General Motors expects to have 1,000 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in operation in the state of California between 2012 and 2014. [Automotive World (sub. req.)]
Cotton-industry greenwashing or earnest effort? Next week Earnest Sewn and the National Jean Company will host a fashion show in New York where the donation of an old pair Read More
More than 70 major corporations will meet with environmental scientists at The Wild Center in the Adirondacks in June to “produce a slate of possible policy and regulatory options to overcome market and other barriers that are inhibiting implementation of substantial low-cost greenhouse gas emission reductions.” [usclimateaction.org]
“The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s approval Read More
Paterson will be a strong governor from an environmental standpoint, but he’s no Arnold Schwarzenegger, according to an analysis of his record by Jerome Woody. [grist.org]
Last night, the E.P.A. announced “a modest tightening” of its smog standard, despite the unanimous call of the agency’s scientists to adopt a more protective standard. [The Read More
Largest ever recreation building constructed in a city park opens today in Queens. [NY Times]
Sign that speaks of the World Trade Center in the present tense to be removed. [NY Times]
Owner of Brooklyn home linked to Underground Railroad may lose it to foreclosure. [NY Post]
Sarkozy’s ex checks Read More
Government agency and private contractors (but not the Fire Department) are being sued by the sister of the fire fighter who was killed in the Deutsche Bank blast. [NY Times]
UBS is bracing for a downturn in 2008 after it revealed $26.6 billion worth of exposure to risky US mortgages. [NY Times] Read More
Project Lifeline: Bush’s plan to stem a wave of foreclosures was endorsed by six major mortgage lenders, but critics say it will only stave off the inevitable. [NY Times]
A safety director has been hired to oversee all the construction projects at Ground Zero. [NY Post]
Council speaker Christine Quinn vowed to Read More
The credit crisis is spreading past subprime mortgages. As home values fall and loan repayments increase, even prime borrowers are falling behind in their home, auto loan, and credit card payments. [NY Times]
Public and private hospitals across the five boroughs are spending millions to bring order to New York’s chaotic emergency rooms. Read More
"Love me, Love my apartment": In New York’s tight real estate market, couples are drawn closer together and sometimes pitted apart. [NY Times]
Habitats: From the "open air mall" of the East Village to the more "down to earth" neighborhood of Forte Greene. [NY Times]
Living In: Residents engage in "a Read More
