Majora Carter

WATCH: Interview with Majora Carter

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

As we we reach the end of the year, you'll no doubt be inundated with "best of 2010" lists on every topic imaginable. But we also want to look ahead t...

The Hustle for Good Food: Dispatches From the Bronx Food Summit

Elizabeth McVay Greene | Posted 05.25.2011

Elizabeth McVay Greene

What's gone wrong in the Bronx to make a conference about food access necessary?

A Cup of Coffee to Build Sustainable Communities

Cameron Sinclair | Posted 05.25.2011

Cameron Sinclair

Through Architecture For Humanity's "Do A Latte Good" campaign, you can bid on coffee with one of our great supporters, and in return they'll contribute to help reconstruction efforts post-Typhoon Ketsana.

New York's Green Business Competition

Christiana Wyly | Posted 05.25.2011

Christiana Wyly

Last week I found myself in Brooklyn's Borough Hall sitting behind the courtroom podium, watching passionate young entrepreneurs present their world-c...

The Bronx: Making News Again... This Time in Science Education with GreenFab

Linda Cronin-Gross | Posted 05.25.2011

Linda Cronin-Gross

Today, Kenny Nava, Cathy Jones, Jorge Flores, Samantha Bonilla and about 70 other Bronx high school students will "graduate" from a new, innovative sc...

Majora Carter: The Green Power Broker

nytimes.com | MARGUERITE HOLLOWAY | Posted 11.17.2011

In just over a decade, Ms. Carter, 42, has vaulted from working as a volunteer for what was a nascent organization called the Point Community Developm...

I Support "Green Jobs, Not Jails" & Why You Should Read The Green Collar Economy, Too

Anastasia Kousakis | Posted 05.25.2011

Anastasia Kousakis

What if there were a way to save the Earth and strengthen the economy at the same time?

Making Cities Sustainable

Majora Carter | Posted 11.17.2011

Majora Carter

Why aren't we trying to build monuments to hope and possibility, rather than tributes to our collective failures?

What One Tree Can Do For ADD, Crime And Stress

Majora Carter | Posted 11.17.2011

Majora Carter

If a tree grows in a city and nobody is there to assess its ancillary benefits to society, is it worth anything? We can all agree that green, living ...