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July 7, 2007
What shade are you?
Time Out New York has cheeky instructions for how to go "green:"
What to do: Protest the ManWhat you get out of it: As any college sophomore will tell you, protesting is the purest form of environmentalism, plus a great way to meet outdoorsy chicks and dudes. You can trek up to Canada to take part in a tree-sit (ingmarlee.com), but there are environmental disasters close to home. Pack your Nalgene and camp out in front of the demolition site where work has already begun on the Atlantic Yards development in Brooklyn—Ratner-free ’hoods are New York City’s redwoods.
Think passive resistance reeks of wussiness? Access to ecoterrorist cells can be difficult, what with them being illegal; start by making friends in the forums at the Animal Liberation Front (animalliberationfront.com). But aboveboard organizations like the ASPCA (424 E 92nd St between First and York Aves) are much tamer, and you can flyer without fear.
What the environment gets out of it: Your activism just may be what stops the Atlantic Yards project from increasing carbon monoxide levels at Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues from 5.4 to 5.8ppm by 2016, as the Environmental Impact Statement predicts they will.
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NoLandGrab: Funny that a funny little anecdote in Time Out New York can comprehend the air pollution aspects of the Atlantic Yards proposal while the Mayor cannot.
Posted by amy at July 7, 2007 9:31 AM