-
How Technology Can Help Save the Environment
It’s no secret that technology plays a large role in today’s society, and… It’s no secret that technology plays a large role in today’s society, and… It’s no secret that technology plays a large role in today’s society, and…
Continue reading -
-
James Thackara, Lifelong Witness to the Nuclear State, Breaks Silence
James Thackara, nationally and internationally acclaimed novelist, was born in California, moved to England and became a citizen there. He and his wife recently returned to the US after…
Continue reading -
Coal Ash Contaminates Groundwater at 91% of US Coal Plants, Tests Show
An analysis of water monitoring reports found unsafe levels of toxic substances near hundreds of coal ash sites, many of them in the Midwest and Southeast. James Bruggers MAR…
Continue reading -
Simple Tips to Make Your Home More Eco-Friendly
Here are some simple things you can do tonight, or tomorrow, or this weekend to make your home or apartment a more eco-friendly place. Swap in some LED bulbs. It’s tempting…
Continue reading -
Another Voice: Wind turbines offer economic and environmental opportunity
Article by Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter Energy Committee Chair Bob Ciesielski; reposted from Buffalo News: http://buffalonews.com/2018/04/25/another-voice-wind-turbines-offer-economic-and-environmental-opportunity/ In 2016, New York’s Clean Energy Standard committed to supplying 50 percent of our electricity…
Continue reading -
STUDY: Rooftop Solar and EVs Cut Water Usage and Pollution
Solar panels and electric vehicles (EVs) are two prime examples of technologies that can help people minimize their environmental footprint, without sacrificing comfort or having to radically change their…
Continue reading -
High-Rise Passive House in NYC
By Lisa DiCaprio, Conservation Chair, Sierra Club NYC Group NYC is leading in high-rise Passive House design and construction. On November 1, 2017, the Passive House Institute certified the 26-story…
Continue reading -
Press Release: NYC to Become First US City to Require Building Energy Grades
This week, the New York City Council approved Intro. 1632A, a bill requiring large buildings to post their energy efficiency scores, and associated grades, near their public entrances. “As…
Continue reading -
Take Action: Sign Divest From Fossil Fuels Petition Now
Open Letter to New York Comptrollers DiNapoli and Stringer: We want you to do more for our climate future. It’s time to divest New York’s pension funds from fossil fuels….
Continue reading
- 1
- 2