http://macaulay.cuny.edu/eportfolios/thegreenerapple Where Students Hold the Government Accountable for the Environment Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:46:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en introduction to the Tullytown article: Tullytown has been the major dumping site of New York City’s waste for many years. About 8,600-tons-per-day are daily transported to the site! Due to poor waste management, Tullytown has experienced complications such as the release of toxic leachate into the environment and the possible import ... http://macaulay.cuny.edu/eportfolios/thegreenerapple/2009/04/28/the-easy-way-out-is-not-the-%e2%80%9cgreener%e2%80%9d-way/ Welcome To... Editorial Environmental Change: A Matter of Justice Dr. Spiro D. Alexandratos, Professor of Chemistry A glance at any given day’s headlines is enough to tell you that the environment is in crisis. Global warming gets most of the attention, and deservedly so: we throw 30 billion tons of CO2 into the atmosphere ... http://macaulay.cuny.edu/eportfolios/thegreenerapple/2009/02/23/197/ Land – Brownfields – Initiative 1– Adopt on-site testing to streamline the cleanup process– OER Triad pilots are underway. [http://www.nyc.gov/html/planyc2030/downloads/pdf/one_year_status_report_scorecard.pdf] Land – Brownfields – Initiative 2– Create remediation guidelines for New York City cleanups– OER There’s really no news here, but the PlaNYC report from April 2008 has a bit to say on it. ... http://macaulay.cuny.edu/eportfolios/thegreenerapple/2008/12/11/progress-of-the-land-brownfield-initiatives-of-planyc/ Land - Open Space - Initiative 1 – Open Schoolyards across the city as public playgrounds – DPR (Department of Park and Recreation)/ DOE (Department of Education) The city has started opening schoolyards as playgrounds since July 2007, when 69 playgrounds were opened. The first of the playgrounds that needed improvement opened ... http://macaulay.cuny.edu/eportfolios/thegreenerapple/2008/12/11/progress-of-the-land-open-space-initiatives-of-planyc/ Land - Housing - Initiative 1 – Pursue transit-oriented development – DCP (Department of City Planning) Hailed as the city administration’s “Largest-Ever Rezoning” in September 2007, this project is Jamaica, Queens. There was much positive press in 2007, and early 2008 on the progress of the new “Airport Village”, and the ... http://macaulay.cuny.edu/eportfolios/thegreenerapple/2008/12/11/progress-of-the-land-initiatives-of-planyc/ 5) Air Reduce road vehicle emissions · Capture the air quality benefits of our transportation plan The PlaNYC self-report card directs readers to transportation. · Improve fuel efficiency of private cars In February 2008, a State Senator and an Assemblyman introduced the hybrid sales tax legislation to the State Assembly; according to the report card, ... http://macaulay.cuny.edu/eportfolios/thegreenerapple/2008/12/11/air-initiative/ 3) Transportation Build and expand transit infrastructure · Increase capacity on key congested routes o http://www.nypost.com/seven/11202008/news/regionalnews/bus_passengers_told_to_take_a_walk_139689.htm o http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2008/11/10/2008-11-10_mta_cuts_draconian_12b__rising_-4.html With the nation and the city in the throes of an economic crisis, the MTA has been considering service cuts to both bus and train lines. The Post and Daily News articles are just two among many ... http://macaulay.cuny.edu/eportfolios/thegreenerapple/2008/12/11/transportation-initiative/ 2) Water: Water Quality Continue implementing infrastructure upgrades · Develop and implement Long-Term Control Plans o ens-newswire.com o webdocs.nyccouncil.info Progress with this sub-initiative has been good; on January 22nd, 2007, the City Council established a law amending New York City’s administrative code to allow the drafting of a storm-water management plan. The Draft Sustainable Stormwater Management ... http://macaulay.cuny.edu/eportfolios/thegreenerapple/2008/12/11/water-initiative/ Hazel Henderson: A Close Look at An Optimistic Environmental Activist and Her View On President Obama and Change by Natalia Malon It is late November of 2008. The much anticipated Presidential election has come to an end and us New Yorkers have returned to our daily lives. The economic ... http://macaulay.cuny.edu/eportfolios/thegreenerapple/2008/12/11/hazel-henderson/ Mayor Bloomberg's proposed six-cent plastic bag tax is a policy that is long overdue. The tax is an effort to reduce the city's plastic bag consumption, as the do not decompose and therefore, sit in land fills forever, further contributing to the colossal amount of waste New Yorkers generate each ... http://macaulay.cuny.edu/eportfolios/thegreenerapple/2008/11/28/no-more-baggage-bloombergs-proposed-plastic-bag-tax/