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Transportation roundup: How is New York City doing?
Posted on 02. Dec, 2010 by Eleanor Miller.
The last public trolley line in New York City shut down in the 1950s, ending a long run for a popular type of public transit– but some Brooklyn advocates want to bring it back. In October, the Department of Transportation announced a feasibility study to determine if a new trolley line could be efficiently installed […]
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The Greening of ConEd
Posted on 01. Nov, 2010 by Eleanor Miller.
Over the past few years, New York’s main utility has greatly expanded its efforts to provide green energy and promote energy conservation in New York: Con Ed’s Power of Green initiative, for example, inspects businesses for ways it could save energy and sometimes retrofits them for free; the company was also just named one of the […]
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Effects of Foreclosure Freeze in NYC Remain to Be Seen
Posted on 19. Oct, 2010 by Eleanor Miller.
On the heels of a new report that showed the New York City real estate market may finally be improving, revelations about improper handling of foreclosure proceedings across the country may prove a set back. New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced last Tuesday that he was launching a probe into foreclosure practices by […]
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Green Infrastructure Gets a Boost
Posted on 02. Oct, 2010 by Eleanor Miller.
The city will save $2.4 billion and aim to dramatically improve water quality in the rivers and waterways around the city under a new “green infrastucture” project announced on Tuesday. New York City’s current water and sewage system is aging and not big enough, according to city officials. The system already handles more than 1 […]
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Fracking debate heats up
Posted on 16. Sep, 2010 by Eleanor Miller.
The latest environmental buzz word is “fracking,” and no one is referring to the slang word from “Battlestar Galactica.” “Fracking” is the shortened term for “hydraulic fracturing,” a process in which water mixed with sand and chemicals is forced into clay beneath the earth’s surface to extract natural gas and other resources. Last Wednesday, the […]
