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Bruce Springsteen Parking Lot 4 A Greener Apple NYC October 21st, 2009
Bruce Springsteen Concert-goers/Tailgaters (parking lot 16) on how to make New York A Greener Apple. ...more
NYC Water Gets Tap'D December 15th, 2008
New Eco-Friendly Bottled Water
We all know that bottled water isn’t the best for the environment, partly because of the bottling, partly because of transportation, and partly because of all the hype about water sources (waterfalls in the rainforest...more
Green Your Happy Hour November 12th, 2008
First All-Organic Bar Opens In Manhattan
Gust Organics restaurant in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village is now the world’s first 100% USDA Certified organic bar. Among their sustainable practices: recycling, using wind energy and only wind energy to power the restaurant, solar lighting,...more
An Oyster's Bed of Dreams October 14th, 2008
Electricity May Bring Oysters Back to New York
Once, oysters covered the banks of the great island of Manhattan and were so plentiful, and so good at filtering water that the now murky waters around New York were probably clear. But, oyster beds...more
Discover the Smallest Area with the Most Green Buildings in the U.S. September 12th, 2008
After 9-11, Battery Park City, NY, Is Coming Back Green and Strong
In a small area in downtown New York, 92 acres, close to the Finanical District, you'll find more green buildings per square foot than anywhere else in the US. As you look at this modern...more
Visit Silvercup Movie Studios: Largest Green Roof in NYC August 29th, 2008
Simple Solution Can Lower Rooftop Temps by 100 Degrees!
Come take a look behind-the-scenes (or above them) at what one of the biggest movie studios east of Hollywood has done to its roof. SIlvercup Studios has built a no-frills green roof atop its Long...more
Hi-Tech Urban Farming -- Discover How Food of the Future Is Being Grown Now! July 11th, 2008
Visit the Science Barge -- Experiments to Make Food Local and Luscious
Did you know that there is enough flat, rooftop space in New York City to grow vegetables for 15 million people? We haven't even begun to tap our potential for sustainable agriculture. But that...more
What's in a Name? May 20th, 2008
Book revisiting Love Canal eco-disaster sheds light on historical impact
I don't remember the Love Canal fiasco that occurred in Niagara Falls, N.Y., in 1978, but the horror of this eco-disaster is just as gripping 30 years later to me as it surely was for...more
City Farmers Cash In May 16th, 2008
Urban Ag Makes A Profit
Gardens are popping up where you’d least expect them—under elevated train tracks, in partially torn-down factories, on balconies, and behind rows of apartment buildings. And, these aren’t just home gardeners growing tomatoes for the occasional...more
New York - Recycling Magazines is Excellent! March 3rd, 2008
I was in New York today, and I saw in one of the subway stations a big ad for a recycling initiative for magazines and catalogs that was recently launched in New York by Mayor...more
