Local News > NY DEC Rushes Fracking Regulations, Skipping Proper Environmental Review Process (Treehugger) “Fracking Express” Racing Down Fast-Track In NYS (Sierra Club Switchboard) Bloomberg Signs Legislation For The Creation & Implementation Of A Clean Waterfront Plan Bloomberg Announced 2 New Business Improvement Districts – the Atlantic Avenue BID in Brooklyn and the Chinatown Business Improvement District in Manhattan (NYC.gov) ... Read More »
Local News > A Critical Look At PlaNYC, Four Years After Its Launch (Architectural Record) 4 Face-Offs With Fracking Regulators (NY Times) Governor Signs Carmans River Protection Act On The Waterfront, NYC Revs Up Efforts To Combat Litter As Gas Drilling Industry Works To Improve Safety, DEC Issues Draft Regulations Uncle Sam, Scenic Hudson Team Up To Save Farmland State ... Read More »
Transportation emissions account for 27 percent of the United States’ total greenhouse gas emissions – and it takes a tremendous amount of energy and materials to construct a car in the first place. However, the unfortunate fact of life is that many of us rely upon cars to transport goods and take us where we need to go on a ... Read More »
Have you ever thought, “Recycling doesn’t make a difference.” We hate to be blunt, but you are wrong. It benefits our economy, creates jobs, saves energy and protects natural resources. So help us show that “recycling is no joke” by participating in the first-ever America Recycles Day (ARD) video contest, open to contestants of all ages. You’ll be eligible to ... Read More »
Big energy is fond of saying there’s no proof that the chemicals they’re using in fracking operations are causing the rash of horrific suffering in those who live nearby. Why? Because despite the fact that each fracking well leaves millions of gallons of wastewater in its wake, the companies drilling them don’t have to disclose the chemicals they’re pumping into ... Read More »
Local News > Proposed Fracking Regulations And Public Hearings Calendar (NY DEC) Gov Cuomo & DEC Fracking Policy Omits Costs To Communities, Health & Environment Green Watchdog Touts NY Climate Program’s $13.9 Million Energy Investments Green Watchdog Responds To Siena Poll: New Yorkers Want Facts, Not Spin On Fracking Cap & Trade Is Alive & Well (Environmental Advocates of NY) ... Read More »
It’s been several weeks since the last people got out of jail in Washington DC, at the end of two weeks of civil disobedience that led to 1253 brave people ending up in handcuffs to stop the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. It was the largest such action in decades, and because of their leadership lots has begun to happen. ... Read More »
Right now, Monsanto, the corporation responsible for producing roughly 90% of genetically modified seeds around the globe, is working to bring their new, GMO sweet corn to a grocery store aisle or farmer’s market near you. Unlike Monsanto’s other GMO crops — which are primarily fed to animals — this sweet corn is intended for direct human consumption. This is ... Read More »
Local News > New York’s New Shipping Plan Sparks Feud (NPR) NYS Energy Research & Development Authority Plans NY Biomass Heating Roadmap (Biomass Magazine) Residents Alarmed By Proposal To Treat Fracking Waste In Niagara Falls (Truth Out) Battery Park City Condos ‘LEED’ The Way (The Real Deal) Student Designers Create Eco Furniture For The NEW New York Block Party On ... Read More »
The 2011 Biomimicry Student Design Challenge is open to any student worldwide enrolled in a university degree program. The challenge is to use biomimicry to design a solution that results in more efficient energy utilization and ultimately reduces greenhouse gas emissions, ideally in your local environment. Teams must include at least two individuals and interdisciplinary teams are strongly encouraged. This ... Read More »
Local News > Moving The Planet & Occupying Wall Street, The Surreal Look Of Democracy In NYC (Treehugger) We Need To Reduce New York City’s Growing Poverty Rate (Huffington Post) Bloomberg, Malkin Named Green Building Leaders (Green Biz) President Hennessy Discusses The Vision For Stanford In New York City (Stanford University) NYC Bike Share FAQ (Transportation Alternatives) Check Out The ... Read More »
A Spanish company is angling to build a new vineyard in the town of Annapolis, California. Sounds fine, right? But the plans call for: Destroying 140 acres of majestic redwood forest, Building the vineyard on top of the ancient burial grounds of the Kashia Pomo tribe (many of whom still live and worship in those woods), and Harming the Gualala ... Read More »
Who doesn’t love making a purchase that makes you so giddy you can’t wait for it to arrive on your doorstep? Imagine that item’s earth-friendly, too. That kind of shopping can’t get much better, unless it’s part of a $250 shopping spree at private-sales member site LovingEco. Its rotating lineup of deals are always stacked: This week’s offerings include up to ... Read More »
Local News > What Exactly Is New York’s Energy Strategy? Large Offshore Wind Farm Near New York City And Long Island Cancelled (NYLCV) At NYC Climate Week, Leaders Launch Clean Revolution (Huffington Post) Hydrofracking Leases Subject Of Regrets Chinatown Case Sheds Light On Black Market In Pesticides (NY Times) Insert ___ Here Project Points Out Prime Spots For Green Solutions ... Read More »
Last Thursday was a big day for clean energy! The New York Power Authority took the first step to develop our state’s very own offshore wind project. Not only that, but a bipartisan group of 42 state legislators called on Governor Cuomo to put New Yorkers back to work building a clean energy economy. With such huge momentum, Gov. Cuomo ... Read More »
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