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Sustainable Tucson mapping Initiative As far as food goes (and I use the term organic rather loosely. It is not necessary, I believe, for a farm to be certified organic, so long as they are using sustainable and organic practices): 1. Local, organic farms and ranches 2. Restaurants that support local, organic farms & ranches 3. ...	instantanderson	1	738	Wed 02/11/2009, 10:00am
Job: Environmental Health Organizer for NY Green Schools Campaign The Center for Health, Environment & Justice (CHEJ, http://www.chej.org/) is a national organization that empowers communities to create safe, healthy and sustainable environments. CHEJ was instrumental in establishing some of the first national policies to protect communities such as the Superfu...	admin	0	282	Tue 01/26/2010, 12:34pm
CUP’s Affordable Housing Toolkit Launch Party & Workshops The Center for Urban Pedagogy is throwing a launch party and hosting several free workshops to promote the use of their latest teaching and community organizing tool, "The Affordable Housing Toolkit". To learn more about the toolkit visit http://envisioningdevelopment.net. Be sure to take a min...	HabitatMap	0	223	Thu 02/18/2010, 08:52am
NYC Council hearing on the "Sustainability of Biofuels" The .pdf mentioned above is full of inaccuracies. I'm sorry to see that, these are still being posted on the web more than a year after this false testimony was delivered at the city council meeting. Below are some accurate facts. I apologize for such a long post. A twenty percent biodi...	HabitatMap	3	768	Wed 05/26/2010, 10:27pm
MINDS IN THE GUTTER MINDS IN THE GUTTER call for submissions seeks designs for stormwater management in the public right-of-way for juried exhibition and resource guide. Minds in the Gutter, a project of the Stormwater Infrastructure Matters (SWIM) Coalition, is currently accepting submissions for innovative desi...	S.W.I.M. Coalition	0	377	Thu 01/14/2010, 03:32pm
CUP presents GOO GONE, 7/7/09 GOO GONE Risk, Responsibility, and Toxins in the Landscape Tuesday, July 7, 2009, 7–9 pm The Old American Can Factory (In the courtyard, weather permitting) 232 Third St at Third Ave Gowanus, Brooklyn Free and open to the public, RSVP to info@anothercupdevelopment.org Refreshments provided...	admin	0	682	Tue 06/30/2009, 10:15am
Newtown Creek EMT : Water and Air Quality Sampling : Variables, Technologies, & Methodologies Ten site visits to Newtown Creek were made in August for water sampling and testing. Nine visits sampled water from the Nature Walk site, the tenth sampled from the Apollo Street site. There was great variability in dissolved oxygen levels (relative to atmospheric O2) and counts of bacteria (ente...	HabitatMap	7	4625	Mon 09/07/2009, 01:26pm
NYC Council hearing on the "Sustainability of Biofuels" Please see slide show for accompanying images and graphs: http://habitatmap.org/habitatmap_docs/BooklynFoodConferenceSlides1.pdf [SLIDE 1] Hi, my name is Michael Heimbinder. I'm the Executive Director of HabitatMap. HabitatMap is a Brooklyn based environmental health justice non-profit. ...	HabitatMap	3	768	Wed 05/26/2010, 10:27pm
Fast Trash! http://www.fasttrash.org/ -------------------------------- FAST TRASH SYMPOSIUM AT NYU: “Comparative Garbage Collection Strategy and Urban Planning” Thursday, May 6, 6 - 9pm, Reception to follow. NYU Wagner School of Public Service 295 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10012 Web: www.wagn...	HabitatMap	0	182	Wed 03/24/2010, 10:40am
Safe Cycling on Second Ave. Sign the Petition! Sign this online petition, http://transalt.org/takeaction/actioncenter/4576, to tell Mayor Bloomberg that Second Avenue needs a traffic-protected bike lane between 14th and 23rd Street and that the entire East Side livable streets overhaul (from the Lower East Side to Harlem) ought to proceed on...	HabitatMap	0	43	Fri 07/16/2010, 08:38am
Bridges of the East River Tour Bridges of the East River Tour, a 2-hour harbor tour aboard charter boat “American Princess” Wednesday, September 1, 2010 6:15 P.M. departure from South Street Seaport, Manhattan Ticket Price $50.00 Sponsored by American Princess Cruises Tour Chairman: George Bulow, Transportation Histo...	HabitatMap	0	45	Thu 08/19/2010, 09:03am
Chelsea Redevelopment Map It's great project for local people in Chelsea.	adeyinka	7	864	Mon 11/03/2008, 12:51pm
Dirty heating oil is fouling NYC's air! A recent report released by the Environmental Defense Fund (www.bit.ly/HeatingOil) reveals that a small percentage of NYC buildings are responsible for massively degrading local air quality by burning sludge heating oil with high sulfur content, also known as No.4 and No.6 heating oil. One mil...	HabitatMap	0	207	Tue 01/19/2010, 01:47pm
Air sampling in the neighborhoods surrounding Newtown Creek I ran across this article on PM2.5 air pollution in the Transportation Altenatives magazine: http://www.transalt.org/files/newsroom/magazine/2008/summer/02.pdf. It might be interesting to do a street level PM2.5 Bucket Brigade project and compare the results with those from the air monitors ope...	HabitatMap	8	1222	Mon 09/08/2008, 09:41am
Newtown Creek Neighborhoods Mapping Workshop, 10/20 In partnership with the Newtown Creek Alliance, HabitatMap invites you to participate in a community mapping workshop at LaGuardia Community College on the evening of Monday, October 20th from 6:30-8:30. Space is limited so please RSVP here to reserve your spot: http://spreadsheets.google.com/v...	HabitatMap	1	1327	Wed 10/22/2008, 06:47am
Attention Residents of Greenpoint, East Williamsburg, and Maspeth Are you worried about health problems caused by the pollution in your neighborhood? Would you like the opportunity to tell your story? If yes, then you may want to be interviewed for a community health project that aims to document the public health concerns of individuals residing in communi...	Newtown Creek Alliance	0	688	Fri 07/24/2009, 08:04am
Newtown Creek EMT : Water and Air Quality Sampling : Variables, Technologies, & Methodologies Newtown Creek Monitoring Team test sites will each have a marker ("water" category). Currently two markers are posted - one at the Nature Walk and the other at the Apollo Street access point. Markers contain current water data from thee sites	HabitatMap	7	4625	Mon 09/07/2009, 01:26pm
NYC Council hearing on the "Sustainability of Biofuels" Michael, I have read your post very carefully. I can tell you are sincere in your concern for social and environmental impacts, and I support that cause. However, some of your points are dangerously flawed if they lead us back to sole reliance on fossil fuels. I am not a salesman or a ...	HabitatMap	3	768	Wed 05/26/2010, 10:27pm
Film Screening: The Good, The Bad, and The Empty What's the deal with all those empty lots in East Flatbush? Join the Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP) Tuesday, June 1, at Anthology Film Archives for the world premiere of the documentary "The Good, The Bad, & The Empty." CUP Teaching Artist Douglas Paulson and students from the BCCP's aftersch...	HabitatMap	0	154	Thu 05/27/2010, 09:02am
Air sampling in the neighborhoods surrounding Newtown Creek 8/27/2008, Mike Schade from CHEJ (http://chej.org) writes: Great! Yes I'd be very interested in attending a planning meeting. I have a few videos that show the Bucket Brigade in action...I'd be happy to bring a copy on DVD if anyone wanted to see a clip (there's some great clips in Blue Viny...	HabitatMap	8	1222	Mon 09/08/2008, 09:41am
Air sampling in the neighborhoods surrounding Newtown Creek 9/3/2008 Denny Larson from Global Community Monitor (www.gcmonitor.org) writes: Global Community Monitor offers trainings in community air monitoring - see some of our projects at www.gcmonitor.org Each project requires funding for the trainings, on-going technical assistance and of course...	HabitatMap	8	1222	Mon 09/08/2008, 09:41am
Air sampling in the neighborhoods surrounding Newtown Creek Denny, the bucket brigade training programs your organization offers sound great and thanks for giving details on the Environmental Support Centers grant program. So it looks like Denny has pointed the way forward for folks who are interested in pursuing an air monitoring program in the Newtown C...	HabitatMap	8	1222	Mon 09/08/2008, 09:41am
Meeker Plumes DEC/DOH "Availability Session" this Wednesday, 11/12. The NY State Dept of Environmental Conservation and the NY State Dept of Health are holding an "availability session" regarding the Meeker Ave. Contaminant Plumes. For a map see: (http://habitatmap.org/maps/123). For more information visit the NCA website: http://www.newtowncreekalliance.org/me...	Newtown Creek Alliance	0	1019	Sun 11/09/2008, 04:37pm
Meeker Plumes Walking Tour on 11/19 @ 9:00am Please join the Newtown Creek Alliance for a walking tour of the Meeker Ave. Contaminant Plumes where brownfields experts Lenny Siegel and Peter Strauss will be on hand to answer questions about hazardous vapor intrusion in homes, the health effects of TCE/PCE exposure, and how to get the Meeker ...	Newtown Creek Alliance	0	987	Sun 11/16/2008, 10:22pm
Superfund Designation for Newtown Creek Groups Appeal to EPA Administrator Jackson to Add Contaminated Newtown Creek to Federal Superfund List. New Report Reveals Federal Superfund Program Weaknesses. WHAT: Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez (D-NY); the Center for Health, Environment and Justice (CHEJ); Newtown Creek Alliance (NCA); a...	admin	0	812	Thu 03/19/2009, 08:33am