Sustainable South Bronx

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Blythe Danner Plus Natural Gas Garbage Trucks = Real Greening, Not "Green Washing"

Linda Cronin-Gross | Posted 04.10.2008 | Business

Read More: Greening, Environmental Justice, Sustainable South Bronx, Smithtown, Green Garbage Trucks, Green, Environmentalism, Union Square, Gwyneth Paltrow, New York City, Natural Gas Garbage Trucks, Blythe Danner, Haulers, Environment, Asthma, Natural Gas, Garbage Trucks, Business News

Today, as she has done countless times over the last 35 years, actor Blythe Danner stood up for the environment. Not the newly-sexy environment, but ...

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What One Tree Can Do For ADD, Crime And Stress

Majora Carter | Posted 01.31.2008 | Life

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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 ...

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Memo To Candidates: Green-Collar Jobs Means Standing Up for People and the Planet

Van Jones | Posted 01.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Workforce Alliance, Apollo Alliance, Energy Action Coalition, Center on Wisconsin Strategy, Ella Baker Center, Green for All, Sustainable South Bronx, Green-Collar Jobs, Democratic Presidential Candidate, Democratic Debate, Center for American Progress, 1sky, Politics News

For those of us who are a part of the movement for green-collar jobs, Sunday's Democratic presidential debate was a real watershed moment.

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What The Greatest Generation Can Teach Us

Majora Carter | Posted 12.20.2007 | Life

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Gasoline and food rationing, domestic production mandates, a military draft! Sounds like a totalitarian nightmare, but it stopped global fascism. As ...

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Saving the World (Starting With the South Bronx)

Majora Carter | Posted 11.24.2007 | Life

Read More: Making Cities Sustainable, Sustainable South Bronx, South Bronx Activism, Make a Difference, Saving the World, Local Activisim, Making Cities Green, Green the Ghetto, Community Activism, Life News

When people ask me what I do for a living, my short answer is, "I'm working to save the world, starting in the South Bronx." Yes, the South Bronx is...

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