going green

Syracuse to host one of Northeast's largest plant-covered roofs
By Shane M Phillips
March 1, 2011 - 1:51pm
County Executive Joanie Mahoney announces plans for 50 new Green projects.

According to The Post-Standard, County Executive Joanie Mahoney will announce today a plan to build one of the largest plant-covered roofs in the Northeast. The plan is to build a $1 million, 66,000 square foot (around 1.5 acres) green roof on top of the Nicholas J. Pirro Convention Center.

The county says the green roof would soak up 1 million gallons of rain that would normally be lost in the sewer systems and contribute to sewage overflows in Onondaga Lake.

NFL Draft hits prime time
By Anna Stolzenburg
April 22, 2010 - 6:44pm
Plus, a look at the environment then, and now, on the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, and Syracuse's Green Data Center wins sustainability honor.

The NFL is changing how its fans watch the NFL draft. From a 4 p.m. Saturday start last year to a 7:30 Thursday evening start tonight, the league is making it what NBC sports reporter Ethan J. Skolnick calls “must-see TV.”

“We all thought, way back when, how can this become the most watched non-movement sporting event in professional sports?” former NFL executive Carl Peterson says.

Britain plans to send more troops to Afghanistan
By Andrew Reich
October 14, 2009 - 3:55pm
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says plan is connected to President Obama's strategy regarding American troop levels.

According to the nytimes.com, the Prime Minister of Britain, Gordon Brown announced a plan today where Britain would send 500 more troops to Afghanistan. This means the total of Britain troops in Afghanistan over the span of the eight-year war will be 9,500. 

Brown said that a factor in his decision to send these troops to Afghanistan depends on what President Obama decides to do about American troops.