Category: Environment
FREE Screening of Gasland – Friday, August 27 @ Frick Park
| August 24, 2010 | Posted by committeegrrl under Environment |
Image by zeul via Flickr Friday, August 27th Pittsburg, PA Venue: Frick Park, Beechwood Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15206 Directions at: http://www.pittsburghparks.org/frick-directions Rain: In the event of rain, this event will be held on Saturday, August 28th 7:00 PM: Doors Open 7:30 PM: Live Music 8:15 PM: Film Begins 9:30 PM: Q&A with Director Josh Fox and…
Sierra Club Hosts Screening of Coal Country
| September 8, 2009 | Posted by p2wp under Environment, Events |
Image by davipt via Flickr COAL COUNTRY is a dramatic look at modern coal mining. We get to know working miners along with activists who are battling coal companies in Appalachia. We hear from miners and coal company officials, who are concerned about jobs and the economy and believe they are acting responsibly in bringing…
Rudiak gets endorsement in Beechview; Matt H gets schooled
| April 8, 2009 | Posted by emma under 2009 Primary Election, Blogs, Elections, Environment, Gossip, Neighborhoods |
In many ways, the race to represent district 4 on Pittsburgh’s City Council is largely shaping up to be a fight between Natalia Rudiak and Anthony Coghill. A week ago, the community group Pretty Up Beechview announced their endorsement of Natalia Rudiak.
Hold that Press Release – Street Lights Not Just Luke’s Bright Idea
| February 19, 2009 | Posted by grantstreetgossip under Environment, Pittsburgh, Public Safety |
Image via Wikipedia The press release from Luke Ravenstahl’s office that was posted here yesterday caught my eye. I have been following the idea of LED street lights since I first read about New York City switching to LED street lights in the November 2008 issue of Wired Magazine. Given the discussion this week around…
Green Projects in Pittsburgh and $10,000 Green Hero Grants
| January 28, 2009 | Posted by pghgal under Environment, Get Involved |
This looks like a great opportunity if you are working on a green project. Greenworks, a company that makes green cleaning products, the Sierra Club, EcoFabulous and The Lazy Environmentalist are sponsoring a contest to give away 5 $10,000 grants. We want to recognize and reward you for your efforts to live a more eco-friendly…
Did you know there’s a ballot initiative this election?
| October 29, 2008 | Posted by p2wp under 2008, Environment, Government, Pennsylvania, Public Health, Sustainable Development |
There is a ballot initiative in Pennsylvania to support a bond issue for water infrastructure. You should support it and here is why. Clean water? Vote ‘yes’ Ballot question targets funding source Sunday, October 26, 2008 BY TANYA DIEROLF On Nov. 4, we will be deciding more than the next president. We in Pennsylvania can…
Job Announcement: Western PA Outreach Coordinator
| August 30, 2008 | Posted by Vanna under Environment, Jobs, Pittsburgh |
Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future (PennFuture) seeks to add an outreach coordinator to its staff in its Pittsburgh office. The outreach coordinator will be responsible for recruiting new members; providing education about environmental issues with an emphasis on air-, water-, mining-, and energy-related policies to PennFuture members, the environmental advocacy community, and decision-makers; and assisting in…
Tool includes transportation costs in defining housing affordability
| July 27, 2008 | Posted by april under Community Development, Environment, Events, Sustainable Development, Transportation, Urban Planning |
A timely topic, as energy becomes a sharper issue for the American public and we watch changes in consumer behavior hash out against a backdrop of slow-to-change and often contradictory public policy. Will there be any long-term impact on where people choose to live? Well, this index is a project of The Urban Markets Initiative…
More Buildings to Come Down in Uptown
| June 23, 2008 | Posted by breen under Civic Engagement, Community Development, Environment, Issues, Pittsburgh, Sustainable Development, Urban Planning |
Many a Pittsburgh resident has seen the sad shape of Pittsburgh’s Uptown (a.k.a. Soho) neighborhood today. It’s sprinkling of old buildings awash in a sea of parking lots. And all of those parking lots are owned by one man, Sal Williams. Many a community advocate has been puzzled and stymied by this accumulation of parking…
Pittsburgh is (sort of) “green.”
| June 9, 2008 | Posted by breen under Environment, Pittsburgh, Sustainable Development, Urban Planning |
Pittsburgh is featured in a recent series on grist.com. I think that this article provides a very fair assessment of Pittsburgh’s “greenness”: The Smoky City has become a poster child of sorts for urban revitalization, although it still hasn’t achieved the eco-notoriety of larger metropolitan areas. As home to the nonprofit Green Building Alliance, Pennsylvania’s…
Enviroburgh
| April 20, 2008 | Posted by breen under Environment, Pittsburgh, Sustainable Development |
Pittsburgh’s political leadership might be less progressive than we would like but that doesn’t mean that there isn’t progress in Pittsburgh. The contemporary environmental movement (also known as “being green”) has seen a lot of activity in Pittsburgh. When recently asked what I could recommend for a field trip for second graders learning about “green,”…
Local Leadership
| April 17, 2008 | Posted by engagedcitizen under Civic Engagement, Community Development, Environment, Government, Pittsburgh, Public Safety, Sustainable Development, Urban Planning |
Yesterday afternoon, over 100 neighborhood representatives met in Highland Park for the Mayor’s Neighborhood Summit. Participants were invited there to, “begin the process of informing and shaping the City ‘s community revitalization policy.” Presentations were made by foundation and URA representatives. However, the discussion was not sufficient to inform and shape policy. In this humble…
Development Done Right
| March 19, 2008 | Posted by breen under Civic Engagement, Community Development, Environment, Gambling, Government, Jobs, Labor, Pittsburgh, Sustainable Development, Urban Planning |
The following article is re-posted from today’s PG: Development done right Community agreements help spread the benefits of publicly subsidized projects Wednesday, March 19, 2008 By Gabe Morgan and Sam Williamson Pittsburghers have begun a long overdue discussion that could make our region an international model for just and sustainable development. This conversation could prevent…
Our Region’s Plan Open House
| December 10, 2007 | Posted by april under Civic Engagement, Community Development, Environment, Events, Government, Information, Issues, Links, Location, Sustainable Development, Transportation, Urban Planning, Western PA |
Monday, December 10th 12:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Xplorion Lobby, Regional Enterprise Tower (Old Alcoa Building) 425 Sixth Avenue, Downtown Pgh For more information, please call (412) 391â€5590 or visit www.projectregion.org. If you can’t make it to the open house, you can read the plan document and comment on it at the website linked above.…
pittsburgh just got a little greener.
| November 20, 2007 | Posted by breen under Civic Engagement, Community Development, Environment, Government, Pittsburgh, Sustainable Development, Take Action |
an article in today’s post-gazette reviews current action at city council regarding green building. council has just passed a bill that will incentivize developers to build green: Some cities allow green buildings to be larger, as council did yesterday with a final vote on Mr. Peduto’s legislation allowing certified structures to be 20 percent taller…
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