Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Climate Change

Grist: NYC is Not One of the World’s Greenest Cities

By Aaron Naparstek | Aug 3, 2007 | 55 Comments

Grist recently produced a list of the world’s 15 greenest cities. Streetsblog favorites Copenhagen, Curitiba, London, and Bogotá all made the grade. StreetFilms’ posterchild Portland captured the number two spot right behind geothermal-powered Reykjavik, Iceland. San Francisco and Austin were the only other U.S. cities to make the list with Chicago meriting runner-up status. One […]

Sadik-Khan: Many Initiatives Are Under Way…

By Aaron Naparstek | Jul 30, 2007 | 7 Comments

Today’s Crain’s Insider, available to subscribers only, reports on the next steps for the Bloomberg Administration’s broader Long-Term Sustainability Plan now that congestion pricing has cleared its first hurdle in Albany: 7.30.07 Crain’s NY Business The Insider by Erik Engquist and Anne Michaud GREEN PLAN Closer to home NOW THAT the Legislature has passed a […]

Dying to Get to Work

By Jason Varone | Jul 27, 2007 | 11 Comments

As New York State sets up a commission to study the costs and benefits of New York City’s congestion pricing proposal, a new study by the Clean Air Task Force finds that, for many New Yorkers, the greatest exposure to dangerous and unhealthy air pollution comes during the daily commute. "Although we spend only about […]

Count SUVs for the Brian Lehrer Show Today

By Aaron Naparstek | Jul 26, 2007 | 2 Comments

WNYC’s Brian Lehrer wants to know how many SUV’s there are on your block. You’ve got until next Thursday to do it. It’s an experiment in “crowdsourcing.” Submit your results here. We want you to go outside and count the number of SUVs on your block, as well as the number of regular cars, at […]

Americans Vote for Fuel Efficiency. Why Do They Buy Guzzlers?

By Jason Varone | Jul 25, 2007 | 18 Comments

With new fuel economy standards under consideration in Congress, James Surowiecki ponders why Americans continue to buy gas guzzlers when polls show that the majority would like to see the government mandate big increases in fuel efficiency. What does all of this have to do with professional hockey players wearing helmets? This was in last […]

NYC’s Greenest Building Cracks Down on Bikes (Updated)

By Aaron Naparstek | Jul 18, 2007 | 30 Comments

The Solaire building in Battery Park City bills itself as "America’s first environmentally advanced residential tower." Here is a letter that building management just sent to all tenants: It has been brought to the attention of Building Management with increasing frequency that some tenants are using Public Corridors as storage for bicycles. As well as […]

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