Intro To Green for Co-ops & Condos, Spring Course Just Announced!
Monday, February 28th, 2011| April 6, 2011 | ||
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Back by popular demand!
Solar One Energy Connections, NYSERDA Energy $mart Communities and the Council of New York Cooperatives and Condos (CNYC) have just announced the next Intro To Green for Co-ops and Condos course for April 6, 7-9pm, at The New York Society for Ethical Culture, 2 West 64th Street at Central Park West. Doors open at 6:30pm.
This two-hour workshop will:
- Present easy ways to reduce energy costs and have a healthier, greener building
- Provide details on the new NYSERDA Multifamily Performance Program for comprehensive energy efficiency retrofits
- Give an overview of new green laws and code changes
- Offer guidance on complying with the May 1st Bench marking requirements for buildings of 50,000 square feet or larger
- Share strategies for engaging owners in the greening process
There is no cost for CNYC members to attend this workshop, but advanced registration is required. Reserve your place by calling CNYC at (212) 496-7400 or by emailing workshops@CNYC.coop.
Non-CNYC members are welcome! Please preregister and pay the $30 course fee by clicking here (or visiting http://co.clickandpledge.com/advanced/default.aspx?wid=40722).
For more information about this and other Intro To Green courses, please visit solar1.org/i2g.
Posted in Energy $mart Communities, Energy Efficiency, New York City, NYSERDA, Solar One, Solar One Events, Sustainability | Permalink
Sunning Seagulls at Solar One
Thursday, February 24th, 2011Check out the seagulls sunning themselves just outside the Solar One doors. A sure sign that spring is not too far away!
Posted in East River, New York City, Solar One | Permalink
Missed Carbon Nation at Lincoln Center? You Still Have a Chance to See It!
Monday, February 14th, 2011
Last Thursday, Solar One partnered with Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Green Screens program to show Carbon Nation, Peter Byck’s climate change solutions documentary. The screening on Thursday was a phenomenal success, with a full house, a great discussion with director Peter Byck, Solar One Executive Director Chris Collins, Solar One Green Workforce Development Director Diallo Shabazz and “green hawk” Dan Nolan. Thanks to everyone who was able to come!
However, if you weren’t able to be there, you can still see Carbon Nation this week at the Cinema Village at 3:30pm and 7pm from now through Thursday February 17. You can get tickets HERE!
After Thursday, Carbon Nation is going on the road, and if you happen to live in one of the following cities, you’re in luck:
Los Angeles, CA- February 18
Austin, TX- February 25
Portland, OR- March 4
Seattle, WA- March 4
San Francisco, CA- March 11
Group tickets are available for the above screenings- please contact Jackie Papier, jackiepapier[at]hotmail[dot]com.
Posted in Film, Food, Global Warming, Green Building, Green Collar Jobs, Organic Farming, Photovoltaics, Pollution, Recycling, Renewables, Sustainability, Technology, Transportation | Permalink
New York and Solar — A Perfect Match
Tuesday, February 8th, 2011From our friends at Vote Solar:
This Valentines Day, will you tell your leaders in Albany that solar energy is New York’s perfect match?
State lawmakers are considering a bill that would light a fire in the hearts of New York’s solar economy. (read all about it: click here). The new policy would bring 5 GW of solar to the Empire State over the next fifteen years. That’s 140 hundred times the amount of solar currently powering New York. It’s just the kind of commitment we’re looking for.
Click here to send the Governor and the legislature a virtual solar love note. Go on, tell’em that when it comes to solar, it’s time to put-a-ring-on-it.
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Recycle The Essential Guide
Tuesday, February 1st, 2011
How often do you go about your day in our great city, only to be frustrated by the ubiquity of single-use containers and products and the lack of public recycling services? Have you ever wondered whether our garbage system is as modern and efficient as it can possibly be? NYC’s garbage issues are the great unseen environmental problem that looms over us from afar, as we ship our solid waste out of state to be landfilled and only recycle a small percentage of our used plastics.
The City Council has been taking steps to correct that situation though, and starting in April 2011, electronics manufacturers will be required to take back their products for recycling, and by 2015, it will no longer be legal to leave consumer electronics for residential trash collection. The city is also trying to find ways to expand the municipal composting program- as Lucy Siegle, environmental journalist for The Observer newspaper, explains in the introduction to Recycle The Essential Guide, organic material in the landfill is actually worse than inorganic material , because it leaches toxins into the ground, and also releases methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. Currently, the nearest commercial composting center to NYC is in Delaware- no wonder it’s so difficult to get rid of our compostable plastic cups every summer!
All of which is to say, if you are interested in sustainability, creative reuse and waste management, you are probably already quite busy recycling everything you possibly can- and you will definitely enjoy this book.
Published in a new edition by Black Dog Publishing, this well-designed and information-packed guide makes a clear argument for increased recycling. Organized into sections by material, the book covers paper, plastic, glass, e-waste, textiles and metals with eye-catching graphics, bold colors and case studies from around the world.
While much of the information and resources focus on the UK, there’s still plenty to interest an American reader, including detailed explanations of the recycling processes and a fair evaluation of the resources expended in the various recycling schemes explored in the book. I also enjoyed the pull quotes that featured prominently throughout- well-known thinkers and activists in the climate crisis field providing clear, inspiring soundbites that articulate the need for more extensive recycling, especially here in the US.
As the stories in Recycle The Essential Guide show, recycling is not only a vital part of a total sustainability plan in any community, taking on waste issues head-on is a great relationship builder in communities around the world. Recycling means cleaner environments, increased job opportunities and fewer landfills. Recycling FTW!
Available from Black Dog Publishing. Click here!
Posted in Recycling, Sustainability, Waste | Permalink
