Eco Anchor NYC NYC environmental news, events and resources
What We’re Reading Today:
Local News >
Bklyn Community Foundation Is Greening Bklyn With Gardening Grants
(Inhabitat)
MAS Keeps Spotlight On Waterfront Access, Organizes Charrette
(Municipal Art Society)
A New High-Tech Assault On Midtown Traffic Jams
(NY Times)
NYC’s Empire State Building Is An Energy Star
(Sustainable Business)
New York MTA Contest Aims to Improve Transit Experience
(MTA App Quest)
New York Natgas Drilling Rules: More Bark Than Bite?
(Reuters)
Food And The Inner City: A Product Of Our Environment
(Time)
Part of New York State’s Fracking Regulations Already Trails Industry Practice
(Treehugger)
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National News >
Energy Star Releases New “Most Efficient” Label
Mitt Romney: Clear Air Act Not Meant For Regulating Carbon Pollution
(Treehugger)
Protest Filed To Save California Watersheds From Dangerous Fracking
(Environmental News Network)
EPA Is Sued Over Smog In Los Angeles Basin
(LA Times)
New Oil Spill Found In Montana, 350 Miles From Yellowstone Spill
(Inhabitat)
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International News >
Israel Announces 10% Renewables Target By 2020
(Treehugger)
First Ever International GHG Rules Agreed For Ships
(Environmental Leader)
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Science, Technology & The Environment >
Western Pine Merits Protection, Agency Says
(NY Times)
Arctic Sea Ice Melt On Track To Set New Record Low in 2011
Conservationists Save Rare Blue Iguana From Extinction
(Treehugger)
More Polar Bear Cubs Die As Arctic Ice Melts
(Environmental News Network)
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Green Business >
‘Most Efficient’ Label Sets High Bar For Energy Star Products
GE And Lowe’s Partner To Power Up EV Charging At Home
(Green Biz)
Green Fleets Briefing: Ikea, Waste Management, Exxon And NYC
Packaging & Waste Briefing: PepsiCo, Virgin, The North Face
(Environmental Leader)
Cartier Nominates Eco-Fashion Entrepreneurs For Women’s Initiative Award
(Treehugger)
SEC Investigates Monsanto’s Roundup Biz
(Mother Jones)
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