Posts tagged New York City
Greenland Glacier Retreats One Mile Overnight! NASA Shows Satellite Photos
Jul 12th
image: NASA
NASA‘s just released some pretty dramatic satellite photos of the north branch of Greenland’s Jakobshavn glacier from July 6 and 7–when an area of ice 2.7 square miles in size ( more than twice the size of New York City’s Central Park), where the glacier meets the ocean, broke up overnight and the glacier retreated one mile inland. That’s as much retreat in one night as the average for nearly two years….Read the full story on TreeHugger
GM to Make 10,000 Volts in 2011 and 30,000 in 2012
Jul 6th
Photo: Flickr, CC
Patience, Grasshopper
According to Volt Marketing Director Tony DiSalle, General Motors will build 10,000 Volt “extended-range electric vehicles (aka series plug-in hybrids) by the end of 2011, and an additional 30,000 Volts during the 2012 calendar year. That’s not a lot, and they won’t be available in all markets from the start. “DiSalle also confirmed that the first Volts available for retail sales will be sold in California; Washington, D.C.; Austin, Texas; and the New York City metropolitan area later this year.” Read on for more details….Read the full story on TreeHugger
Urban Outfitters’ Faux-Local NYC Storefront Isn’t Ironic It’s Pathetic
Jun 30th
Un-ironic NYC, photo: David Trawin via flickr
This all just leaves me shaking my head before it falls into my hands: Urban Outfitters is opening three new stores in New York City this year (as if they need another branch, to join the Flintstone’s background of Chase Bank, Duane Reade and Starbucks…) and the one at Broadway and 100th Street on the Upper West Side will get a faux-local treatment–the facade of the outlet being divided up to look like a hat shop, a hardwar…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Federal Judge Throws Out New York City E-Waste Lawsuit
Jun 30th
Photo via cometstarmoon
After New York state passed the new e-waste law earlier in June, we figured the lawsuit by electronics manufacturers against New York City for its toughened requirements for e-waste collection would be a moot. The state law already held provisions for e-waste collection that would override that of NYC anyway. Well, it’s finally official – a federal judge has dismissed the suit,…Read the full story on TreeHugger
