The green movement has taken hold in work spaces, whether with compost sorting in the office or as clusters of small environmental ventures.
Mon 15 Feb 2010
Filed under: Start-ups, Alternative and Renewable Energy, Office Buildings and Commercial Properties, Recycling of Waste Materials, Environment, New York City — @ 6:09 am
Sun 25 Oct 2009
Filed under: State Legislatures, Bottled Water, Water, Recycling of Waste Materials, Paterson, David A, New York State — @ 3:32 am
Advocates say the new deposits will encourage recycling and provide as much as $115 million to New York State.
Sat 24 Oct 2009
Filed under: State Legislatures, Bottled Water, Water, Recycling of Waste Materials, Paterson, David A, New York State — @ 11:32 pm
Advocates say the new deposits will encourage recycling and provide as much as $115 million to New York State.
Sat 24 Oct 2009
Filed under: Bottled Water, Batts, Deborah A, New York Public Interest Research Group, Water, Recycling of Waste Materials, Environment, Paterson, David A, New York State — @ 5:16 am
All containers of water under a gallon will have a 5-cent refundable deposit, as beer and soda containers have had for years.
Fri 23 Oct 2009
Filed under: Fuel Efficiency, Roads and Traffic, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Natural Resources Defense Council, New York City Park Advocates, Quinn, Christine C, Economic Conditions and Trends, Politics and Government, Bloomberg, Michael R, Recycling of Waste Materials, Waste Materials and Disposal, Environment — @ 3:54 am
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has brought attention to environmental concerns, but the biggest pieces of his agenda have either failed to win approval or are still awaiting action.
Sat 4 Jul 2009
Filed under: Morningside Heights (NYC), Sustainable Living, Public Housing, Recycling of Waste Materials, Environment — @ 7:54 am
In the General Grant Houses in Manhattan, two women are spreading the word about recycling, door by door.
Sat 4 Jul 2009
Filed under: Morningside Heights (NYC), Sustainable Living, Public Housing, Recycling of Waste Materials, Environment — @ 3:25 am
Two residents of the General Grant Houses in Upper Manhattan are spreading the word about recycling, building by building.
Thu 26 Mar 2009
Filed under: Health Insurance and Managed Care, State Legislatures, Medicaid, Budgets and Budgeting, Paterson, David A, Recycling of Waste Materials, New York State — @ 5:38 am
With some Democrats in the divided Senate balking at the provisions, it is unclear whether the deals, which include an expansion of recycling laws, will survive.
Mon 23 Mar 2009
Filed under: Housing and Real Estate, Cooperatives, Sustainable Living, Solar Energy, Budgets and Budgeting, Recycling of Waste Materials — @ 2:43 pm
Getting buildings to become more eco-friendly can be a complicated and thankless task for tenants.
Mon 23 Mar 2009
Filed under: Housing and Real Estate, Cooperatives, Sustainable Living, Solar Energy, Budgets and Budgeting, Recycling of Waste Materials — @ 12:33 am
For environmentally concerned tenants, getting their buildings to become more eco-friendly can be a complicated and thankless task.