Newsletter Photo by Vanesa conunaese on Unsplash Turning air into perfume Air Eau de Parfum smells like fig leaf, orange peel and jasmine. It comes from carbon emissions.
Solutions www.nytimes.com Thinking of buying a bike? Get ready for a very long wait The United States is facing a shortage of bicycles as anxiety over public transportation and a desire to exercise has sent the demand surging.
Solutions www.fastcompany.com These vertical farms could turn Brooklyn into an agricultural oasis Creative agency Framlab is using modular architecture to build a better and more fair food future.
Solutions www.nytimes.com A novel plan to fix one of New York's worst highways: Remove lanes The proposal to shrink the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway is the latest effort to reduce congestion that is strangling the city.
Politics www.nytimes.com He called out sick, then apologized for leaving this world David S. Buckel, a nationally known civil rights lawyer, set himself on fire around dawn Saturday in Prospect Park. It was, according to his suicide letter, to make a statement about people protecting the environment.
www.nytimes.com A plan for New York City’s forests. Yes, forests. The city has 10,542 acres of forests. The Natural Areas Conservancy, which says they are at a tipping point, is thinking about how to care for them.
Politics www.nytimes.com Jim Dwyer: Battling climate change from the back seat of an S.U.V. Mayor de Blasio declared himself a foe of global warming by filing suit against big oil companies, but his travel habits undermine his rhetoric.
