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- Public Access Television Show on Gas Drilling 2:47pm Nov 24
- Coffee and Conservation 11:12am Nov 19
- Use Less Stuff Week 10:42am Nov 18
Freddy’s Brooklyn Roundhouse presents an informative primer on controversial gas drilling in NY State, known as hydrofracking, that will air this week on BCAT and MNN TV (air dates below). ...
A lot of us rely on coffee to get our brains going in the morning. But it's important to think about coffee, not just with it; after all, the coffee-growing regions of the world overlap with many of our planet's key biodiversity hotspots, and our morning cup has implications for the whole world...
Use Less Stuff Week starts Thursday, November 18Use Less Stuff (ULS) Day, which has fallen on the third Thursday of November since 1995, will expand to an entire week this year to further educate consumers about the increase of waste generated during the holiday season.The organization is promoting...
Don't miss this week's Eco-logic at WBAI 99.5 FMon Tuesday, November 17 11 am-12 noonThe topic will be: Hydraulic Fracturing for Gas Guests will be:Deborah Goldberg, managing attorney with Earthjustice and Annie Wilson of the Atlantic chapter of the Sierra Club.From host Ken Gale:Exploding...
NYCLeaves: Project LeafDrop, a new coalition of community gardens and greening groups dedicated to diverting fallen leaves from the trash bin to the compost bin, is building a growing network of community gardens that will take in some of the 20,000 tons of residential leaves that would otherwise...
Yesterday the investigative journalism website ProPublica reported on a disturbing phenomenon about gas drilling: that the wastewater created by the process is radioactive...
Q: Can You Tell If There Are Genetically Modified Organisms in the Food You're Eating...
Date: Sunday, November 8, 2009 Location: MS 51 and The Old Stone House5th Ave @ 4th St in Park Slope, Brooklyn1pm - 5pm One Day Only Bring your old Jack - O - Lantern!We will supply the shredded leaves.This is a pilot program at MS 51 to demonstrate how simple waste materials - leaves and pumpkins...
In response to public pressure:The comment period, which began Sept. 30 with the release of the draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement (SGEIS), now extends through Dec. 31, 2009...
As we mentioned last week, the city has suspended their electronics recycling events because of budget cuts...
November 4 at 7pm: Panel Discussion on Natural Gas Drilling near NY’s Drinking Water SupplyFeaturing • Kylie Harper, Founder, TapIt• Deborah Goldberg, Managing Attorney, Earth Justice• Kate Sinding, Senior Attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council• Moderated by The Sierra Club Watershed Committee...
Find out at a discussion of the recent DEC study and a special screening of "FLOW", sponsored by NYH2O, NRDC and SVA's Green Action Network.Tuesday, Nov. 3 - 7:00 p.m.School of Visual Arts, rm. 302 (Ampitheater)209 East 23rd St., bet...
The Lower East Side Ecology Center, Trees New York, and Green Depot are partnering to bring you the Care for Street Trees 101 workshop. In this tree care workshop, Trees New York will teach about the MillionTrees NYC initiative, basic tree science, and the do's and don'ts of tree care...
Last weeks City Council meeting, focusing on the prospect of hydraulic fracture drilling in the NY watershed, was very exciting. It was great to see the political figures, as well as environmentalists and concerned citizens, speak out against drilling...
Q: Member Anne writes, "I'm a PSFC member and love your blog. I was wondering if any electronics recycling events are planned for the future...
