New York City Climate and Community Stimulus Platform
New York City Climate and Community Stimulus Platform
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Environmental Justice and Labor Coalition Calls for $1 Billion Annual Energy Efficiency Fund, $3 Billion Green Bonds Program
January 15th 2020
Dear Mayor de Blasio:
We are in the midst of a climate crisis and immediate action is necessary to protect the future of our City and our planet.…
TRASHING NEW YORK’S NEIGHBORHOODS: Report Shows New York City’s Commercial Waste Transfer Stations Have Upped Their Garbage Output By More Than 500,000 Tons Per Year
New York City is undermining its major investments in solid waste and recycling infrastructure by allowing the private commercial waste industry to massively increase its reliance on trucking of commercial waste, according to a new report by the Transform Don’t Trash NYC coalition, titled “Trashing New York’s Neighborhoods.” …
Nation’s Leading Environmentalists Back NYC Commercial Sanitation Reforms
September 25th, 2019
Dear Mayor de Blasio and Speaker Johnson:
Our city and our planet are facing a climate crisis that demands action.…
Fighting New York’s Climate Emergency With Waste Zones: Commercial Waste Zones Are NYC’s Next Big Green Initiative
Transitioning New York City to an efficient, exclusive high-diversion commercial waste zone (CWZ) system will avoid up to 2 million tons of climate altering emissions per year, equivalent to removing one in five cars from New York City streets. …
Beyond Amazon Economic Development Platform
Late last year, New Yorkers reacted with outrage to the announcement that Amazon was going to force its empire building on the communities of Queens.…
#FixOurSubway for the Holidays
An all too common story for many this holiday season given the condition of our crumbling transit system. Let’s call on the state to fund to #FixOurSubway through new funding streams such as congestion pricing!…
Constructing a Greener New York, Building by Building
Constructing a Greener New York, Building by Building: Intro 1253 will create or sustain more than 23,627 jobs per year as NYC's large buildings reduce their emissions.
NYC Commercial Waste Zone Program
NEW YORK, NY – A new study by the New York City Department of Sanitation shows that the City can significantly reduce dangerous and polluting garbage truck traffic by designating one private carter to collect commercial waste in each part of the city.…
Combating the Gentrification of Jobs in New York City
The dominant narrative is that New York City’s economy is booming. But it’s only booming for some. In places like Brownsville, Brooklyn and University Heights in the Bronx, unemployment is still more than 10%, compared to the city-wide rate of 4.3%.…