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  • Monthly Forum: Flood Resiliency in NYC 10 Years After Sandy

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    Jill Lanier
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    This year marks the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, a Category 4 “Super Storm” that caused 19 billion dollars in damage, taking 43 lives in New York City alone. By the morning of October 30th 2012, much of the city was without power and vital infrastructure and thousands of buildings were flooded due to both…

  • Monthly Forum – Is New York City Prepared for Electric Vehicles?

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    Last year, the Dept. of Transportation and the Mayor’s Office of Climate and Sustainability published a bold vision for Electric Vehicles (EVs) in NYC, projecting that 400,000 gasoline vehicles might be switching to EVs by 2030, which would go a long way in helping the City meet its climate decarbonization goals. Yet there were only…

  • Green Careers – Resume Workshop

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    Join GreenHomeNYC Careers group in an online resume workshop. During timed sessions with green and career professionals, you’ll receive constructive, personalized feedback on how to present your skills and experience so you get the attention of employers and land the job you want!

  • Changing NYC for the Greater Good

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    By Denny Ting Fighting Air Pollution and Climate Change with Electric Vehicles As NYC begins to revert from a remote environment back to in-person work and activities, the interactions between transportation and air quality demand our attention. According to the NYS DMV, car registrations in NYC spiked 37% from August to October 2020. This raises…

  • Is New York City Prepared for Electric Vehicles?

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    by Raul Larios Six months ago, the Dept. of Transportation and the Mayor’s Office of Climate and Sustainability published a bold vision for Electric Vehicles (EVs) in NYC. The report estimated that about 20% of the 2 million gasoline vehicles registered in the city (or about 400,000) would be switching to EVs by 2030.

  • Monthly Forum – Is Hydroelectricity Clean Energy?

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    Governor Hochul is on course to sign a 25-year contract to import Canadian mega-dam hydroelectricity via the Champlain Hudson Power Express, aka CHPE. The power will be transported via a 336-mile high-voltage transmission line from Quebec to NYC, about a third of which will be buried in the Hudson River. Is this the best plan…

  • Annual Green Catwalk

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    Our first forum event for 2022 will be our annual Green Catwalk. The Green Catwalk showcases new trends, technologies, and innovations in the environmental sustainability sphere. There is a diverse lineup of professionals that will talk about the importance of green infrastructure that increases storm-water capture, how street space can be shared more equitably, among…

  • Viewpoint: Residential Waste Management—A Tale of Two Places

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    by Tamanna Mohapatra In May 2021, after having lived for 10+ years in NYC, my husband and I  decided to move to Switzerland. It took us a while to find a place and settle in. Throughout this period, I kept my sustainability hat on.  I was from New York City, which at least in some…

  • Monthly Forum – On the Frontlines of Solar & Storage

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    Gregory Thomas
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    The solar and energy storage industries are at an inflection point, where we have the chance to exponentially accelerate their growth or see them hampered by tariffs, import bans, and resilience concerns among other things. While those battles are fought on the policy front, the work on the ground to actually deliver, build and operate…

  • The Rise of Green Entrepreneurship

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    By Allison DuncilWhat is green entrepreneurship and why is it important in our world today? Green entrepreneurship refers to a business that’s actively addressing environmental or social needs—like global warming and climate change. These businesses are often coming up with unique ideas, that may have a high level of risk, to help solve these issues…