Just Food in New York City is doing what its name suggests: working to make the food system more just. It does this, first, by making community supported agriculture (CSAs), farmers’ markets, and gardens, more accessible and affordable in the city. Second, it helps small farmers survive, and even thrive, in the process.
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Dozens of U.S. Cities Board the Bike-Sharing Bandwagon
As in the rest of the developed world, bike share programs now offer a clean, healthy transportation alternative in many major US cities.
Could Cities Adopt an Ecovillage Ethos?
Could existing cities adopt the mindset and practices found in ecovillages? What would that look like? Dancing Rabbit co-founder Tony Sirna imagines the possibilities.
The LowLine: New York Seeks to Retrofit Underground Station into Park
Dan Barasch and James Ramsey took a cue from the High Line, a reclamation of an old above ground line that had been changed into a park. Taking it a step further they proposed an underground park in the long abandoned underground trolley station under Delancey street.
U.S. Gasoline Use Declining: Keystone XL Pipeline Not Needed
We may not need to debate the environmental impact of the Keystone XL pipeline: gas use is declining in the US, and we may simply not need all of that oil from Alberta.
A Fifty Million Dollar Tipping Point?
By Lester R. Brown At a press conference on July 21, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that he was contributing $50 million to the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal [ … ]
Another Day, Another Simple Green Action (PPB #32)
Since the blogathon spans over two separate days, Mike Lieberman has contributed another one of his daily green action posts. Yesterday, he walked to the store; today, he’s also getting [ … ]
Brooklyn Bowl: World’s First Green Bowling Alley
Picture a bowling alley, and you likely come up with images of tacky shoes, greasy food, and lots and lots of beer bottles. Energy efficiency, reuse and recycling, and local [ … ]
Next Stop for Go Green Expo: Philadelphia
The producers of Go Green Expo have planned 4 expos across the country for this year. The first one already took place in LA back in Janurary. The next expo [ … ]
Idling: Why Do We Do It?
A recently passed New York City law cuts down the acceptable limit of vehicle idling time in school zones from 3 minutes to 1 minute. According to an AP report, [ … ]