For 20 years now, Green Drinks has been bringing together like-minded individuals to discuss the second green revolution. According to their website, “Every month people who work in the environmental field meet up at informal sessions.” These include “people from NGOs, academia, government and business” as part of their consortium. Staged in countries from Algeria [...]
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Green Drinks: Not Just for Saint Patrick’s Day Anymore
May 29th, 2009 
Eric Wilson Revitalizing the Inner City via the Green Economy
May 14th, 2009 Eric Wilson Two prominent proponents of the green economy and green movement, Van Jones and Majora Carter, envision a future where inner cities are revitalized by the current green tide. Mr. Jones is a special advisor for green jobs, enterprise, and innovation at the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and founder of Green for All, [...]
New York City’s Green Building Movement, Part 5: Henry Miller’s Theater
May 5th, 2009 Eric Wilson As a follow up to last month’s series on the green building movement in New York City, the first Broadway theater has been renovated with the goal of earning the US Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. The New York Times reported yesterday that Henry Miller’s Theater “will be [...]
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View CommentsNew York City’s Green Building Movement Part 4: Hearst Tower
April 24th, 2009 Eric Wilson Arguably once the most formidable media empire in the world, The Hearst Corporation, founded by newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, has a bold headquarters in New York City that leads by example. Designed by internationally renowned British architect Norman Foster, the tower rises out of a 6-story 1920s Art Deco era building on 57th Street [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Green Building, Recylcing Tags: LEED, Necessary Revolution, New York City, NYC Green Buildings View CommentsNew York City’s Green Building Movement Part 3: One Bryant Park
April 14th, 2009 Eric Wilson One of the most striking additions to New York City’s skyline is The Tower at One Bryant Park. The glass clad structure, home to 2.1 million square feet of office space and Bank of America’s New York headquarters, represents the pinnacle in green building. Currently working on Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) platinum [...]
