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Faith Leaders for Environmental Justice Quarterly Breakfast

Event posted by Publisher in Environment on November 29, 2024 - 1:16pm

Dec 9 2024 8:30 am

Fwd: Invitation to Faith Leaders for Environmental Justice Quarterly BreakfastFwd: Invitation to Faith Leaders for Environmental Justice Quarterly BreakfastOn Thursday, December 9th you are invited to the next quarterly organizing breakfast for Faith Leaders for Environmental Justice (FLEJ). FLEJ was the organizer of the Food, Faith & Health Disparities Summit last month.

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Is It Your Genes or Your Environment? Epi-Genetics and You

Blog entry posted by nbruning in Health Info on November 11, 2024 - 1:47pm

Does high blood pressure, a big belly, or cancer run in your family? Does that mean you're doomed to get these too? The burgeoning field of epi-genetics is working on the answer. Epi-genetics is the science of what makes our genes express themselves the way they do.

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Faith Leaders for Environmental Justice Breakfast, September 23

Event posted by Publisher in Environment on September 8, 2024 - 11:38am

Sep 23 2024 8:30 am
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The Faith Leaders for Environmental Justice Breakfast will bring 200-300 community members, faith leaders, advocates, and government representatives gathered to collectively address key food and health disparities threatening the

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Recycle your clean paper, Harlem!

Link posted by Publisher in Environment on July 14, 2024 - 8:14am

GrowNYC has a new interactive website that shows New Yorkers what things we've been throwing out that we can (and should) be recycling instead!  At the top of that list is PAPER!  Over 775.220 TONS of recycleable paper is thrown into the trash each year.

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Don't just throw it out.... Recycle it!
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Harlem Word: Mary Alice Lee and Maddalena Polletta explain how the playgrounds built by the NYC Playground Program are “green”

Article posted by Publisher in Environment on June 30, 2024 - 8:05am

Mary Alice Lee and Maddalena Polletta work for the NYC Playground Program at the Trust for Public Land (TPL). Maddalena works as the coordinator of the NYC's Children's Gardening Program at TPL and is aware of children's interest in gardening and the natural world.  Since open spaces and community gardens are important to TPL, they include a lot of "green" elements in the playgrounds they build for schools in New York City. Read more below!

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Your NYC Recycling Questions Answered

Link posted by Riverside in Environment on May 6, 2024 - 12:33pm

Jae Watkins does outreach and education about recycling and the environment in Community District 2 for GrowNYC. Ms. Watkins has volunteered to answer your recycling queries on the blog, as their resident expert on all things green.

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Your Recycling Questions, Answered
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NYC Grows - Earth Day Event in Union Square

Event posted by Riverside in Environment on April 23, 2024 - 11:21am

Apr 25 2024 10:00 am

NYC Grows is an annual environmental-themed public festival that invites New Yorkers to explore community gardening, urban agriculture, sustainability, organic cooking and environmental education.  Union Square, Saturday, April 25th from 10-4

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Did you know… it’s easy to save money on your utility bills and help the environment?

Article posted by Publisher in Environment on April 22, 2024 - 9:42am

We use electricity for almost everything we do--from watching TV--to cooking--to taking a shower. This can get expensive. Here are a few suggestions on ways to cut down on the amount of electricity on your electric bills to save some money and help the environment.

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Harlem Recycling - Earth Day reminds us how to recycle in NYC

Article posted by Publisher in Environment on April 22, 2024 - 8:29am

Harlem Recycling: Things you might not know about recycling in New York City

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Interested in Environmental Health, Harlem? Community Forum

Event posted by Laura in Environment on April 1, 2024 - 2:05pm

Apr 13 2024 2:00 pm

What are the emerging issues regarding environmental health in New York City? What are the Obama Administration's priorities for improving environmental health?

Join WE ACT for Environmental Justice on Tuesday, April 13th for the answers to these questions, and more.