Posts tagged New York
In Toronto, a Backyard Transformed into an Urban Farm
Jul 9th
Image Credit: Vidafine via Flickr
In New York, a group of twenty-somethings who live together make up a hit sitcom. In Toronto, they make up Trinity Reach Farm. Let’s call it The One Where the Gang Makes Their Backyard into an Urban Farm. An urban farm where they raise chickens, grow herbs and vegetables, smoke fish and meat, make cheese and brew beer and cider.
Trinity Reach Farm, recently profiled by Vidafine, was founded in the spring of 2009 b…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Can an All-Glass Office Building Really Be Considered Green?
Jul 6th
the good: 1 Bryant Park. Image: Viridian Realty
For decades, modern office buildings have been pretty much covered in glass curtain walls. Some are high performance and very expensive, like the super-green LEED Platinum Bank of America Building at 1 Bryant Park in New York, or they can be the standard crappy suburban office building thrown up across North America, looking the same in California or Calgary.
But as Steve Mouzon points out, even the very best glazing has an R-value that is equiv…Read the full story on TreeHugger
NYC’s Water-on-the-Go Program Celebrates Summer With Independence from Bottled Water
Jul 6th
photo from: nyc.gov
Just in time for days of temperatures in the upper 90s and triple digits, the City of New York has launched a program increasing the number of portable water fountains. The water fountains are being placed in several selected public places that are known to get high foot traffic over the summer: city parks, farmers markets, and special events. “The Water-on-the-Go” program is designed to increase access for New Yorke…Read the full story on TreeHugger
New York Power Authority Applies For Long Island Offshore Wind Farm Lease From Feds
Jul 1st
photo: Julian Menichini via flickr
Never to be left out of the action, New York has joined other northeast states in marching down the path towards building offshore wind farms: Reuters reports the New York Power Authority will soon be applying for a lease from the federal government required to build a 350-700 M…Read the full story on TreeHugger
