NYC’s floating gardens: an upgrade from the Aztecs?
How many barges are needed to feed the city?
How to eat green during Restaurant Week
Restaurant week is on us. Here’s your guide for more environmentally-sound deals
15 great websites about food
15 websites that are “saving the environment by changing the food system.”
Political, economic repercussions of Obama’s climate change plan
The president wants everyone to be a climate change communicator.
Incredible green roof on P.S. 41
Kids at P.S. 41 in Greenwich Village now have a green roof to use as a learning lab — and the school saves energy too.
Climate Institute CEO John Topping optimistic about changing climate
Can we “slow climate change until it is within the capacity of natural ecosystems and humans to adapt”?
Citi Bike: a solution to G train outages?
Can new Citi Bike stations provide an option for former G train travelers, during the months-long tunnel repair?
Watch midtown Manhattan’s explosive growth (and hear about it from Paul Newman)
Cube Cities traces the lifetime of midtown Manhattan through growth animation
Bike tickets on the rise in Manhattan and Brooklyn
Citibikes lead to more tickets. For safety or for quotas?
Book review: Terra Nova: The New World After Oil, Cars, and Suburbs
Cheap oil built the modern American landscape. Now what? Eric Sanderson has some ideas.
97th Street Greenmarket
97th St between Columbus & Amsterdam, Manhattan Open Fridays, Year-round 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. EBT/Food Stamps, Debit/Credit, Health Bucks, WIC & FMNP checks accepted.…
We could really use some faster trees…
In his recent lecture, Dr. Wallace Broecker outlines carbon capture as our most promising option…
Summer solstice on 119th Street
The arrival of summer was toasted with lemonade at a garden on 119th Street.
Urban foraging: a lost art?
In the world of NYC foraging, appetites, and sometimes tensions, are high. Here’s our guide to the landscape.