Gowanus: The Past and Future of Brooklyn’s Curious Canal
Lying at the epicenter of one of Brooklyn’s most rapidly gentrifying (and expensive) neighborhoods is a toxic waste site and open sewer: That’s right, it’s…
Drake and the resilient city
With transparency and sustained idealism, Drake presented her firm’s urban sponges, parks, and “infra-sutures” that aim to heal past wounds and current conflicts caused by massive city projects–like Moses’s BQE, and by “acts of god” like Sandy.
How to recycle your cell phone or mobile device in New York City
As people continue to upgrade from their old cell phones and buy new ones, cell phone pollution simultaneously continues to grow. However, the State of New York is working hard to curb the growth of mobile device waste.
Eds, meds, and environmental friendliness
New construction and renovation plans aplenty in NYC’s health and education sectors, but will the planners keep their promises for sustainable development?
A new cost-benefit analysis for storm protection
With powerful storm surges costing the New York Metropolitan Area more and more each year, it is clear that a new flood protection system is necessary. Has it now become economically responsible from a cost-benefit standpoint?
Safe to drink? Water quality after Sandy
As relief and restoration efforts continue, these resources can keep you up to date on what’s coming in to our waterways–and out of our taps.
Owning an electric car in NYC gets easier // Listo para comparer un vehículo eléctrico en NY? Ahora es más fácil
In June, Governor Cuomo announced the development of 325 new electric vehicle charging stations across New York State. How will this impact NYC drivers?
Weekend Warm Up and cool down at MoMA PS 1
Currently on display at MoMA PS 1, the sculptural installation “Wendy” uses pollutant neutralizing materials equivalent to removing 260 cars from the road.
Build it Green NYC: Over 75 tons of used materials and furniture
Feeling like a DIY project this spring? Build It Green! NYC, a non-profit retail outlet for salvaged and surplus building materials, is a great local resource
SAFE Spring cleaning: 5 locations where you can drop-off those hard to dispose of household products
2012 SAFE Disposal Events: Locations in every borough where you can drop-off your potentially hazardous household materials.
Field Guide printed
We put together a field guide to phytoremediation based on our research and experience at La Finca del Sur this summer. It’s a 40+ page…
Pratt Institute PSPD Film Series, Lavender Lake – Oct. 28 (Brooklyn)
Whats planned for the Gowanus area after the recent Superfund designation kicks-in? Come find out.Source: www.pratt.edu, via City Atlas
New York Lifestyle Helps Save the Planet
New Yorkers have a third of the carbon footprint of the average American.
Sustainable Food News
Sustainable Food News is the leading source of daily, online news and market information for the organic, sustainable and natural food industries.
Check out the nation’s first Zero-Packing grocery store
Zero-Packaging Grocery Store to Open in Austin, Texas – Food – GOOD Austin, Texas is already home to Whole Foods, but that won’t stop a…
Read about President Obama’s plans to raise vehicle mileage and emissions standards.
New Mileage Rules Debated by Carmakers and White House WASHINGTON – The Obama administration and the auto industry are locked in negotiations over new vehicle…
The EPA is enforcing new limits on pollutants from US power plants. Find out how this affects our environment.
Power Plant Emission Rules Toughened by E.P.A. The agency said the regulations, which will take effect in 2012, would reduce emissions of compounds that cause…
Learn about the implications of the Supreme Court’s new ruling on greenhouse gases.
The Carbon Ruling The Supreme Court’s decision on greenhouse gases on Monday is a disappointment to the states and environmental groups that had hoped to…