Archive for April, 2010
Michael Brady
April 27, 2010
Here at Hunter College, we students have been working on saving the world. Our most recent project involves saving the world by way of fixing the problems with milk production. Below is an entry in a brand-spankin’-new blog that we made (entitled “Udder Madness”), which will show you how you can help fix the problems [...]
Carina
April 26, 2010
There is still room for Wednesday’s Panel at the Roosevelt House. Reviving the Estuary: Science, Politics, and Education! This is the last in our 4 part series on the transition of New York City’s Waterfront. Turning the Tide has been an immense success so far and we would like to say thank you to our [...]
Carina
April 21, 2010
Information is beautiful has posted the following message on their blog: CORRECTION & APOLOGY: Planes or Volcano? April 20, 2010 We got our figures wrong on the CO2 emissions of Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajoekull. Badly wrong. So we want to apologise. We pride ourselves on good data and solid information. Despite detailed research and feedback from [...]
Carina
April 21, 2010
From WNYC this morning: Economist Joe Cortright ran the numbers: Because New Yorkers drive less, about 16 miles a day less than their counterparts in other urban areas, they spend $19 billion less a year than the “average” city dweller in the U.S. Sitting right on that average are Denver, Minneapolis, and Hartford, Conn. It’s [...]
Thor Ritz
April 20, 2010
Green Inc. recently ran two separate pieces on trends in alternative energy across the United States. Wind power seems to have fared the recession amazingly well: A record 10,010 megawatts of new wind capacity was installed in the United States last year, accounting for 39 percent of new electrical generation, the American Wind Energy Association [...]
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