Posted by Kate Sinding in Curbing Pollution
First, some good news. Responding to the calls of concerned folks across the state, the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation yesterday extended the public comment period until December 31 on its draft environmental impact statement for natural gas drilling in...continued→
Posted by Kate Sinding in Curbing Pollution , Health and the Environment
I wrote yesterday about the inadequacy of Chesapeake's decision not to exercise its right to drill in NYC's watershed and the need for the state to impose an across-the-board ban on drilling in that most precious resource. Today a New...continued→
Posted by Kate Sinding in Curbing Pollution , Health and the Environment
Yesterday evening, Chesapeake Energy Corp. quietly leaked the news that it would not develop the leases it has purchased for natural gas exploration in the New York City watershed - which supplies clean, unfiltered drinking water to 9 million New...continued→
Posted by Kate Sinding in Health and the Environment , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Are you a New Yorker? Do you drink water? Like it free of dangerous chemicals? You may want to read this. Last week, New York State came closer to breaking ground on a controversial gas drilling practice upstate in the...continued→
Posted by Kate Sinding in Living Sustainably
Last Friday, hiding behind two trade associations, electronics manufacturers filed suit challenging NYC's e-waste law. The law is based on the producer responsibility, or product stewardship, approach, which holds that manufacturers should be responsible for taking their products back from...continued→
Posted by Kate Sinding in Living Sustainably
Earth Day presents an excellent opportunity for an update on e-waste recycling initiatives in New York, where things are developing at a fast and furious pace. You may recall that last summer the New York City Council passed landmark legislation...continued→
Posted by Kate Sinding in Living Sustainably
The Obama transition team is asking Congress to postpone the transition to digital broadcast set for February 17 because of concerns that the Commerce Department has run out of money to subsidize the purchase of converter boxes. Consumers who...continued→
Posted by Kate Sinding in Living Sustainably
Still less than one year old, Catalog Choice is poised to register its one millionth user any minute now (at the time of this posting, membership stands at 999,450). That’s an amazing accomplishment for a completely not-for-profit service that has...continued→
Posted by Kate Sinding in Solving Global Warming
Good news from New York City: Since the last Checker went the way of the old Penn Station, New York has lacked a cab that lives up to New Yorkers’ elevated self-image. Uninspiring Crown Victorias now lumber down Broadway, inadequate substitutes...continued→
Posted by Kate Sinding in Green Enterprise
This evening NRDC Founder John Adams will throw out the first pitch at Fenway Park – the storied home of the world champion Boston Red Sox and oldest original ballpark in the country. The Fenway Faithful will also be treated...continued→
Posted by Kate Sinding in Living Sustainably
Here’s a marriage that I wish I’d arranged myself. Responding to a significant and increasing decline in first class mail – due to the ever-growing use of email, on-line banking, and efforts like our own Catalog Choice – the U.S....continued→
Posted by Kate Sinding in Living Sustainably
As I blogged about at the time of its launch last October, Catalog Choice is the free, easy on-line service that lets you opt out of receiving all those unwanted catalogs – the ones you never asked for, never intend...continued→
Posted by Kate Sinding in Living Sustainably
Just before the new year, I wrote about some ways folks can safely and responsibly get rid of their used electronic equipment, such as TVs, computers, and MP3 players. As I discussed, one of the only options for doing so...continued→
Posted by Kate Sinding in Living Sustainably
This time of year, many of us are happily playing with (or for some of us trying to master the features of) the newest electronic gadget that arrived under the Christmas tree or as a Hannukah gift. Unfortunately, that may...continued→
Posted by Kate Sinding in The Media and the Environment
I caught last night’s episode of “How I Met Your Mother” and was happily surprised to see that one of main storylines was, well, kind of related to my own life experience. In last night’s installment, Marshall – saddled with...continued→
