Dust and people, past and future
For a thoughtful, creative person coming of age in a time of daunting ecological challenge, how does one make sense of the present moment? One…
Richard Reiss
The jetstream and the potholes
The country is in a deep freeze today, but in NYC it’s the yo-yoing temperatures that stand out. Meterologists wonder if a stuttering jet stream, caused by declining Arctic sea ice, is behind the swings.
Tacloban and New York
Typhoon Haiyan is a glimpse of what a densely populated world colliding with a radically changing climate system could look like.
The President visits P-TECH
Amidst the continued turbulence of his second term, President Obama will arrive in Brooklyn today to visit P-TECH, the innovative high school that counts IBM, CUNY and the city as partners. P-TECH was profiled in City Atlas, soon after opening.
Seduced by cheap oil, do we now wake up with a desire for lost streetcars?
In his new book, Eric Sanderson describes how we got here, and where we can go next.
Bike advice
For new cyclists, Brian Lehrer suggests a rearview mirror, and Alan Cumming says “Don’t look up.” We say, be like a deer in the forest.
Fix it, give it, rethink it: newest Greenmap for NYC
Greenmaps releases a lovely “fix it, give it, rethink it” map for a better New York City.
Short takes: new recycling, and a White House honor
This week, Mayor Bloomberg announced the biggest expansion in recycling in 25 years.