The Sallan Foundation Shows How to Green the Urban Jungle

June 25, 2007 (PRLEAP.COM) Politics News
Nancy Anderson, Executive Director of the Sallan Foundation is the newest ECO BIZ profile for the GREEN, a special series on the Sundance Channel.

Anderson is featured in a segment that explores how to green the Big Apple, New York, New York.

Explore how granite, steel and glass can become the front line in the fight against climate change. Log on to http://www.sallan.org and join her mission to make green, high performance buildings New York's "new normal".

Watch Anderson's Eco Biz video or download the podcast currently screening on Sundance Channel's the GREEN mini-site http://www.sundancechannel.com/thegreen#/ecobiz:profiles Get inspired and get creative for a new green world.

See what Anderson sees going up in the Big Apple and find out how the eye-popping Hearst Tower hides its greenest features in plain sight.

Reducing carbon emissions has become a top priority for mayors from large cities around the world. New York City's first ever comprehensive carbon inventory put an exact number on what Anderson long held to be true — 79% of New York City's carbon footprint comes from its buildings.

It's no small wonder that Anderson's expertise regarding how to cut that footprint down to size with a combination of legal and policy incentives is being recognized as visionary by the Green.

THE GREEN is presented by Robert Redford, Citi Smith Barney and Lexus.

About the Sallan Foundation
The Sallan Foundation improves the urban environment by advancing useful knowledge for greener, high performance cities.

About ECO BIZ
Hosted by Emmy Award winning journalist Alison Stewart, ECO BIZ profiles individuals who are visionaries in strategy and have worked to establish more environmentally sustainable policies and innovative eco-friendly business tactics.

Contact:
Nancy E. Anderson
212-785-2207