Lesson 3 Flashcards
What is the green market program?
This was founded in 1976 with a two fold mission: to promote regional agriculture and to ensure all New Yorker’s could buy fresh, locally grown food. It provided small, local farms with the opportunity to sell their products to New Yorkers
Where is the largest landfill site in the world?
Staten Island, in New York, has one of the largest landfill sites. It is known as the Fresh Kills Landfill’ as it is situated along the fresh kills estuary. It covers 2,200 acres of land.
How many people face hunger in New York?
In 2010, 2,757,270 New Yorkers lived in poverty, making the poverty rate 14.2% of the population. It is thought that 33% of this figure are children.These are all food insecure people. As well as this 40% of New York City residents claimed to have difficulty in affording food.
- all facts and figures were recorded in 2010
How is New York tackling hunger?
The New York City Coalition against hunger was founded in 1983. They are a non profit, anti hunger advocacy group. They regularly survey hunger in New York as well as donating to ‘soup kitchens’. They also distribute sustainably grown and affordable produce through the Fresh Farm Program.
Who does the green market program supply?
The Green Market Program supplies 100 restaurants and donates 500,000lbs of food to hunger relief organisations
How has New York improved its energy efficiency?
New York has replaced traditional light bulbs with LED bulbs. This aimed to reduce the electricity requirement for lighting. It has been calculated that the implementation of LED lights in public places could reduce energy consumption by 4%
Environmental pressures and problems in New York
New York is renowned for being an energy efficient city with a consistently good water supply. However, air pollution is a prevailing issue. The 2009 annual report of the American Lung Association ranks the New York City region as 22nd among the top 25 regions in the United States most affected by year-round particle pollution, and 17th of the top 25 most polluted cities.
According to the most recent Environmental Protection Agency National-Scale Air Toxics Assessment study,residents of New York County, NY (Manhattan), have the third highest cancer risk caused by airborne chemicals of all counties in the United States
Social pressures in New York
There is a great pressure on employment in New York because of the demand for work. New York State is generally considered to be an “employment at will” state, which means that a private sector employer can effectively hire and fire as they please with no legal recourse- even when the discharge is unreasonable. This results in job insecurity and extreme competition. A quarter of workers report high levels of stress
Natural disasters in New York
Because of New York's geography and distance from the coast, it can be affected by hurricanes. As well as this, winter storms are expected seasonally. A list of all disasters that have ever been recorded feature below: Winter Storms. Drought. Floods. Hurricanes Tornadoes Severe Summer Storms Space Weather & Astro-hazards.
