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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

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 ...

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.”

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 ...

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 ...

Oh where oh where are our replacement parks II

Saturday, October 17th, 2009 Posted in Environmental Reviews, Front Page News, UnBLOGlievable!, Yankee Stadium Redevelopment | Comments Off

Great Report by community member last August. Still no word from the State Parks Department. What's up with that? Garage A project inconsistencies 082309 We hear that the waterfront parks (many miles from where the people live, but across from the shopping ...

Vice Presidents Blog: Kingsbridge Armory testimony

Saturday, October 17th, 2009 Posted in Environmental Reviews, Front Page News, Kingsbridge Armory, Vice Presidents' Blog | Comments Off

At its monthly meeting on Wednesday, October 14th, Bronx Council for Environmental Quality (BCEQ) considered your request to become part of the Alliance that is fighting for responsible development of the Kingsbridge Armory. We were unanimous in that, while we support ...

Kingsbridge Armory comments to the CPC and EDC

Friday, October 16th, 2009 Posted in Committees, Communications Committee Work, Front Page News, Low Impact Development | Comments Off

Below is our testimony in a letter signed by our President, Ira Charles Leveberg Engel, sent October 16th to the City Planning Commission and the Economic Development Corporation from BCEQ concerning the EIS for the Kingsbridge Armory redevelopment. Kingsbridge Armory 101609b If ...

New BCEQ brochure

Friday, September 25th, 2009 Posted in Committees, Communications Committee Work, Front Page News, Newsletters | Comments Off

Here is our new BCEQ brochure in Acrobat format: BCEQ Brochure (Requires Adobe Acrobat) BCEQ Reply Envelope (Requires Adobe Acrobat) Remember, there are four panels. Page one has the inside of the flyer. Page two has the gate fold, and the front and back. The ...

Bronx River plan to abate the combined sewer overflow consent decree

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009 Posted in Bronx River, Front Page News, Low Impact Development, Project Green, Water Committee | Comments Off

What can we say? The DEP put forth yet another stellar (not really) plan for Clean Water on the Bronx River. With excuses like, Westchester County pollutes the river; we can not use Green roofs as we have ...

2008-9 Newsletters

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009 Posted in Front Page News, Newsletters | Comments Off

Fall 2009 - BCEQ Focus Fall 2009 Spring 2009 - spring_2009_0507091 Winter 2008-9 - winter_fall_2008

Eager to Learn in Pelham Parkway

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009 Posted in Ask Ivy, Front Page News | Comments Off

Dear Ivy, I am an avid reader who wants to learn more about local environmental issues and read inspirational stories that will help motivate me to get more involved. Can you recommend some good books to help get me started? Eager to ...

DEP offers Bronx River CSO Plan, August 2009

Saturday, September 5th, 2009 Posted in Bronx River, Front Page News, UnBLOGlievable!, Water Committee | Comments Off

All of a sudden, after two years of waitin, the Public meeting was called for August 19. We get one month to comment. Send in comments on or before September 18, 2009 to Sue McCormick, P.E. NYS DEC 625 Broadway Albany, NY 12233-3506 sdmccorm@gw.dec.state.ny.us Here are ...