A Landlocked Island
Picture Credit: Think Green Degrees Urban Heat Island Effects, Mitigation, Studies & Resources Even though Fall is here and the climate has (generally) cooled, I looked back yesterday to a late summer NPR story about the…
Research Seminar: Wednesday October 17, 2012
In conjunction with the NY Urban Field Station and the US Forest Service Greening in the Red Zone Keith Tidball, Ph.D., Civic Ecology Lab, Cornell University Access to green space is understood to promote human health,…
A Community At Its Best
This past Thursday, I attended the Newtown Creek Alliance September community meeting. It was inspiring and motivating. At the beautiful Onderdonk House in Ridgewood, Queens, approximately 35 people gathered under a huge tent in the backyard…
Cities vs. Suburbs: Burdens of Pollution
In New York State, there has long been an “Upstate vs. Downstate” divide. If a real New Yorker asks you what part of the state you’re from, they’re really asking you which of three places you’re…
The Blight of Highways
Today The New York Times ran an article entitled ???Does Louisville Need More Highways???? It tells the story of how so many cities upended urban life for expansion into suburbs for the use of cars. This…
Reflecting a Community’s Vision
A ???brownfield??? is vacant or underused real property that is, or perceived to be, contaminated.?? Developers and the public are reluctant to invest in a brownfield because of potential contamination.?? Consequently, with this reluctance comes neglect.??…
Navigating the High Seas: Why the U.S. Should Ratify the Law of the Sea Treaty
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOS Convention) establishes a comprehensive framework for using and protecting the world???s oceans, which cover roughly 70 percent of the planet and contain a variety of…
“Green” Presidents: Perspective and the Importance of the 2012 Election
A new??poll??has environmental groups easily ranking Teddy Roosevelt as the “greenest” President we’ve ever had. Fourth on the list – behind Nixon and Carter – is President Obama. With Election Day only 47 days away, environmental…
Extreme Weather and Environmental Justice
When I moved to New York City in 2007 from Central New York, severe weather (aside from the occasional blizzard) was not something I expected to encounter. Even when I moved to Ithaca for college from…
RIP Russell Train
CUER is sad to learn that Russell Train has died.?? In this day of mealy-mouthed, focus-grouped politicians, Russell Train stands out as a giant.?? He was a??true environmental leader–a??pioneering environmental advocate who served as on Council…
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