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Rev. Billy at the auto show
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David Roberts |
24 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
| This protest/happening at Saturday's N.Y. Auto Show was most amusing: See StreetFilms.org for background. |
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| Topics: green living, cars, public transportation, placemaking, New York (all these topics) |
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They're counting on you
To count ... heh |
Kate Sheppard |
01 Aug 2007 |
Gristmill |
| WNYC is calling on New Yorkers to go outside and count the SUVs in their 'hood as part of an experiment in getting citizens involved in the reporting process. Sez their website: This our experiment in 'crowdsourcing,' where we employ you, the listener, in an act of journalism. We're trying to find out just how much gas-guzzling SUV use there is throughout the New York area, with all the talk of environmental sustainability in the city. So you go out and repor ... |
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| Topics: cars, green living, New York, New York City, placemaking (all these topics) |
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Congestion pricing saves more than it costs
Bloomberg’s law: Environment equals economic growth |
Grist |
28 Jul 2007 |
Gristmill |
| This guest essay comes from Steven Cohen and Jacob Victor. Steven Cohen is executive director of Columbia University's Earth Institute and director of its Master of Public Administration Program in Environmental Science and Policy at the School of International and Public Affairs. Jacob Victor is an intern at Columbia's Earth Institute. After overcoming numerous obstacles in Albany, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's controversial congestion-pricing plan finally appear ... |
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| Topics: cars, green living, New York, New York City, placemaking, politics, public transportation, urban planning (all these topics) |
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Share and share a bike
NYC puts training wheels on new program |
Sarah van Schagen |
10 Jul 2007 |
Gristmill |
| New York City is putting training wheels on a new bicycle-sharing program to demonstrate to city-dwellers that two-wheelers can be a viable form of alternative transportation. Sponsored by the Forum for Urban Design, a group of architects, designers, and planners, the five-day trial run has made 20 bikes available for free from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. for 30 minutes at a time. Bicycle-sharing programs are already thriving in European cities like Barcelona, Spain, and Lyo ... |
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| Topics: bikes, green living, New York, New York City, placemaking (all these topics) |
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Enthuse Your Curbism
Two new nature books for city slickers |
Emily Gertz |
06 Apr 2006 |
Arts and Minds |
| Lately, green is the new black in the American metropolis. Here in New York City, the cabbies are driving hybrids and the fashionistas are wearing organic jeans. Even in my decidedly un-hip Brooklyn neighborhood, the corner deli sells organic milk and cookies. Green is busting out all over. Photo: iStockphoto. Green-tinted consumerism is probably gaining ground in your city too. (Is that a Whole Foods opening ... |
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| Topics: green living, New York, placemaking (all these topics) |
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The Big Apple of Our Eye
World Trade Center Reconstruction Will Set New Eco-Friendly Standard |
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20 Jan 2004 |
Daily Grist |
| The Big Apple of Our Eye World Trade Center Reconstruction Will Set New Eco-Friendly Standard Reconstruction of New York City's World Trade Center area -- site of the 2001 terrorist attacks -- is set to make a green splash as one of the largest eco-friendly building projects ever undertaken. Under environmental guidelines expected to be released today for public comment, new structures on the massive site (w ... |
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| Topics: green living, New York, placemaking, recycling (all these topics) |
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Letters, Oh We've Got Letters
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17 Jan 2003 |
Daily Grist |
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| Topics: energy, green living, Massachusetts, New York, placemaking, renewable energy, wind power (all these topics) |
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Great Build
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16 Jan 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| Great Build It's not clear if the problem is one of economics or one of spin, but either way, environmentally conscious building design is a concept that hasn't quite caught on. The technology and expertise to build "green" structures have been around for decades; now, a movement is underway to sell developers on the economic benefits of green building. In an ... |
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| Topics: business, commercial and industry organizations, green living, New York, placemaking (all these topics) |
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