The Green Week Ahead November 30 - December 4
Tuesday, December 1 at 11:00 am
Don't Frac With New York!
A radio show about drinking water, natural gas and hydraulic fracturing
Eco-Logic with Ken Gale on WBAI, 99.5 FM
Tuesday, December 1 at 6:30 pm
The Colder Side of Global Warming with Tom Wysmuller
The Netherland Club of NY
3 West 51st Street
RSVP: 212-265-6160
Cost: $10 donation
Thursday, December 3 7:00 - 10:00 pm
Good Design NYC II: New Ideas for New York
Nau NYC
69 Mercer Street
For more information, go to www.nau.com/nyc
Friday, December 4 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
5th Annual Green Buildings & Energy Conference
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Millbrook, NY
Cost: $75 including lunch
Register at www.hvregionalcouncil.org or 845-564-4075
Les Judd
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Workshop at Lehman College
On Tuesday, December 1 and December 8 from 7:15 - 9:15 pm I will teach the workshop How to Start a Green Business. This workshop is geared toward students who want to learn the basics of green business in a general sense. Entrepreneurs planning to start a business and business owners who want to make their existing business greener will learn a lot in this workshop!
Register at www.lehman.cuny.edu/cers/cers.htm
The Green Week Ahead: November 16 - 21
Monday, November 16 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
In the Wake of the Half Moon: Environmental Transformation of the New York Metropolitan Region 1609 - 2109
Hunter College, North Building, East 68th Street at Lexington Avenue
Register at www.cunysustainablecities.org
Tuesday, November 17 8:00 pm
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr Speaks at Town Hall
123 West 43rd Street
Free! Register at www.nrdc.org/kennedy
Wednesday, November 18 6:00 pm
NYC Vegetarians Dinner
Pongal Indian Vegetarian Restaurant, 110 Lexington Avenue betw 27th and 28th Streets
Order off the menu
RSVP:lesjudd@aol.com or 718-530-5074 by Monday, November 16
Wednesday, November 18 6:30 pm
Green Home NYC Green Building Forum
Showcase: International Green Building
Trespa Showroom, 62 Greene Street betw Broome and Spring Streets
Register at www.greenhomenyc.org
The Meat Industry is Responsible for 51% of Greenhouse Gas Emissions!
A new article in World Watch magazine reports that livestock production causes 51% of the greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. Previously, the United Nations had reported that livestock production causes 18% of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions.
What does this mean? It means that changing our diet is the most important thing we can do to combat global climate change! Now, more than ever, it's vital that everyone reduces the amount of meat they eat. Even if you eliminate meat from your diet one day a week, it makes a difference. If every American would do this it would have an enormous impact and if every American would change their diet to mostly vegetarian, we would do more to combat global climate change than any legislation or any other measure would accomplish! You can see the article at http://www.worldwatch.org/node/6294.
Don't Idle Your Engine!
I took a walk around the block this morning and saw at least 3 people in their cars, talking on their cell phone with the engine idling. OK. I guess it's safer for them to be talking on the cell phone with the car parked than to be driving while talking on their cell phone but still, I find this habit extremely annoying! Not only is there a law in New York City against engine idling, this practice adds to air pollution, it contributes to asthma, and it wastes gas!
Does anyone have any ideas about what to do about this problem? Sometimes, I just want to go around and yell at everyone. I wish we had an enforcement group that would issue fines for this. I bet they would pay for themselves. What do you think?