Green the Ghetto
Posted on August 29th, 2008 by Becky
Have you heard of Majora Carter? She rocks. In 2001 she founded Sustainable Bronx, an organization that “aims to alleviate poverty and remediate the environment through green-collar jobs.” She says “we believe that don’t you need to move out of your neighborhood to live in a better one. We believe we need to create opportunities for people who are living here already so they can stay.”
She wrote a $1.25 million dollar grant for The South Bronx Greenway:
She’s big into green roofs as well. There’s a Smart Roof Demonstration Project video here. To make a contribution towards the Greening the Ghetto effort, click here.
quotes and first two images via CNN.com
before and after renderings by Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects
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August 30th, 2008 at 4:41 am (#)
i like her beliefs – using available resources is always the way to go
September 4th, 2008 at 4:40 pm (#)
she’s brave. she held the tibetan flag during her run of the olympic torch just blocks away from our san francisco office.
September 7th, 2008 at 9:12 am (#)
Antoi, I had no idea! Thanks for the info!
October 21st, 2008 at 4:40 am (#)
Hello! grapefruit juice and plavix
October 21st, 2008 at 9:45 am (#)
Oh wow! Really? grapefruit juice and plavix? Awesome. I just love these crappy spam comments we get all the time.
July 15th, 2009 at 11:05 am (#)
How many times you eat during a normal … every day life?
are you the type of person who eats a bit and often?
or rarely and too much?
i usually have 3 and i’m the 2nd type of person (though it’s not that healthy)
8 am breakfast
3pm lunch
9pm a snack.