From CUNY to Harlem to Antarctica CUNY Professor Steve Pekar is embarking on yet another voyage to Antarctica, this time with a focus on reaching Harlem Middle School students, with the hopes of generating interest in the sciences amongst minorities. His plan to engage young students from Harlem: Bring their teacher with him. Shakira Brown, [...]
Ok…So what Next? The Center for Research on Environmental Decisions released a study earlier this month outlining the beliefs of New Yorkers on issues of global warming, local vulnerabilities and who is responsible for getting us on the right track to avoid some seriously hot summers. Fluorescents are the new black. The numbers were powerful, [...]
Where Have Things Gone Wrong? Our fare hike of late, will not actually come with immediate improvements, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority informed us yesterday. The finances of the organization have suffered from the recent drop in real estate tax revenues. New Service Postponed. Higher Rates in Effect. While I may not be a transportation expert-neither [...]
Farm City Fresh Eggs When I first heard it myself, I had a lot of questions. Where will they be? On roofs, in parking lots, in central park? But Just Food has embarked on The City Chicken Project that will promote folks to raise hens for their eggs right here in the city. According to [...]
There is No Simple Answer The New Yorker’s recent, insightful article, “Big Foot” based on the complexities of calculating a carbon footprint, left some feeling like all the moves they had made toward a more “sustainable” lifestyle were null and void. However, I would argue that such an article asks us to stop and reassess [...]
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