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Engaging
NYC Community Groups to Promote Sustainability Initiatives
Over
the last year, this blog has explored ways
that community-based nonprofit organizations
(CBOs) could earn income from promoting
sustainability initiatives.
Government leadership on
sustainability is centrally
important, of course, but
enlisting the active support of
community organizations is
potentially powerful. Because
CBOs can reach out to neighbors and networks
of close relationships, they can be very
effective marketing partners in sustainability
projects. The articles in this series
draw on interviews with many sustainability
program providers and advocates in NYC, and on
our
direct experience promoting a range of services in
western Queens
at Long Island
City
Partnership.
Despite all
the buzz, there's actually very little urban
agriculture in NYC considering the vast
amount of rooftop and backyard space
available. It's very hard to run them
as businesses: their start-up costs can be
high, and the profit margins are usually
low. Projects with enough money to
build high-end rooftop greenhouses that
enable year-round production of high end
greens and tomatoes can do well, but where
cash is limited, options are fewer.
However, we found some opportunities for
groups more concerned with hunger,
nutrition and
environmental literacy
than cash profits.
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The 1% is blocking the transition to a renewable energy economy. The fossil fuel industry and its allies are fighting to maintain the status quo, even though it's destabilizing the climate. As published in Resilience.org. An expanded version.What's next for white
roof painting in NYC? Rooftop
farming and hipsters
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2008 report
"Sustainable Energy Independence for NYC."
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