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
NASA’s Earth Observatory Charts a World of Change
Friday, December 17th, 2010Check out these extremely interesting satellite photos of different areas of the planet and how they’ve changed over time. While some climate change, like the seasonal expansion and contraction of Arctic sea ice is natural, more and more scientists agree that many of the changes to our climate are man-made.
Some of the pictures map positive changes, like the reclamation of Mesopotamian marsh lands in Iraq, but most show more sinister changes like the growing hole in the ozone, the shrinking of the Aral Sea in central Asia and other harbingers of potentially catastrophic climate change. Fascinating, albeit scary, stuff!
Posted in Global Warming, Pollution, Sustainability, Water | Permalink
UPDATED! Tickets Now Available from Rooftop Films for Gasland Screening at Solar One
Thursday, August 19th, 2010| September 11, 2010 | ||
| 6:30 pm | to | 11:00 pm |
On Saturday September 11, we’ll be kicking off the 2010 Solar-Powered Film Series as the NYC stop on Rooftop Films Gasland tour.
This will be a rare ticketed event, tickets are $10 and can be purchased on the Rooftop Films website. If there are still tickets available on the day of the event, they will be available to purchase at the door. Solar One will not be selling tickets, but we’ll try and update as we get closer to the date and let people know if/when the show sells out.
| 7:00 | Live Music by Vanessa Bley |
| 7:15 | Presentations by Local Activists |
| 7:30 | Live Music by Chappo |
| 8:00 | Live Music by Rude Mechanical Orchestra |
| 9:00 | Film Begins |
| 10:40 | Q & A with Josh Fox and Local Activists |
| 11:00 | After Party |
Tickets are $10, available HERE!
Posted in Energy, Film, New York City, Pollution, Solar One, Solar One Events, Water | Permalink
Off the Grid 2010 Sustainable Music Festival
Monday, April 19th, 2010| April 24, 2010 | ||
| 3:00 pm | to | 8:00 pm |
NYU Earth Matters is throwing a party for Earth Day’s 40th birthday, and you’re invited! Check out a fabulous exhibit of eco-art from the NYU community and beyond, eat delicious food from the Dosa Man and check out some exciting live entertainment from MC Andrew WK, Cold Cave, Oberhofer and North Highlands, plus a Special Secret Guest so exciting we won’t be able to reveal their name until Saturday morning!
This event is free and open to the public, rain or shine! We hope to see you there!
Posted in Art, Dance, Design, Food, Global Warming, Music, New York City, Organic Farming, Pollution, Recycling, Renewables, Solar One Events, Sustainability, Waste | Permalink
NYC’s Air Still Dirty
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009The City’s Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability and Department of Health and Mental Hygiene released “The New York City Community Air Study” yesterday (link to full PDF here) and the results indicate that we still have a ways to go to eliminate the problem of air pollution. Measuring 5 different pollutants at 150 locations around the city and using density and traffic data to interpolate results, the report shows that air quality continues to be problematic in many areas of the city, especially in Manhattan, areas of the Bronx and other high-traffic areas.
Beyond traffic, another major cause identified is fuel combustion for space and water heating. This is because “New York City is unique in the large amount of #4 and #6 heavy or ‘residual’ oil used for heating. Burning residual oil for heating generates more PM2.5 and SO2 per unit of heat than burning regular #2 home heating oil. Natural gas emits even less PM2.5 per unit of heat produced.”
The report looked only at conditions during winter, and so misses out on some summer-specific causes like increased use of dirtier power plants to meet peak demand. It also doesn’t get into issues like indoor air quality (which can be much worse, especially in buildings with old equipment) and the increased amount of time people spend outside during the warmer months. Nor does it include data for the airports, which seem like they would be candidates for high pollution totals with all that jet fuel being burned.
That said, the solutions in the report are good to see, if somewhat obvious: a transition to cleaner fuels, increased efficiency, expanded mass transit and a shift to cleaner vehicles. To that we might add: promotion of renewable energy solutions like PV for electricity, solar thermal for water heating and geothermal for heating and cooling. More trees and planted areas like community gardens and green roofs could also be helpful.
Looking to upgrade the efficiency of your building or maybe put in a PV system? Check out the resources and incentive information available on our new Energy $mart Communities page.
Posted in Energy, Energy Efficiency, New York City, Pollution | Permalink
