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Fiscal Woes, Long-Held Fears Spur Waste-to-Energy Debate
New York is thinking about diverting garbage from out-of-state landfills and using it to generate electricity locally. The plan pits concerns about city spending and carbon emissions against fears of environmental injustice.
Is Brooklyn Recycling?
A look at recycling rates by community district reveals a broad reduction in how much of Brooklyn's waste stream gets recycled—and big differences among neighborhoods.
East Harlem: Of 500 Budget Ideas, a Few Survive
Delegates in Councilwoman Melissa Mark-Viverito's district had to get savvy about how to get the maximum out of their million. So they expanded the scope of potential projects and limited the number they'd consider.
Driving? Fuhgeddabout it! Brooklyn Stats Say Transit Rules
A new report paints the most detailed statistical picture ever of Brooklyn and its 18 community districts, and suggests residents today are less poor, better educated, paying more for housing and more likely to ride mass transit than in 2000.
Occupy Wall Street's Sanitation Committee Saves the Day
Even before Thursday's massive cleaning session, the park was relatively clean.
Defeated In Court, Waste Station's Foes Take To The Streets
Opponents of a planned East 91st Street waste transfer station say the city should reconsider alternatives. But advocates from other neighborhoods believe the site is right for establishing a fairer sanitation system.
Making Plans: What Other Cities Say About Their Futures
Some U.S. cities are guided by comprehensive plans for physical growth and government spending. Do the likes of Portland and Miami have something to teach New York?
Commercial Waste & Recycling Get City Scrutiny
NYC wants to know how frequently various types of business recycle, which is a good question considering that for about 18 years the law has required it.
The City on Defense
Dismissing questions about health
New York’s Eccentric Road Signs
A city with as much gall as ours doesn’t wimp out, even at road signs.
Grassroots Earth Week 2010 Festivities
Opportunities to celebrate, learn, and recycle with the community through May 1
Union Wage Push Meets Resistance
Ecuadorians In NYC
Mull A Migration Home
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Feds' Green Could Be Even Greener
Federal weatherization funding can be used to address not only the energy efficiency of buildings but also their financial sustainability, resident health and safety, all while upgrading green skills for workers.
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Photo Slideshow: Tackling Poverty Brooklyn
Held on Wednesday October 3rd at Galapagos Art Space in downtown Brooklyn, the inaugural series in our Tackling Poverty Conversation & Networking Series brought advocates, researchers, elected officials and ordinary citizens together to discuss strategies for improving New York City's education outcomes.
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