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Program Water Conference, March 17th

Monday, March 15th, 2010 Posted in Bronx River, Committees, Front Page News, Harlem River BOA, Harlem River Working Group, Low Impact Development, Membership Committee, Water Committee, Yankee Stadium Redevelopment | Comments Off

PROGRAM “Examining Harlem River Water Quality: Imputs, Effects and Solutions” Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at Manhattan College, Leo Engineering Building 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm, Main Auditorium: GENERAL MEETING What is the NY-NJ Harbor Estuary Program? What is an Estuary? ...

Harlem River Conference: March 17, 2010

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 Posted in Calendared Items, Committees, Front Page News, Membership Committee, Water Committee | Comments Off

The Bronx Council for Environmental Quality present the 9th Water Conference and 39th Annual Membership Meeting “Examining Harlem River Water Quality: Inputs, Effects and Solutions” Wednesday, March 17, 2010 from 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm Manhattan College, Leo Engineering Building 3825 ...

Bronx Parks Speak Up Feb 27 is POSTPONED

Saturday, February 27th, 2010 Posted in Front Page News, Parks Committee | Comments Off

Please check back for further updates. Due to severe weather conditions, the event was postponed to a later date. Check back for details on this web page, or e-mail to bxspeakup@hotmail.com

Water Committee Work

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 Posted in Water Committee | Comments Off

AGENDA 1. Flyer (to go in envelope to 500 people with BCEQ brochure) PDF BCEQ Flyer 2010-02-22 DOC BCEQ Flyer 2010-02-22 Newsletter Winter_2010ka FEB 4 final 2. Agenda Draft BCEQ Agenda 2010-02-22 3. Letter HR senstive area BCEQ Requesting Sensitive Area 02072010 , and ...

Draft Action Agenda for DEC’s Hudson River Estuary Program

Thursday, February 11th, 2010 Posted in Bronx River, Harlem River Working Group, Water Committee | Comments Off

http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/5104.html The Draft Hudson River Estuary Action Agenda 2010-2014 (pdf, 2MB) is now available for public comment. Written comments on the draft may be submitted until February 22, 2010. Comments can be sent via e-mail to hrep@gw.dec.state.ny.us (please include the words ...

2010 Newsletters

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 Posted in Front Page News, Newsletters | Comments Off

February 2010 Winter_2010 FEB 4 final July 2010 BCEQ_Summer_2010_July_6 Fall 2010 BCEQ_FOCUS_Fall_2010

In the NY Times: Panel Suggests 100 Ways Buildings Can Be Greener 02/02/10

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 Posted in Front Page News, In the News, Parks Committee, Project Green, Water Committee | 1 Comment »

By MIREYA NAVARRO Published: February 1, 2010 A panel of experts convened by the mayor and City Council issued more than 100 recommendations Monday on how to make New York City’s building codes more environmentally sound by imposing energy-saving requirements on construction ...

Annual Membership Meeting: March 17 Water Conference

Friday, January 29th, 2010 Posted in Board Meetings, Committees, Communications Committee Work, Front Page News, Water Committee | Comments Off

The Bronx Council for Environmental Quality is pleased to invite you to the 9th Water Conference at its Annual Membership Meeting on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 from 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm at Manhattan College, Leo Engineering Building, 3825 Corlear ...

Bronx Parks Speak Up: Sat., February 27

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010 Posted in Front Page News, Low Impact Development, Parks Committee, Project Green | 1 Comment »

Bronx Parks Speak Up! Open Spaces, Environment and Health Presentations Energy Efficiency Harlem River Working Group Shape Up NY Workshops Rain Water Harvesting Organic Growing Techniques Worm Bins Made Easy (composting) Panel Discussion Sustainable/Green Community Development Learn about all the Resources/Opportunities for Community Groups, Educators & Volunteers Join us ...

Protected: BOA Status December 2009

Friday, December 11th, 2009 Posted in Harlem River BOA | Comments Off

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December HRWG Meetings

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 Posted in Front Page News, Harlem River Working Group | Comments Off

The next Working Group meeting will be on Wednesday, December 16th at 4pm in the Borough President’s Office 851 Grand Concourse, Room 123 (1st floor) Please arrive 5-10 minutes early because you will need to go through screening/metal detectors Chauncy will be emailing out Agenda. Upcoming ...

EPA Stormwater Management Regs for Federal Facilities

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 Posted in Blogs, Front Page News, In the News, Project Green, UnBLOGlievable!, Water Committee | Comments Off

This is really unbelievably exciting. Just reading the fact sheet is terrific! Stormwater Management for Federal Facilities under Section 438 of the Energy Independence and Security Act http://www.epa.gov/owow/nps/lid/section438/ You HAVE to download this fact sheet: http://www.epa.gov/owow/NPS/lid/section438/pdf/final_sec438_factsht.pdf

President’s Blog: Happy Thanksgiving 11-25-09

Thursday, November 26th, 2009 Posted in Blogs, Calendared Items, Front Page News, President's Blog | Comments Off

Happy Thanksgiving! Thanks for taking the time to read my BCEQ Pres' Blog. Throughout the upcoming Season, give a thought now and again about the environmental impact of this Happy Holiday. Nanci and I went turkey shopping at Stew Leonard's in ...

In the NY Times, 11-18-09: Green Roofs and Walls

Friday, November 20th, 2009 Posted in Front Page News, In the News, Project Green, Uncategorized | Comments Off

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/19/business/energy-environment/19WALLS.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=edible%20walls&st=cse “We have 30 miles of rooftop in New York City and maybe 3,000 miles of walls,” said Paul Mankiewicz, the executive director of the Gaia Institute in New York. “It’s basically about maximizing the productivity per square foot.”

REMINDER: Nov 4, BCEQ Annual Meet and Greet: All Things Parks and Environmental

Monday, November 2nd, 2009 Posted in Calendared Items, Membership Committee | Comments Off

Join us for our Annual Fall Meet and Greet All Things Parks and Environmental Meet your neighbors, Become a member of BCEQ or FVCP, Talk about Parks and Environmental Things Wednesday, November 4th 6:30pm to 8:30pm Monroe College Annex Building 2426 Jerome Avenue 1/2 block south of ...

Report on the Community Meeting of the Croton Monitors

Sunday, November 1st, 2009 Posted in CWTP, Front Page News | Comments Off

The information is listed at the following link: WaterBlogged.org » From Guest Pens: Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz – Croton is one of the Mayor’s worst failures http://bit.ly/3Xawfi We could not agree more! Related Stories: November 2007 Report from Assemblyman Dinowitz The Comptroller's audits can be found ...

Paul Mankiewicz on the Jon Stewart Show

Saturday, October 24th, 2009 Posted in Communications Committee Work, In the News, Vice Presidents' Blog | Comments Off

September 23, 2009 Our Dead Planet Aasif Mandvi interviews our BCEQ VP Dr. Paul Mankiewcz http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-september-23-2009/our-dead-planet

Dropping the Ball: NY Yankee Stadium truned Parks into Parking Lots

Saturday, October 24th, 2009 Posted in In the News, Yankee Stadium Redevelopment | Comments Off

SIDEBAR Dropping the Ball How the New Yankee Stadium Turned Parks into Parking Lots By Matt Johanson When the Yankees opened their new stadium and pinstriped stars like Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera ran onto the field for the first time, the cheers of ...

Thurs. 10/29/09, 6:30 pm Community Members of the Croton FMC meet at Vladeck Hall

Friday, October 23rd, 2009 Posted in Calendared Items, CWTP, Front Page News | 1 Comment »

On Thursday, October 29, 2009 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Community Members of the Croton Facilities Monitoring Committee (CFMC) -- Bronx Community Boards 7, 8 &12, Borough President Ruben Diaz and Council Member Oliver Koppell, will hold an informational ...

President’s Blog 10-17-2009: IC translates the Minutes

Sunday, October 18th, 2009 Posted in Blogs, President's Blog | Comments Off

Thanks for visiting my President's Blog. The Oct.14th of BCEQ Board was well-attended. There was enough Pizza & Cold Noodles to go around. VP2 Joyce Hogi baked a delicious Pumpkin Cake (almost from scratch). Because the has board voted to ...