Creating Immense Amounts of Kinetic Energy from Speeding Subway Trains
nathan http://inhabitat.com/vycon-plans-to-tap-speeding-subway-trains-for-immense-amounts-of-kinetic-energy/
Participatory Budgeting is Coming to NYC – Find Out What it Means
New York City is about to experience a new kind of democracy.
Does your favorite restaurant have the Snail of Approval?
The Snail of Approval is an emblem of Slow Food NYC.
24 hours of broadcasts about the realities of climate change – NYC at 7PM tonight
Video streaming by Ustream Climate Reality 24 Live Cast 24 Presenters. 24 Time Zones. 13 Languages. 1 Message. 24 Hours of Reality is a worldwide…
Can Bacteria Turn Our Newspapers Into Biofuel?
nathan http://inhabitat.com/scientists-find-a-bacterial-strain-that-recycles-newspapers-into-biofuel/
City Atlas Workshops at Parsons and Hunter
A design workshop at Parsons worked with historical data gathered by a Hunter urban planning class to create information graphics about NYC.
LED light bulbs are the future of light bulbs, says Wired Magazine
http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/08/ff_lightbulbs/
Artist Posts New Etiquette Rules Around The City
http://gothamist.com/2011/09/08/new_etiquette_rules_posted_around_t.php
White Out Global Warming
The playful style of this PSA encourages viewers to do their part. Something as simple as painting rooftops white is surprisingly effective.
Beautiful but illegal – Aerialist above the Williamsburg Bridge
Aerialist above the Williamsburg Bridge
Big Apple day and night – photographer Stephen Wilkes covers them both in one frame
Photographer Stephen Wilkes spent a minimum of ten hours taking hundreds of shots to create each one of his Day to Night.
My Brooklyn, a film-in-the-making about how dramatic changes in the borough affect people
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2082341950/my-brooklyn My Brooklyn, a documentary film about how dramatic changes in the borough affect people About this project My Brooklyn chronicles the dramatic changes that have occurred in Brookl…
Video visualization of all human infrastructure on earth
Video visualization of all human infrastructure on earth http://vimeo.com/27891029
The Failure of Environmental Education – Book Review
The Failure of Environmental Education – Book review by Grist.com http://www.grist.org/list/2011-08-30-teaching-kids-to-love-nature-and-buy-less-stuff
Make your bike lights look like Tron to keep safe at night
Make your bike lights look like Tron to keep safe at night http://lifehacker.com/5835803/revolights-smart-bicycle-wheel-lights-that-look-great
Teenager inspired by nature may have just improved solar power tech
Teen Taps Into Power of Fibonacci to Harness the Sun After a hike in the Catskill Mountains last winter, 13-year-old Aidan Dwyer noticed the patterns…
East Harlem the next stop for bike lanes?
Streetsblog New York City » Protected Bike Lanes Coming to East Harlem, Tweets Mark-Viverito Could complete streets finally be coming to East Harlem? The neighborhood…
You think this summer’s been hot? Better start getting used to it…
The Sizzle Factor for a Restless Climate The answer is probably no if you live in Abilene, Tex., where temperatures have been at or above…