Posted May 15, 2012 by Kaid Benfield in Curbing Pollution, Green Enterprise, Health and the Environment, Living Sustainably
About two decades ago, my friend Bob – a mover and shaker of sorts in the art world – took me to an artist’s studio in a (then, at least) scruffy area of lower Manhattan. The artist we were...continued→
Posted May 14, 2012 by Jacob Scherr in Curbing Pollution, Green Enterprise, Health and the Environment, Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil, Reviving the World's Oceans, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places, Solving Global Warming, The Media and the Environment
It is easy to feel depressed about the state of the Rio+20 preparations after the recent two weeks of “informal informal” negotiations at the United Nations in New York. The governments managed to reach agreement on less than two dozen...continued→
Posted May 14, 2012 by Alice Henly in Curbing Pollution, Green Enterprise, Health and the Environment
Yesterday was a historic day for the Ivy League, in more ways than one. The League launched the inaugural Ivy League Women's Rowing Championship with a very successful regatta full of intense racing. The hard-fought competition peaked with a breathtaking...continued→
Posted May 14, 2012 by Kaid Benfield in Green Enterprise, Living Sustainably
The neighborhood near Nationals Park, the baseball stadium in southeastern Washington, DC, is undergoing an amazing transformation. A decade ago, the federal Department of Transportation had made a hopeful commitment to the area with plans for a new headquarters,...continued→
Posted May 11, 2012 by Alice Henly in Curbing Pollution, Green Enterprise, Health and the Environment
Over the past few years sports greening has taken the U.S. by storm. All major professional leagues have joined forces with NRDC to make commitments to environmental stewardship, and have already achieved impressive environmental accomplishments to boot. But this...continued→
Posted May 11, 2012 by Kaid Benfield in Green Enterprise, Living Sustainably
This started out as an article on prefabricated modular housing, which can bring the construction price of new homes down considerably and lends itself well to use of green materials and straightforward replication. There’s a multi-part series on green...continued→
Posted May 10, 2012 by Pierre Bull in Green Enterprise, Solving Global Warming
Summer is nearly here, and we’re urging Albany to put more of that New York sunshine to work already! It’s time to show lawmakers that solar power is a priority for New Yorkers. We’re teaming up with an incredible group...continued→
Posted May 10, 2012 by Kaid Benfield in Environmental Justice, Green Enterprise, Living Sustainably
When it is done well - with inclusion, affordability, environmental and cultural sensitivity, and attention to great placemaking - few things are as good for our communities as reinvestment in aging neighborhoods. It’s the ultimate win-win-win: improving environmental quality...continued→
Posted May 9, 2012 by Annie Notthoff in Green Enterprise, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places, Solving Global Warming
Solar energy development is booming in California and across the Southwest. On public lands alone seven utility-scale solar projects totaling a little more than 23,000 acres of public lands have been permitted in the California desert since 2010, and there...continued→
Posted May 8, 2012 by Joel Reynolds in Curbing Pollution, Green Enterprise, Health and the Environment, Living Sustainably
Someone sent me a blog post this morning titled "Don't call me an environmentalist," arguing that "we need to look beyond the divisions and understand that most of us are on the same side, regardless of the labels we place on...continued→
