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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 | 18795 | Wed 05/26/2010, 10:27pm |
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HabitatMap Seeking Curriculum Specialist
HabitatMap is seeking a Curriculum Specialist to assist with curriculum development, toolkit development, and co-teaching for a Maps-Based Research Methods course that will be taught at the Green School in East Williamsburg this spring. The Curriculum Specialist will work in close partnership wit... |
HabitatMap | 1 | 5316 | Tue 05/07/2019, 05:12am |
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Mapping Sustainability in NYC
As Part of Solar One's "Green Renter" series, Michael Heimbinder, ED of HabitatMap, and Wendy Brawer, ED of Green Maps, will be demoing their web based mapping platforms and answering the question "Why maps?". Where: Solar One, 23rd St. and the East River. When: December 15th from 7:... |
admin | 1 | 4575 | Tue 05/07/2019, 05:10am |
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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 | 1 | 5562 | Tue 05/07/2019, 05:14am |
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Air sampling in the neighborhoods surrounding Newtown Creek
8/26/2008, Michael Freedman-Schnapp from NAG (http://www.nag-brooklyn.org/) writes: The Newtown Creek Alliance and Newtown Creek Monitoring Committee, which have many overlapping members, are most concerned with this. I've cc'd Katie Schmid, who runs the Newtown Creek Alliance. That websit... |
HabitatMap | 8 | 6683 | Mon 09/08/2008, 09:41am |
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Along the Shore in New York City
Power Plants, Sewage Treatment Facilities, and Waste Transfer Stations: http://habitatmap.org/markers?colors=0_1_3&lat=40.715859&lng=-73.982553&maps=140_212_91&nogrp=1&nopol=1&t=terrain&z=10 |
HabitatMap | 1 | 3259 | Tue 05/07/2019, 05:14am |
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Newtown Creek EMT : Water and Air Quality Sampling : Variables, Technologies, & Methodologies
Thursday evening's NCEMT meeting went well. As per the agenda, we spent the bulk of the time debating the advantages and disadvantages of different air and water quality sampling technologies and methodologies. We also spent some time discussing visualizations for the mobile air monitoring comp... |
HabitatMap | 8 | 33806 | Tue 10/31/2017, 11:05pm |
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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 | 1 | 5163 | Wed 04/17/2019, 11:23am |
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AirCasting: Gadgeteer External Device
Hi, just hooked up a Gadgeteer board (http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/gadgeteer/) to the AirCasting App via Bluetooth, using the Bluetooth data format described in the Arduino source comments (https://github.com/LunarLogicPolska/AirCastingAndroidClient/blob/master/arduino/aircasting/... |
tamberg | 5 | 8148 | Mon 06/10/2013, 02:53pm |
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AirCasting: Gadgeteer External Device
Ok, found a way to display the data. After saving the session and reopening it, a parameter / sensor can be selected. Nice! Kind regards, Thomas (@tamberg) |
tamberg | 5 | 8148 | Mon 06/10/2013, 02:53pm |
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AirCasting: non-trivial "comfort zones"?
Hi, is it possible to set the AirCasting sensor measurements color limits in a way that allows for low and high values to be red while the middle is green? E.g. to allow very low and very high temperatures to be displayed red? Regards, Thomas (@tamberg) |
tamberg | 3 | 4576 | Tue 05/07/2019, 05:12am |
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AirCasting: Measure mobile phone signal strength?
Hi, when we discussed your AirCasting app at the Make IoT Zürich meetup, we wondered if it might be valuable to record (3G) network signal strength in addition to sound volume. Some people see electromagnetic fields from antennas as a problem, so having a map of "antenna smog" might make sense. A... |
tamberg | 2 | 4430 | Tue 05/07/2019, 05:12am |
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AirCasting: Gadgeteer External Device
Hi, just published an Instructable to build a laser-cut AirCasting sensor based on Gadgeteer modular hardware: http://www.instructables.com/id/Laser-cut-AirCasting-Sensor/ Cheers, Thomas |
tamberg | 5 | 8148 | Mon 06/10/2013, 02:53pm |
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AirCasting: Gadgeteer External Device
Very cool Thomas! Thanks for sharing. |
tamberg | 5 | 8148 | Mon 06/10/2013, 02:53pm |
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Newtown Creek EMT : Water and Air Quality Sampling : Variables, Technologies, & Methodologies
On 12/3 Tim Dye from SonmaTech (http://www.sonomatech.com/) wrote: Black Carbon (or elemental carbon, EC) is usually about 4%-7% of the mass of PM2.5 in urban U.S. environments. There are portable instruments that can monitor select VOCs rather cheaply but these are mostly for fenceline or... |
HabitatMap | 8 | 33806 | Tue 10/31/2017, 11:05pm |
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Fuel vs. food: Are biofuels and agrifuels the answer?
This workshop presents a balanced discussion of the pros and cons of different forms of plant-based fuels. Panelists make the case for the positive role that responsible production and consumption of plant-based energy products can play in a new green economy. Others discuss the challenges faci... |
admin | 0 | 5476 | Tue 04/28/2009, 09:27am |
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Panel Discussion: What Community Mapping Can Tell Us About Industrial Lands
On Tuesday, April 5th Michael Heimbinder, Founder & Executive Director of HabitatMap, will moderate a panel discussion on community mapping at the National Brownfields Conference in Philadelphia. If you plan on attending the National Brownfields Conference next week don't miss this conversation. ... |
HabitatMap | 0 | 7547 | Tue 03/29/2011, 08:34am |
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AirCasting - Read Our Proposal
Any updates on making the aircasting monitor? it has been a while since the original project started and I was wondering if there are more infos on the the accuracy of the sensors such as CO and NO2. Michel |
HabitatMap | 2 | 4105 | Fri 06/07/2013, 03:27am |
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Writing Master
A blogger and assignment writer knows the importance of assignments and documents. They ink the future of students in their educational career. They create compelling content for websites, ensuring their success. They craft impactful Writing in the UK and complete every academic project in a way ... |
alberd123 | 1 | 276 | Wed 04/17/2019, 11:18am |
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Writing Master
A blogger and assignment writer knows the importance of assignments and documents. They ink the future of students in their educational career. They create compelling content for websites, ensuring their success. They craft impactful Writing in the UK and complete every academic project in a way ... |
alberd123 | 1 | 263 | Wed 04/17/2019, 11:18am |
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