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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	5696	Tue 01/26/2010, 12:34pm
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	18792	Wed 05/26/2010, 10:27pm
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	1	4946	Wed 04/17/2019, 11:25am
Get on the Map! Dozens of schools, colleges, and grassroots groups have created HabitatMaps sharing what they know and advocating for positive change in their communities. Why not join them? Create a HabitatMap profile, and get on the map! Upper West Side Streets Renaissance - UWS Streets Renaissance Campaig...	HabitatMap	1	5927	Wed 04/17/2019, 11:18am
Newtown Creek Community Health Project Info Sessions, 10/18 & 10/27 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 documen...	Newtown Creek Alliance	1	4516	Wed 04/17/2019, 11:24am
EPA releases new EJ mapping tool EJView, a new public mapping tool, was released today and will replace the Environmental Justice Geographic Assessment Tool. The Geographic Assessment Tool was one of the first mapping tools designed to screen for areas with potential environmental justice concerns, but after four years it was ti...	HabitatMap	1	3754	Tue 05/07/2019, 05:14am
Community Health & Harms Narrative Project: Upcoming Meetings 3/18, 3/25, 3/28 All meetings are open to the public, no commitment is necessary to attend. (1) Wednesday, March 18th at 10AM (general info session) Selfhelp Maspeth Senior Center, 61-69 Grand Ave., Maspeth, NY 11378 (2) Wednesday, March 25th at 7PM (research team info session) Phoebe's Café, ...	Newtown Creek Alliance	0	5466	Sun 03/15/2009, 11:04am
New York Looks to Philadelphia for Ideas on Sewer Overflow An excellent radio story from WNYC discussing how Green Infrastructure can help remedy NYC's sewage overflow problem. http://beta.wnyc.org/articles/wnyc-news/2010/jul/15/new-york-looks-philadelphia-ideas-sewer-overflow-issues/	HabitatMap	0	2979	Mon 07/19/2010, 09:00am
Can cities outside of New York join the fun? I love the idea of this project and I want to try my hand at making an arduino-powered sensor. Are you guys supporting cities outside of New York?	brittany	1	2327	Thu 10/15/2015, 12:17am
Newtown Creek EMT : Water and Air Quality Sampling : Variables, Technologies, & Methodologies On 12/4 Carlos Restrepo from NYU's Wagner School wrote: Our South Bronx Environmental Health and Policy Study web page is: http://www.icisnyu.org/south_bronx/index_001.html The NYU School of Medicine component of the project has its own web page: http://www.med.nyu.edu/SBEHPS// I think...	HabitatMap	8	33786	Tue 10/31/2017, 11:05pm
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	18792	Wed 05/26/2010, 10:27pm
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	5474	Tue 04/28/2009, 09:27am
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	18792	Wed 05/26/2010, 10:27pm
Air sampling in the neighborhoods surrounding Newtown Creek 8/26/2008, Mike Schade from CHEJ (http://chej.org) writes: I'm curious if anyone has ever done any ambient air monitoring in Greenpoint, particularly near the sewage and chemical plants in the McGolrick Park area? I just moved to that area and sometimes the odors are pretty bad. I know there...	HabitatMap	8	6683	Mon 09/08/2008, 09:41am
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	3492	Tue 01/19/2010, 01:47pm
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	5314	Tue 05/07/2019, 05:12am
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
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	1	5439	Tue 05/07/2019, 05:12am
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
South Bronx: AIR QUALITY Hey I am student I need some help with Air Quality in Hunts Point and Mott Haven.	ekfriedrich	1	3851	Tue 04/28/2009, 09:11am
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	7074	Thu 02/18/2010, 08:52am
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	2	3806	Tue 05/07/2019, 05:14am
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	1	6870	Tue 05/07/2019, 05:12am
Searching for a Panelist to Discuss Community Mapping & Brownfields I'm looking for one more person to speak during a panel discussion I'm putting together for the Brownfields Conference happening in Philly from 4/3 - 4/5, for more information visit http://www.brownfields2011.org/en/home. The presentations and discussion will take place from 11:15am - 12:30pm on...	HabitatMap	1	5518	Wed 04/17/2019, 11:20am
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	1	4957	Wed 04/17/2019, 11:24am
Web-Based Cancer Mapping The New York State Dept. of Health recently released a web-based searchable map and database that identifies the number of cancers diagnosed in individual neighborhoods across the state and also locates nearby polluters that could be contributing to cancer rates. Website: https://apps.nyhealth.g...	HabitatMap	1	3330	Tue 05/07/2019, 05:13am
Air sampling in the neighborhoods surrounding Newtown Creek 8/27/2008 Michael Heimbinder from HabitatMap wrote: I've added Steve Lang and Sarah Durand from LaGuardia Community College into the mix as we've been discussing doing an air monitoring project on the Creek with students this coming year. I've also added Brooke Singer from SUNY Purchase as I'...	HabitatMap	8	6683	Mon 09/08/2008, 09:41am
Newtown Creek EMT : Water and Air Quality Sampling : Variables, Technologies, & Methodologies USA Today Special Report: Toxic Air and America's Schools http://content.usatoday.com/news/nation/environment/smokestack/index	HabitatMap	8	33786	Tue 10/31/2017, 11:05pm
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	2	7334	Wed 04/17/2019, 11:25am
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	33786	Tue 10/31/2017, 11:05pm