Comments: Ben Jervey

  • Shopping like a Chef at the NYC Greenmarket

    Written On July 28, 2009, 7:59am

    Thanks, Matthew, for the info. What a cool program!
    -Ben, Community Editor, OnEarth

  • Debate on California Water Crisis Missed Real Issues

    Written On May 12, 2009, 2:29pm

    Diane--
    Thanks for offering your input and helping moderate our online community. On second look, w have come around to agreeing with you that that comment offered no productive value to the site, and we have pulled it. We very much appreciate your feedback.
    Best,
    Ben

  • You Can Have Green Energy Now

    Written On March 9, 2009, 1:43pm

    Hi Adele--
    We very much appreciate your support. Please send along a request to the editorial team at: onearth (at) nrdc.org. They should be able to take care of you. Thanks so much!
    Ben

  • Pondering Penguins: Thoughts from Antarctica

    Written On February 18, 2009, 3:39pm

    We hope to hear more from Whitney's voyage very soon. Stay tuned!

  • White House School Garden Project: Open Letter to the New Mom-in-Chief

    Written On February 13, 2009, 12:09pm

    Hey Josh-
    I just stumbled upon this article about Sidwell Friends middle school building planting a green roof last year: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=ayCpI7j7S48Y.

    Maybe the letters to the school itself might prove most, um, fruitful. (Sorry--couldn't help it.)

  • White House School Garden Project: Open Letter to the New Mom-in-Chief

    Written On February 10, 2009, 9:17am

    Josh--We hope to hear that you've get a positive reply!

    Ileen-- Would you care to tell us more about these school garden groups projects you're working on? Greenlight is a citizen journalism platform where anyone can share--by article, essay, photos, or video--the stories and ideas that are important to them and their communities. (Check this out: http://www.onearth.org/my-onearth/citizen-journalism)

    There are a lot of readers interested in different aspects of the food movement, and schools are a fascinating element of this. Drop me a line if you'd be interested in sharing your work and your ideas on Greenlight.
    Best,
    Ben Jervey
    Greenlight Editor
    bjervey@nrdc.org

  • In Search of a Homegrown Beer

    Written On February 10, 2009, 9:04am

    Eesha--
    While I can't say for sure about the entirety of the Wolaver's line, they have a new "All-American Ale" with hops grown in Oregon.
    http://www.ottercreekbrewing.com/wolavers/beers/Pat_Leavys_All_American....

    Still across the continent, but getting better. And last time up in Vermont, I heard about one grower's plans to start planting hops up around the Champlain Valley. I'd expect by next summer to see how this experiment goes.

  • The Largest Environmental Disaster in U.S. History

    Written On February 10, 2009, 8:55am

    Johanne--
    Would you care to write more about this CAFO facility and its impact on your community? We would love to read more about it. Please consider submitting an article (or photos, or video) here on Greenlight, to share your story w/ the world. As you say--all people must stand together, and that begins with sharing stories.

    You can register to write on Greenlight here: http://www.onearth.org/user/register?destination=registration&from=node/...

    Hope to be reading it soon!
    Ben Jervey
    Greenlight Editor
    bjervey@nrdc.org

  • Kingston Coal Disaster Diary, January 23-26

    Written On February 10, 2009, 8:35am

    Joanne-
    Matt and the UMD crew are incredibly busy down there still, but we're looking forward to his next posts as well. There will actually be at least one new one going up today!
    Best,
    Ben Jervey

  • TVA Piping Coal Ash Straight into Emory River

    Written On January 20, 2009, 12:31pm

    Connee--
    You can start by sending a message to TVA through the NRDC's action center: http://www.nrdconline.org/campaign/nrdcaction_011409.

    You can also visit United Mountain Defense's site (www.unitedmountaindefense.org) and consider donating to them. They're doing great work on the ground and are in need of funds.

  • A Trip Down Minetta Lane

    Written On January 16, 2009, 12:30pm

    Well I'm convinced. Can't wait to check this play out!

  • What Would You Ask the Prime Minister?

    Written On January 9, 2009, 3:50pm

    I'd love to hear his plan for Copenhagen and the next iteration of an international climate treaty. Will the UK urge the U.S. to take the lead and ensure that this is no airy agreement, but a binding resolution? Can the U.S. take the lead on this--or have we lost so much credibility that we can only play along?

  • How to Recycle Your Rabbit Ears When TV Goes Digital

    Written On January 9, 2009, 1:31pm

    Thanks for bringing this up, Ben. I can picture my Brooklyn sidewalks littered with these rabbit ears after the transition. For any NYC readers, here's a good local resource for eWaste: http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycwasteless/html/recycling/electronicsrecycling...

    Though, perplexingly, they've got a section about the digital transition, but no info about recycling the useless rabbit ears.

  • Americans Rejected ‘Drill, Baby, Drill.’ Bush Should Respect Our Choice.

    Written On November 26, 2008, 10:30am

    Thanks to all of you who have commented here to find out how you can get involved, and very special thanks to those of you who have posted links to petitions and other orgs working on the issue. NRDC's western lands experts have been working on the ground to identify the most effective channel for messages opposing the latest plans to sell oil and gas drilling leases on Utah wildlands.

    You can take action now by going to NRDC's BioGems website and sending a message to the head of the Bureau of Land Management: http://www.nrdconline.org/campaign/biogems_redrock_1108.

    Thanks again for all your support. Now pass this post along and let's beat this thing!

    -Ben Jervey
    Editor, Greenlight

  • Holistic Agriculture

    Written On November 17, 2008, 1:23pm

    Hey Will--We'd love to hear more about your new farm! Care to post a description of it (or a photo-essay? or cross-post some of your farm's existing blog?) for us here on Greenlight?
    -Ben
    [Greenlight Editor]

  • Why Obama should appoint Al Gore to the Head of the Department of Energy

    Written On November 17, 2008, 1:16pm

    Unfortunately, it looks like Gore doesn't want any part of going back to Washington. (http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008/nov/13/no-gore-in-any-climate-czar-...) I'm in full agreement, though, that there should be a new "energy and climate czar" type of cabinet-level position created to administer a new "National Energy Council" (modeled after the existing "National Security Council"), that'll reach across departments and agencies to bring all relevant interests to the same table. I wrote a little more about this here: http://www.good.is/?p=13225.

  • Holistic Agriculture

    Written On November 14, 2008, 2:00pm

    Wonderful post, Anna. I'm wondering if you could explain for us what 10-10-10 is?
    -Ben

  • That's Right-- the Red Bucket IS the Flush

    Written On September 19, 2008, 3:57pm

    I used the same system traveling around Vietnam and Laos. It really does make you more aware of how much water you're using. (Once you've actually figured out what the heck to do w/ all those buckets and scoops.)

  • Scared to care

    Written On September 17, 2008, 11:20am

    I'd argue that plenty of energy (not finance) experts offer some reason to believe that baseload from clean, renewable energy is possible.
    Talking concentrated solar alone (which many are even referring to as "solar baseload," there are more than a dozen new CSP plants being planned right now in the United States, with some 3,100 megawatts expected to come online by 2012.

    Just a couple of projects in the works include the 553-megawatt Mojave Solar Park in California, the 500-megawatt Solar One and 300-megawatt Solar Two projects in California, a 300-megawatt facility in Florida, and the 280-megawatt Solana plant in Arizona. This is a far cry from the 75-MW ceiling cited by the interviewee.

    Wind potential is even greater. By the end of 2007, Texas installed 4.4 GW (Gigawatts!); California, 2.4 GW. By the end of March, Texas had 5.3 GW. This has been driven by the wind tax credit and a strong state mandate. A year ago, the Texas Public Utility Commission approved transmission lines that could deliver up to 25 GW of wind by 2012.

    This is all just the start and is clearly baseload potential.

  • How Does Their Garden Grow?

    Written On August 27, 2008, 6:53pm

    You will see more from Zoe Ripple. She's going to be a regular around these parts, and we're thrilled to have her contributing!

  • Living in the City as a Global Warming Solution

    Written On August 15, 2008, 10:32am

    As someone who's been singing the praises of NYC's tiny footprint for a long time now, I personally won't rest until I see NYC atop all those "10 Greenest Cities" lists.. (Ok--I'll rest if we at least make the lists. Seriously--that should be obvious by now!)

    We'll have you back anytime. And next visit, we'll introduce you to Six Points brewery, another one from Brooklyn, and which in my humble opinion is the best of our finer borough!

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