On January 23rd, my group and I had an interview with Phil Kassen. Phil Kassen is LREI’s school director and helped us understand the school’s water filtration system. He started off by saying how most of New York City’s water is relatively clean, however some of the pipe that the water is run through are…
On January 20th, most of my group and I had an over-the-phone interview with Mike McGary. Mike McGary is a cousin of Nina’s mother, and has experience in ecology. He is and ecologist, he is an environmental consultant, and does environmental work for a living. He explained how mercury gets into our system. He said…
On January 19th, my group and I met with Kaitlyn Parkins, who is the education director for the Lower East Side Ecology Center. The Lower East Side Ecology Center focuses on making a sustainable New York City. They offer Community-based recycling and composting programs, local stewardship of green space, and environmental education programs. They are…
On December 5th, my group, another social justice group and I volunteered at the Billion Oyster Project, with the help of Robina Taliaferrow. The Billion Oyster Project focuses on spawning and tagging oysters because and when they are put into the Hudson River, they help clean the water, and make it more liveable. They would like…
Flow: For Love of Water, is a Documentary focused on big water companies and how they’re treating people around. It’s also about how water pollution is affecting the water, and the serious tolls it’s taking on our limited water supply. One of the things one of the scientists was talking about briefly was that: “We…
On November 28th, me and my group met with Michael Wasserman, who helps the Gowanus Canal Conservancy. The Gowanus Canal Conservancy focuses on helping the Canal get back to the state that it was once in. Before it was used at a place for cargo ships to dock, it was a place for people to…
