NYC Climate Justice Youth Summit
Event detailsReposting from http://uproseclimateyouthsummit.blogspot.com/When: Thursday August 6, 2015, starting at 10AMWhere: Union Theological Seminary 3041 Broadway, Manhattan, NYCThe Summit is 2...
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FKit on the move
Library Mail FTW! Bonus points that the next recipient is an actual librarian :)
View ArticleIdeas on opening "open hardware"
Hey folks, this is a line of thought that needs your input!Part I: Early originsLegend has it that two LEAFFESTs ago, @donblair suggested that each tool project could have an owner. @warren adds that...
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When $100,000 is not enough: how citizen data (could) relate to government...
October 29, 2013: The headline on airhugger.wordpress.com reads: “Houston we have a problem: Six little inches of air will determine whether millions of dollars will be spent to clean up the air of...
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NYS DEC Oil Samples
New York State Department of Conservation oil samples, from left:Bakken Crude (that travels via train to refineries along the Hudson River)ConEdison diesel electric fluidMotor oil 10w40No. 6 Fuel oil...
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guide to identifying commonly spilled hazardous materials
"The HAZCAT Report: a system of field identifications and classifications of commonly spilled materials" HAZCATproceduresA_.pdfI am sharing this resource from Randy Austin, Chief, Spill Response...
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pictures from LlactaLab workshop
Top image: making the papercraft cuvette holder for oil testing.
View ArticleNorth Shore Community Resiliency Assessment Memorandum
Staten Island, NYC: North Shore Community Resiliency Assessment MemorandumIssued by the North Shore Waterfront Conservancy, August 17, 2015: http://www.nswcsi.org/...
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Legacy oil spills under Pfizer building
Here are three diagrams brought by Randy Austin of NYS DEC from their internal review and tracking process of the oil spills under the Pfizer building (where the NYC Public Lab space is). they went...
View ArticleOpenHour winter gathering in NYC
Attending:Carla Green, Green Community Garden urban agriculturalist and Certified Master GardenerRandy Austin, NYS DEC Oil Spill DivisionBronwen Densmore, PL organizer and librarian at Visioning...
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Oil Test Kit: 3 crude oil scans
Here is my screenshot of my set https://spectralworkbench.org/sets/2874, three scans of crude oil using a blue laser.My experimental setup is a bit odd so i'll attach a photo. i had to angle the...
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Oil Testing Kit: 3 scans of 80W90
Here is a screenshot of my set of three scans of 80W90, https://spectralworkbench.org/sets/2876 :
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Oil Testing Kit: 3 scans of diesel
Here is a screenshot of three scans of diesel oil, set https://spectralworkbench.org/sets/2877 :
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Oil Test Kit Round 2
I wanted to run through the Oil Test Kit again and see if i could improve my results. So, I started from scratch built a new cuvette holder (this one included the light-blocking flap, cool!) and a new...
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a pendulum rig flies over China
Here are some photos of the pendulum rig we made on January 17th, following along with the comments on @tonyc's note:...
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Photos of building Coquis in Hong Kong
From the time period January 21-24Buying electronics parts from street markets means custom paper packaging made out of magazines:Filling jars with water, for jars per group, twelve groups took...
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Pm 2.5 network in Taiwan
Our taiwanese friends g0v.tw wanted to share a new project they are working on -- 300 air quality devices "LASS" by realtek are being installed in Taipei City public schools. This is supported by the...
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