Gowanus Groups Call on Governor to Reject Expanded Brooklyn Generating Station
BY CYRUS STORLIE As the sun set over the Gowanus Canal on September 24, shouts of “Hochul, eschucha estamos en la lucha,”(Hochul, listen, we are …[read more]
Environment
Amazon Draws Climate Protest Over AI Data Centers
BY GIANCARLOS ASENCIO Protesters rallied on Tuesday outside Amazon’s midtown offices against the company’s plan to expand fossil-fueled AI data centers nationwide. Third Act, a …[read more]
Grassroots Organizations Teach Emotional Regulation Tools to Climate Change Activists
BY EMILY NIXON Climate Week is in full swing in New York City (NYC), and Sustaining All Life (SAL), a partner grassroots organization of Re-evaluation …[read more]
Climate Week Event Highlights Concerns for Data Center Transparency
BY: BARBARE AKHALKATSI Reacting to the rapid expansion of data centers, speakers during Climate Week called for public disclosure of all AI project information and …[read more]
New York Assemblywomen Speak About the Intersections of Climate Injustice
BY SERENA EDWARDS During this year’s climate week in New York City, Environmental Advocates NY collaborated with the NY Black, Hispanic, Puerto Rican and Asian …[read more]
Protesters Demand Reining in OpenAI
BY RIVER FLEISCHNER About a hundred people gathered outside OpenAI’s corporate headquarters in Manhattan on Monday to call attention to the threats AI poses and …[read more]
Traveling Textiles: NY Department of Sanitation Testifies About Prospective Recycling
BY EMILY NIXON The NY Department of Sanitation [DSNY] told the City Council on Sept. 15 that it will reexamine methods to recycle residential …[read more]
Flushing Council Members and Locals Rally for a Better Flushing Meadows Corona Park
BY T’NEIL GOODEN Flushing Meadows Corona Park is the fourth biggest park in New York City, filled with soccer fields, an aquatic center, and green …[read more]
BC Students Maps Campus Trees for City of Forest Day
BY KAILA MACEIRA On October 5, Brooklyn College students, faculty, staff, and community members took part in the first Tree Mapping Party, counting and recording …[read more]
Climate Activists Say U.S. Will Lose Economic Hegemony Without Clean Energy Investment
BY SARAH O’CONNELL As China increases its commitment to clean energy, climate activists at the September 24th New York Times Climate Forward event warned,\ the …[read more]