Green the Ghetto
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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.