I was born on the upper-west side and spent most of my spare time playing in central park until I moved to Melbourne, Australia at the age of nine. There I got a crash course in the world’s most beautiful beaches, meat pies, strict school uniforms and rowing.
I came back to the U.S. to go to Yale University where I had the opportunity to work for the Yale Office of Sustainability on athletics sustainability. As a former college athlete -- winning three NCAA national rowing championship titles -- I am particularly passionate about the greening of sports, society’s great equalizer. Upon graduating I returned to New York City to join NRDC’s corporate greening team. I now work primarily on and write about more efficient, cost-saving and environmentally-friendly business choices. I help enhance the environmental profile of America’s most iconic sports and entertainment groups by addressing the ecological impacts of their operations and supply chains. Whether it’s at the collegiate or professional level, wherever efficiency, sustainability and sports overlap, I’m there.
Posted May 14, 2012 by Alice Henly in Curbing Pollution, Green Enterprise, Health and the Environment
Yesterday was a historic day for the Ivy League, in more ways than one. The League launched the inaugural Ivy League Women's Rowing Championship with a very successful regatta full of intense racing. The hard-fought competition peaked with a breathtaking...continued→
Posted May 11, 2012 by Alice Henly in Curbing Pollution, Green Enterprise, Health and the Environment
Over the past few years sports greening has taken the U.S. by storm. All major professional leagues have joined forces with NRDC to make commitments to environmental stewardship, and have already achieved impressive environmental accomplishments to boot. But this...continued→
Posted April 23, 2012 by Alice Henly in Green Enterprise, Living Sustainably, Solving Global Warming
Remember how Major League Soccer (MLS) made a commitment to install solar panels at a local school in the city of the MLS Cup champion? And then the LA Galaxy won. Well, today MLS W.O.R.K.S., the Major League Soccer's community outreach initiative,...continued→
Posted March 28, 2012 by Alice Henly in Green Enterprise, Living Sustainably, Solving Global Warming
This morning the Cleveland Indians will be unveiling their revolutionary wind turbine, the first of its kind to sit atop a ballpark. After three years of work -- planning, designing and building the innovative corkscrew-shaped turbine in partnership with Cleveland...continued→
Posted November 20, 2011 by Alice Henly in Curbing Pollution, Environmental Justice, Green Enterprise, Health and the Environment, Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil, Reviving the World's Oceans, Saving Wildlife and WIld Places, Solving Global Warming, The Media and the Environment
Tonight the LA Galaxy and Houston Dynamo go head to head, battling not only to be MLS Cup Champions but also for the chance to award a school in their home city with a small solar array and energy education...continued→
Posted November 14, 2011 by Alice Henly in Curbing Pollution, Environmental Justice, Green Enterprise, Health and the Environment, Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil, Reviving the World's Oceans, Saving Wildlife and WIld Places, Solving Global Warming
All households and businesses generate waste—and large facilities can produce thousands of tons of trash each year. Waste generation in the United States, including all industrial wastes and municipal solid waste (MSW), totals more than 14 billion tons annually. Unfortunately, the production...continued→
Posted October 27, 2011 by Alice Henly in Living Sustainably, The Media and the Environment
The 2011 World Series may go down as one of the best in history thanks to the awesome slug-fest between big-name batters on both sides, Colby Lewis’ hot postseason pitching, or the fact that there’s nothing more exciting than the...continued→
Posted October 11, 2011 by Alice Henly in Curbing Pollution, Environmental Justice, Green Enterprise, Health and the Environment, Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming, The Media and the Environment
There will soon be a new homerun target for batters at Progressive Field. At the top of the south-east corner of the ballpark, down the first base line, the Cleveland Indians will be installing a micro wind turbine in March...continued→
Posted September 30, 2011 by Alice Henly in Curbing Pollution, Environmental Justice, Green Enterprise, Health and the Environment, Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil, Reviving the World's Oceans, Saving Wildlife and WIld Places, Solving Global Warming, The Media and the Environment, U.S. Law and Policy
This year the Major League Baseball postseason will not only culminate in the reign of a new World Champion (with the Giants out of the running as of last weekend), but all stadiums hosting postseason and World Series games will...continued→
Posted September 26, 2011 by Alice Henly in Green Enterprise, The Media and the Environment
Last week, the Seattle Business magazine announced its first-ever “Washington Green 50”, a list of 50 companies and organizations in Washington State that are leaders in environmental awareness. This listing was compiled from the magazine’s annual Green Washington Awards (see...continued→
Posted May 5, 2011 by Alice Henly in Curbing Pollution, Environmental Justice, Health and the Environment, Living Sustainably, Solving Global Warming, The Media and the Environment
Can you see a connection between professional hockey and fighting hunger? NRDC and the National Hockey League can, not to mention Syd Mandelbaum, founder of the non-profit Rock and Wrap It Up! food recovery program. Last week four NHL clubs—the...continued→
Posted April 22, 2011 by Alice Henly in Environmental Justice, Health and the Environment, Living Sustainably, Saving Wildlife and WIld Places, Solving Global Warming, The Media and the Environment
In honor of National Poetry Month and Earth Day we called for your most inventive, environmentally-inspired haikus during the week leading up to Earth Day, April 22nd. Today we are publishing our top picks from the many enjoyable and entertaining...continued→
Posted April 12, 2011 by Alice Henly in Environmental Justice, Health and the Environment, Living Sustainably, The Media and the Environment
Celebrate National Poetry Month and Earth Day by sharing with the world (and NRDC) your wit, intelligence and ear for language. Send us your haikus every day of the week leading up to April 22. We'll pick highlights each day...continued→
Posted April 5, 2011 by Alice Henly in Green Enterprise
So you say you’re the ultimate basketball fan, but do you really know everything March Madness? You watched all 67 games without fail. You were the first to submit your draw at work and boasted about your picks to anyone who would...continued→
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