Here is a snapshot of the sustainability issues that faced the borough and city this past August.
The links were complied by Rebeccah Welch, Associate Director of Public
Affairs, at the Center for the Urban Environment (CUE). To learn more
about CUE, visit  www.thecue.org.

Going Green to Save Green [AM New York]

The Social Functions of NIMBYism [Planetizen via Brownstoner]

Brooklyn Children’s Museum First LEED Silver Museum in NYC [Interior Design]

Connor Opponent Contests Plan for Condos in Brooklyn Bridge Park [Brooklyn Daily Eagle]

Hall Street Storage Making (Green) Waves [Green Brooklyn]

Environmental Concerns Raised About Brooklyn Con Ed Project [NY Sun]

Bloomberg Looks to Wind Power [NY Times]

What Is the Future of Suburbia? [Freakonomics Blog via Brownstoner]

In Slow Times, Rezoning Appeals to Developers [NY Times]

Can City’s Infrastructure Handle Floods, Intense Heat? [Associated Press]

Urban Environmentalist NYC: Brother Islands’ History Revealed [GL]

Two Friends Investigate the Urban Food Chain [City Limits]

Fighting the Asian Long-Horned Beetle [Gotham Gazette]

As Bat Population Falls, the Questions Multiply [NY Times]

Will Car-Free ‘Summer Streets’ Work? [NY Times]

Urban Environmentalist NYC – Ask the Expert [OTBKB]

Weiner Calls for Clean Up of Jamaica Bay [NY Daily News]

People in Boats on the Gowanus [Brooklynometry]

For Scallops, New Signs of Life in the Peconics [NY Times]

Invasion New York [Gotham Gazette]

Newtown Creek Superfund Investigation Sites Mapped [GL]

Newtown Creek Brownfield Map [NAG]

Exhibit Makes Case for Evergreen Gowanus [City Limits]

Reshaping the City [Gotham Gazette]

Small Businesses Closing in Downtown Brooklyn [Report-Urban Justice Center]

The Value of Street Life [Report-Transportation Alternatives]