Author: Pam Berns
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NYC Curbside Organics Collection Expands–Plus Post-Halloween Pumpkin Smash Composting Project
NYC ORGANICS COLLECTION EXPANSION NYC Organics Collection is expanding! This fall, another 53,000 households in Brooklyn and Queens will be able to recycle their organic waste right at the curb! DSNY collects yard waste, food scraps, and food-soiled paper from homes and small buildings in pilot areas. PUMPKIN SMASH 2015 You smash them – and…
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Your Contribution to the California Drought
By Larry Buchanan, Josh Keller and Haeyoun Park Photos and video by Tony Cenicola and Dave Frank California farmers produce more than a third of the nation’s vegetables and two-thirds of its fruits and nuts. To do that, they use nearly 80 percent of all the water consumed in the state. It is the most…
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{Green Careers} September 2015 Recap: Managing Impressions: The Power Of Body Language
By Thomas Storck The scene: You’re sitting in an office to which you’d been invited to a week prior for a job interview, waiting to meet your potential future employer face-to-face. Your interviewer arrives to greet you, shakes your hand, and directs you through a short hallway to her office. As you hang your…
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The Green Spotlight on BE NYC: Rebecca Marshall
Rebecca Marshall’s Mantra: “Sustainability has no boundaries.” By Pamela Berns “Sustainability doesn’t have boundaries.” That’s Rebecca Marshall ‘s mantra. On October 15, Rebecca, who is the Javits Center’s Energy and Sustainability Manager, will spread the wisdom as she shares the in-depth sustainability story behind the Center’s recent renovation. Rebecca is…
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{Green Careers} August 2015 Recap: “Don’t Let Someone Else Think for Yourself”: John Crant on LinkedIn Strategies
by Pamela Berns After hearing John Crant’s presentation at DORMA Design Center last month, I decided it was time to exceed the 500+ mark on my LinkedIn connections, which I proudly achieved last night. David, another participant at the August 11, 2015 GreenHomeNYC Green Career Transitions event, went home that very night and edited…
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New York City’s Future Green Leaders: Two Signature Programs from the Department of Education: Part II the Assembly School for Green Careers
by Pamela Berns It’s back to school time, which is also time for our second installment of “New York City’s Future Green Leaders.” This series looks at two new public high schools that are rethinking education in order to prepare engaged and committed students as our green leaders of the future. Both aim to turn…
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New York City’s Future Green Leaders: Two Signature Programs from the Department of Education Part I: Maspeth High School Green Club
by Pamela Berns It’s the time of year in New York City when young people in caps and gowns seem to be everywhere – what better time to celebrate the sustainability achievements in our City’s schools. The fourth NYC Department of Education Sustainability Initiative annual report boasts 81 pages of accomplishments in the greening…
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“The Urban Food Planning (R)evolution” at the New School on Earth Day 2015
By Pamela Berns The New School celebrated Earth Day with a day-long event entitled “Earth Matters: Designing Our Future.” The program consisted of panel discussions ranging from sustainable fashion to climate change, with speakers from organizations as varied as NRDC, the Municipal Art Society, and the Mayor’s Office of Recovery and Resiliency. In…
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{Green Careers} April 2015 Meeting – Elevator Pitch
At the April GreenHomeNYC Green Careers meeting, we will be developing and practicing our own Elevator Pitches. RSVP HERE! You have about thirty seconds to convince a potential employer or client to listen to your whole story. Whether you’re a job seeker or an entrepreneur seeking new business, you need to quickly define who you…
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{Green Careers} February 2015 Recap – Sustainable Career Tracks
While each of the four speakers at February’s “Sustainable Career Tracks” meet-up brought a different set of professional experiences and life stories to the program, four main themes for a successful green career emerged: passion, hands-on engagement, communication skills, and networking. Kevin Brennan, Training Specialist at the Association for Energy Affordability (AEA) kicked off…