Madrid set the bar for a changing New York?
The city of Madrid has transformed its core with a new riverfront park, on land reclaimed from a busy freeway. As noted in the NYT…
Cornell To Build Vast New Campus on Roosevelt Island
Cornell has won the city’s competition to build an entirely new engineering campus in New York City, on city-owned land on Roosevelt Island. The long…
The world’s mayors should have broader role in climate debate: Bloomberg
“Cities should be given seats at the table when international sustainability policies are mapped,” said Mayor Bloomberg, speaking at the United Nations on Thursday 12/15.…
Solar One in the Schools
Solar One and the NYC Department of Education have teamed up on an energy education program for public schools, to both save power and engage…