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Irene, and other extremes
As New Yorkers return to business as usual, largely spared from the severe impacts of Irene that surrounding suburbs and neighboring states experienced, there is of course the quiet chatter of people...
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Hey New Yorkers! Other New Yorkers Need You!
People love to talk about the big city/upstate divide. But really, I think most people are far less extreme and find wonderful, redeeming qualities in all parts of our great state. Now would be a good...
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Climate Reality Check: 98 vs. 2
Al Gore’s latest initiative to galvanize the masses on the dangers and realities of climate change kicked off today with 24 Hours of Reality; an online educational event that will bring 24 people,...
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City Atlas Has Launched!
We are thrilled to announce that the City Atlas is now launched and running. We are still in a beta testing mode, but all of our content is up there and the site will be functioning, updated, and...
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RIP Wangari Maathai
The Nobel laureate and founder of the Green Belt Movement, Wangari Maathai passed away yesterday. I’m not sure that there is a good time for such an amazing figure to leave us, but the current moment...
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New Ways to Support the Local Food-Shed
Regarding fresh, local food in the city, I feel like a veteran to many models. I have been a member of multiple Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs–and experienced the vegetable...
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What would YOU say to the 7 billionth resident of Planet Earth?
According to the United Nations, our blue planet is now home to 7 billion people, give or take a few. As of November 1st at 11:06 New York time, it is actually 7,000, 272,425. So, as news made its way...
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Fewer New Yorkers are Recycling
An article in the Sunday Times looks at the issue of waste in New York City through the lens of the take-out container at lunch. The facts following could probably be framed in another way too: the...
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Local Fracking Debate Goes Hyper-Local
The heated debate on whether or not the Marcellus Shale should be opened up for natural gas extraction through hydrofracking is growing in intensity. As WNYC reported this morning, residents were...
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Food Stamping the Green Market.
More people are using food stamps at New York City Green Markets, as WNYC reported this morning. While there are different ways to present the findings, with some people all together critical of the...
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