Long Island Names Architect For Sustainability Plan

Persistant traffic woes are among the issues that will be addressed in Long Island's sustainability plan for the next two decades

The Long Island Regional Planning Board on Tuesday announced i

Industrial Agriculture: Is it Really Sustainable?

A Tuesday article in The New York Times calls into question whether the factory method of food production, which we have grown to be dependent on, and industrial agriculture in general, is sustainable or

Nassau Gears Up For Green Buildings

Nassau County buildings will be getting greener pretty soon. The County Legislature is preparing to cast a final vote on a law that will require all new municipal construction to meet LEED Certification standards.

Biodiesel coming to Brooklyn?

Don't say fuggedaboutit! It's true. 

According to a New York Times article this week, the Metro Fuel Oil Corporation has a plant ready to produce biodiesel fuels in Brooklyn.

Bloomberg Thinks Globally and (Proposes) Acting Locally

On Earth Day April 22, 2007, Mayor Michael Bloomberg presented an ambitious plan to ensure New York remains a world class leader in terms of its economy, quality of life, and its natural environment in 2030.

Could Woodstock be NYC's 6th Boro?

The following excerpt from a Times Herald Record Editorial eloquently states the case of a how a small town in the Hudson Valley and big city are on the same wavelength when it comes to taking aim at fighting a worldwide crisis: