Since regulatory agencies are often unable and/or unwilling to provide this information, Food & Water Watch used the USDA’s Census of Agriculture to calculate the number of mega-livestock facilities in each county, providing an outstanding visual representation of national and state distributi[...]
Recent coverage of fracking along with the midterm elections have brought greater attention to this topic. In one closely-fought race in New York’s 22nd Congressional District – which includes communities from the Hudson River to the Finger Lakes – fracking was a major issue, second only to th[...]
Monday morning, food advocates, policy makers and community gardeners alike gathered to hear New York City Council speaker Christine Quinn unveil FoodWorks, a new vision to improve New York City’s food system.
Are you, like so many people, less worried about the upcoming bingeing than you are nervous about the annual family mash-up, an unlikely and often uncomfortable pitting of world views face-to-face across the dinner table? Here, ten ways to be yourself without starting a food fight.
You could say that Stacey Murphy is an improbable farmer. Having grown up in the Detroit suburbs and studied mechanical engineering and architecture, her recent meteoric ascendancy as a Brooklyn urban farmer might seem a radical departure from a more obvious path. But here she is, growing food betwe[...]
This Thanksgiving while you are sitting down to watch a football game, you’ll be happy to note that professional sports teams are continuing to implement sustainability plans for their stadiums. Last week, the Philadelphia Eagles unveiled an ambitious plan to use renewable energy at Lincoln Financ[...]
Maintaining nearly 300,000 streetlamps, New York City has the largest number of streetlamps of any city in the country. The City has installed several LED streetlamps in Central Park and also along parts of the FDR Drive on the east side of Manhattan.
Ecocentric friend and chef extraordinaire Megan Saynisch of Brooklyn Farmhouse offers up some simple, seasonal sides for Thanksgiving. If you're at a loss for what to serve, just check out her Thanksgiving Recipe Roundup for some creative, classic ideas.
Ecocentric returns to the Brooklyn Grange, the world's largest rooftop farm, to take in the view, admire the vegetables and catch up with co-founder Gwen Schantz. Check out the interview to hear her thoughts about roofs, urban ag and plans for the future.
We are thrilled to kick off our new weekly series, Our Heroes, with a feature on the fiercely friendly and wonderfully wonky Adrienne Esposito. Each Thursday, we'll feature a new Hero, someone whose work is making major change in the world of food, water and/or energy. Who are your heroes, readers? [...]
Did you think “Drill, baby, drill,” would go away? Not quite. “Drill, baby, drill” continues to sweep the nation, but in this case it’s for a smaller profile fossil fuel – natural gas.
We know we're not the only game in town. Here, a list of our 30 favorite "fwenergy" blogs, by topic area. Which of these do you adore, dear Ecocentric reader? Who did we miss?
Mapping Factory Farms
What the Future Holds For Fracking
Our Hero: Stacey Murphy of Brooklyn Farmyards
YUM! Thanksgiving Recipes from Brooklyn Farmhouse
