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Upcoming events

Green Jobs Summit(Friday, March 12, 2010 - 12:00pm)
Hudson River PCB Dredging: Phase 1 Results (Monday, March 15, 2010 - 3:00pm)
Northeast Climate Policy Forum: Thriving in the New Carbon Economy(Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 9:00am)
Turning the Tide: New York's Waterfront in Transition, Session 2 of 4 (Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 5:30pm)
Go Green Expo(Friday, March 19, 2010 - 10:00am)
26th Annual GreenThumb GrowTogether(Saturday, March 20, 2010 - 9:00am)
Ring in Spring with the World(Saturday, March 20, 2010 - 12:00pm)
LEED-ND Conference(Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - 8:30am)

NYC's Greener, Greater Buildings Plan Becomes Law

Submitted by Dan Hendrick on Wed, 2009-12-30 16:18.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg has signed a package of four bills that will put the Big A

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New York City Blazes Trail On Greener Buildings

NYLCV President Marcia Bystryn on the steps at New York City Hall.Thanks to Mayor Michael Bloomberg, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, the City Council and members of NYLCV, the Greener, Greater Buildings Plan will soon become law. This groundbreaking initiative will put New York at the cutting edge of the green buildings movement, reduce greenhouse gases, create thousands of green jobs and lead to permanent savings for taxpayers and homeowners.

NYLCV Applauds Appointment of Cas Holloway as DEP Commssioner

Mayor Bloomberg Signs Brownfields Bill Into Law

Submitted by Dan Hendrick on Wed, 2009-05-13 15:33.

The New York City Council and Mayor Michael Bloomberg adopted an important part of the New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund's 2009 NYC Policy Agenda this week.

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New York City Re-Examines Recycling Law

Submitted by Elizabeth Mooney on Thu, 2009-04-16 16:03.

Citing a "recent study," Crain's New York Business reported that, in five years, New York City won't pay more per ton to recycle its trash than to dump it, primarily because landfill costs are rising.

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Million Trees Month In NYC

Submitted by Dan Hendrick on Thu, 2009-04-02 11:28.

New York City's goal of planting one million trees by 2030 has quickly taken root, with progress in the first 18 months far ahead of the target.

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NYC Starts Moving Waste By Rail

Submitted by Elizabeth Mooney on Thu, 2009-03-12 12:08.

With the opening of a redesigned transfer station that Waste Management operates in Brooklyn, New York City now can transport an average of 950 tons of waste six days a week, thereby eliminating about 13,000 long

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