Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Energy

Find Yourself a City to Live In

By Sarah Goodyear | | 8 Comments
Walking the walk in Cambridge Could energy-efficient American cities be a key weapon in the battle against climate change? In a recent Boston Globe op-ed piece, Douglas Foy (former secretary of the Office of Commonwealth Development and president of DIF Enterprises) and Robert Healy (city manager of Cambridge, Mass.) argue that they must be exactly […]

Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?

By Sarah Goodyear | | 1 Comment
Yesterday marked the opening of the Sexy Green Auto Show at the Eden Project bio theme park in Cornwall, UK. It’s a display meant to demonstrate that "green" cars (like the Ford Focus Flexi Fuel bio-ethanol number at right) don’t have to fit the clunky Birkenstock stereotype. As the Guardian notes, [T]he main task of […]

An English Plan in New York

By Brad Aaron | | 3 Comments
The once traffic-filled street between Trafalgar Square and the National Gallery is now a thriving plaza. Climate change is a greater threat to London than terrorism, one of the city’s top planners said yesterday. Debbie McMullen (right), a one-time New Yorker who heads implementation of the "London Plan," made this matter-of-fact announcement at a Tuesday […]

NYC School Construction and Maintenance Going Green

By Jason Varone | | 5 Comments
CBS News reports: The New York City Department of Education and the School Construction Authority on Tuesday announced the publication of the NYC Green Schools Guide and Rating System, which will be used to guide the sustainable design, construction, and operation of new schools, modernization projects, and school renovations. Prescriptive Energy Efficiency Measures required by […]
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