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The Highline: Public-Private Partnership and Bloomberg's Leadership Creates a Great NYC Park

Steven Cohen | Posted 07.31.2011

Read More: High Line, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Public Private Parternship, Planyc, Mike Bloomberg, Nyc Parks, New York News

I believe that history will judge Michael Bloomberg to have been a superb mayor. Among his greatest accomplishments has to be the creation of one of New York's most novel parks -- the High Line.

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The Obvious Solutions Newt Gingrich Is Missing

Andy Mannle | Posted 07.20.2011

Read More: Energy, Environment, Newt Gingrich, Solar Energy, Scientific American, Oil Drilling, Clean Coal, Planyc, American Solutions, William McDonough, LEED Certification, Green Vision, Green Energy, Green Energy Economy, Safe Nuclear Power, Green News

Newt Gingrich is an ideas man. He's all about solutions. But by environmental solutions, he means solving problems the fossil fuel industry has with environmental regulation.

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Nature in New York City

Marielle Anzelone | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Water Lily, Nyc, Rare, Urban Policy, Urban Planning, Conservation, Wildflowers, Native Plants, Blue Heron Park, New York City, Orchids, Salt Marshes, Open Space, Planyc, Soft Rush, Nature, Parks, Biodiversity, Wetlands, Preservation, Development, Staten Island, Forests, Cities, Meadows, New York News

It isn't easy being green in the Big Apple. Over the past century, 75% of the city's woodlands, wetlands and meadows have been destroyed.

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NYC Nature 101: Urban Ecology

Marielle Anzelone | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Exotic Species, Nyc, Impervious Cover, Air Quality, Native Plants, New York City, Sustainable, Plants, Planyc, Water Pollution, Nature, Wetlands, Urban Ecology, Development, Cities, Urban Heat Island Effect, New York News

Ecologists have begun to do their field studies closer to home. In the process, they have discovered that nature survives, and even thrives, in the city limits.

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2011 Is Five-Borough Year of Biodiversity

Marielle Anzelone | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nyc, Mayor Bloomberg, Planyc, Open Space, Biodiversity, Nature, David Bragdon, 5byb, Ny Impact, Urban Ecology, International Year of Biodiversity, New York City, New York News

New York City has more nature than any other city in North America -- more than Los Angeles and Chicago combined.

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7 Things Learned About Food in 2010

Jerusha Klemperer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Christine Quinn, Mayor Bloomberg, Cookbooks, Child Nutrition Act, Farmers, Planyc, Food Politics, Antitrust, Food, Food Policy, Food Safety, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, Usda, Justice Department, Mark Bittman, Food News

1. The intersection of food, culture and class is a conversation we might finally be ready to have...

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New York City's Sustainability Plan 2.0

Steven Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sustainability, Mayor Bloomberg, C-40s, Planyc, New York News

Beautiful weekends, like the one we just had, bring nearly everyone out to the city's streets and parks. The incredible energy and diversity characte...

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More Than the Million Trees, Where Is Nature in PlaNYC?

Marielle Anzelone | Posted 05.25.2011

The loss of doll's eyes from the Big Apple illustrates a disturbing trend -- the local extinction of our wild flora.

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The Transition to Sustainability Management Is Finally Underway

Steven Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sustainability, Planyc, Sustainability Management, Csr, Nyt, Green News

The issue of sustainability is no longer a luxury item or an add-on to those factors routinely addressed by management; it has moved to the apex of management concerns.

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Bike Sharing Program On Its Way?

CBS2 | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Biking Nyc, Bike Sharing, Bloomberg Administration, Planyc, Mayor Bloomberg, Biking New York, Bike Share, New York News

New York may flood the city streets with thousands of inexpensive rental bikes, reports CBS 2′s Tony Aiello. Supporters say pedal power will improv...

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The Bike Lane Wars

John Petro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York City Department of Transportation, Mayor Bloomberg, Bicycles, Brooklyn, New York City, Planyc, Janette Sadik-Khan, Buses, Transit, Prospect Park, Bike Lanes, Marty Markowitz, New York News

There is a solution to New York city traffic, but I don't think Marty Markowitz will like it. We must take steps to reduce the number of cars on the road, even as the city's population grows.

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Mayor Bloomberg and Speaker Quinn Put NYC at Forefront of Fight Against Climate Change

Peter Lehner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy Efficiency, Nyc, Speaker Quinn, Planyc, New York City, Mayor Bloomberg, Greener Greater Buildings Plan, Green Buildings, Global Warming, New York News

While world leaders gather in Copenhagen to address climate change on a global scale, here at home, New York tackled the number one contributor to its own carbon footprint -- its buildings.

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Light A Fire Under Your Council Member To Curb NYC's Carbon "Foodprint"

Kerry Trueman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sustainability, Foodprint, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, Urban Agriculture, Mayor Bloomberg, NYC Foodprint Alliance, Global Warming, Climate Change, Planyc, New York News

We have a golden opportunity to curb NYC's carbon foodprint, if only you'll pitch in and share your 2 cents. Because small change will add up to sea change.

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New York City Gets Hybrid Police Cars

redgreenandblue.org | Jerry James Stone | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Bloomberg, Planyc, Nypd, Cars, Hybrid Cars, New York, Green News

Announced by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly, the Altimas are the first set of of alternative-fuel patrol cars to ...

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How New York's Congestion Plan Collapsed

Earth Island Institute | Adam Federman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Congestion Pricing, Mass Transit, Bloomberg Congestion Pricing, Mayor Bloomberg, PlaNYC, Manhattan Congestion Pricing, NYC Congestion Pricing, New York City Council, Driving in New York, Green News

For advocates of mass transit, congestion pricing is much more than just a way to reduce traffic or increase the efficiency of our roadways. It is a b...

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