Did you know that 70% of NYC’s massive climate pollution comes from oil and gas energy used to power buildings? Yes, much of that pollution is the result of wasted energy. For example, that moment during the winter when your…
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Endangered Species
by Alexnder Schlutz Right by the barricades on the north-east corner of 5th avenue and 57th street, where the unending throng of protesters united in the NYC Women’s march was dispersed by the NYPD, just a few tantalizing blocks short…
Environmental Justice: Art and Protecting Wildlife
By Yichun Luo In 2008, I started my academic experience at John Jay College. While exploring the study of justice, I found myself also becoming interested in visual art. My first studio art class was Introduction to Drawing taught by…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: Activism, Art, China, Green Criminology, New York City, Wildlife, wildlife crime
The Fight for Change in Asthma Alley
Joanne Guerra SUS 200 THE FIGHT FOR CHANGE IN ASTHMA ALLEY When you’re born and raised in New York City you learn to deal with all kinds of smells. Smells that range from sizzling scrumptious pizza to week-old garbage.…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: Activism, Environmental Justice, New York City, parks, Pollution, south bronx, Sustainability
Volunteer day to care for Highbridge Forest in Manhattan
The Highbridge Forest Crew works to remove invasive plants from the park and to care for recently planted native trees. As part of the Forest Crew. you will learn basic invasive and native plant identification, proper removal techniques, and an…
Foraging tour in Central Park with Wildman Steve Brill
Learn what you can pick and eat from Central Park on this four-hour tour. Central Park, always a great park for foraging, is spectacular in early summer. There are many terrific herbs, greens, and berries in season– all at the same…
Geology of Fifth Avenue walking tour
On June 7, 2015, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., NYC H20 is sponsoring a walking tour of the city’s geological materials. New York has an abundance of building stones -in lobbies, on facades, sidewalks and curbstone. These materials used in…
Posted in Tagged with: Cities, Events, Geology, New York City, Rocks, Science, Sustainability, Tour, Water
SEJ students forage in Central Park, make salads from gathered greens
By Staci Strobl Central Park can feed you if you know what to pick. Environmental Crime (SUS 240) students toured with Widman Steve Brill, a foraging expert, in Central Park on Saturday May 9, 2015. Exploring the deviant behavior of…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: Central Park, Cultural Deviance, Ecology, Environmental Crime, Food Justice, Foraging, Forests, Nature, New York City, Plants, Science, Sustainability, urban agriculture, Urban Life
Hudson River Park mulch-a-thon
Join your friends and neighbors this spring and lend a hand alongside Hudson River Park staff to plant, weed, mulch and prune—while basking in the spring sunshine. From Chambers Street to 59th Street along Manhattan’s west side, Hudson River Park…
Posted in Tagged with: Gardening, Hudson River, Nature, New York City, Plants, Sustainability, Volunteering
Environmental Club sails the Hudson River
The Environmental Club of John Jay College and SEJ Prof. Sandra Swenson organized a sail on the Hudson River on Tuesday April 28, 2015. After walking along the Hudson River Park to the 79th street boat basin, the group sailed…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: Ecology, Hudson River, New York City, Science, Sustainability, Water
