In this bifurcated environment, conversations with New Yorkers suggest a newly cleaved view of the city, quite different from the familiar, friendly uptown-downtown competition that has so long been part of the New York experience.
However, environment conversations and economic development are not necessarily an either-or choice.
The notion of a necessary tension between energy and environment is one of the false dichotomies falling by the wayside in the energy-environment conversation.
"I called the book 'lowrider space' because in effect they create a social space, an environment where conversation happens," he said.
"Not having television — that's the pure bar environment, where conversation is most important," said Danny McDonald, 43, co-owner of the lounge, at 34 East Fourth Street in NoHo.
Source: Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conversation and Nuclear Safety.
And there's a deeper, perhaps irreversible damage to the political environment and conversation in this country.
Many dark historical precedents remind us that this environment suppresses conversation and, as a result, gives rise to extremism, almost irreversibly.
Chait blames members of the group for turning what should have been "a 'laid-back' and 'no-pressure' environment for conversation and professional networking" into "a kind of virtual mental prison".
This was done to provide comfort, privacy, and a quiet environment for conversation and clear audio-recording of the interviews.
You say green issues and the environment provoke conversations worth highlighting.
