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Keyword: environment

People charge their mobile devices at a Street Charge station in Brooklyn. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

Months after Sandy, solar chargers for mobile phones debut in NYC

New York City unveiled the first of 25 free solar charging stations for mobile phones on Tuesday, installed in response to Superstorm Sandy.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged cell phones, charging station, electricity, environment, green technology, Hurricane Sandy, Michael Bloomberg, NYC, power grid, Sandy, solar power, superstorm sandy, technology
A home destroyed and abandoned after Hurricane Sandy is seen on Fox Beach Avenue in the Oakwood Beach section of Staten Island in New York City, New York, March 25, 2013. Credit: Mike Segar/Reuters

New York lays out $20 billion plan to combat effects of climate change

Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday announced a $20 billion plan to prepare for rising sea levels and hotter summers expected as a result of climate change.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged climate change, environment, Hurricane Sandy, Michael Bloomberg, NYC, Sandy, superstorm sandy
A home destroyed and abandoned after Hurricane Sandy is seen on Fox Beach Avenue in the Oakwood Beach section of Staten Island in New York City, New York, March 25, 2013. REUTERS/Mike Segar

NYC lays out $20 billion plan to combat climate change

New York City would spend nearly $20 billion to get ready for rising sea levels and hotter summers under a proposal unveiled on Tuesday by Mayor Bloomberg.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged climate change, environment, Hurricane Sandy, Michael Bloomberg, NYC, superstorm sandy
Rising temperatures due to climate change could lead to an increase in heat-related deaths, according to a recent climate report. Credit: Metro File Photo

Big Apple may get baked as sizzling southern summers move north

Mayor Michael Bloomberg plans to propose how the city could prepare for the forecasted climate change and how much such an undertaking could cost taxpayers.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged climate change, environment, global warming, NYC, summer
Two-day-old falcon babies. Credit: New York City Department of Environmental Protection/Christopher Nadareski.

PHOTOS: Baby falcons born on city bridges

The city Department of Environmental Protection tagged six baby falcons hatched on the Throgs Neck and Marine Parkway bridges.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged baby animals, baby falcons, Birds, bridges, endangered, environment, falcons, Marine Parkway Bridge, MTA, NYC, Throgs Neck Bridge | Reply
JFK Airport. Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images.

JetBlue to make fertilizer at JFK Airport

The airline has decided to start composting food waste in its terminal to produce fertilizer for some local farms.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged composting, environment, fertilizer, jetblue, JFK airport, organic farming | Reply
code orange pollution

DEP issues ‘code orange’ air quality alert for second day

The Pennsylvania Department of environmental protection issued a “code orange” air quality alert for ozone, meaning pollution may affect vulnerable people.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged air quality, air quality alert, asthma, code orange, environment, harrisburg, health, pennsylvania department of environmental protection, pollution, warning | Reply
Rising temperatures due to climate change could lead to an increase in heat-related deaths, according to a study out of Columbia University. Credit: Metro File Photo.

Report: global warming may mean more deaths in Manhattan

Climate scientists warn of rising temperature-related deaths in Manhattan caused by global warming.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged Columbia University, department of health, earth institute, environment, global warming, health, heatwave, mailman school of public health, NYC, science, summer, weather | Reply
A protester at a May 13, 2013 rally against the Spectra pipeline. Credit: Eric Walton.

Community fights Greenwich Village gas pipeline

Community groups are rallying against the Spectra pipeline, as the company insists it is built to be one of the safest gas pipelines in North America.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged clean energy, con edison, environment, Greenwich Village, high line park, hudson river park, jersey shore, New Jersey, NYC, spectra, spectra pipeline, terrorism, west village | Reply
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VIDEO: Oil pipeline coming to the West Village

An activist group produced this video in outcry against the proposed Spectra Pipeline that would run under the West Village.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged clean energy, energy, environment, manhattan, NYC, oil, radon, spectra pipeline, west village | 1 Reply
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