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Meet Jessica Schweifel, Founder of Root for Trees
Planet Green (Discovery Channel) &bull Yesterday
Here's an organization any nature loving urban dweller can support: Root for Trees. In a city where storefronts, sky rises and sooty, gray streets seem to dominate, the New York City non-profit uses art and other creative campaigns to raise… Full Story »
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Suspended City aims to bring Rio de Janeiro in harmony with nature
Ecofriend.org &bull Mar 10, 2010
Designed by Coolie Calihan and Charles Johnson, the Cidade Suspensa (Suspended City in Brazilian Portuguese), aims to refine urban architecture and bring it in harmony with nature and the environment. The site of this proposal is located on the dense… Full Story »
Canon MP560 All-In-One InkJet Printer
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Deepa Gupta Talks Climate Change Activism, Youth in India, and More (Interview)
Planet Green (Discovery Channel) &bull Mar 8, 2010
One of the stand-out speakers of the activist community during COP15 was Deepa Gupta, co-founder of the Indian Youth Climate Network. Founded in the spring of 2008 with three members, the IYCN has since grown to having thousands of members in 15 of India's 28 states. I recently had a chance to talk with Gupta about how she got involved in climate change activism, what the IYCN has been up to, and where does the climate movement go after the disappointment of the Copenhagen Accord. PLANET GREEN: How did you get involved in… Full Story »
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Urban sustainable living, a lecture by Patti Moreno
www.styleofdesign.com via @DesignUpdates &bull Mar 7, 2010The Boston Society of Architects lecture series on architecture and the built environment illuminates the ways in which all of us shape the design of our neighborhoods and cities, and the profound impact design has on our communities and the… Full Story »
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Reverb Concerts Render College Campuses Conscious With Ben Harper and Drake
Planet Green (Discovery Channel) &bull Mar 4, 2010
Reverb just keeps sprouting heads. The Maine nonprofit is now a three-headed monster by our count. That's one head that greens concert venues from soup to nuts. And another head, the Green Music Group, a coalition of artists committed to… Full Story »
2157B002 PRINTER, CANON IPF5100 PRINTER InkJet Plotter
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Cox New England: Cox Media Pioneers Tapeless Ad Spot Distribution as Part of Cox Conserves
www.facebook.com via @coxnewengland &bull Mar 4, 2010Cox Media, the advertising services division of Cox Communications, launched an all-digital system for managing its commercial advertising distribution. The system is part of Cox Communications' national environmental sustainability effort, Cox Conserves. The all-digital transition will dramatically reduce the amount… Full Story »
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Campus Ecostore, Going Solar, and Green Budget - GC News #669
thegreenpages - canada &bull Feb 22, 2010
BOW NEWS. Biosphere Institute of the Bow Valley visited residents door-to-door to talk about sustainability as part of the Sustainable Action Canmore Program. See brochure ? Bow Valley Climate Kids Project provides students the opportunity to raise awareness about climate… Full Story »
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3 Reasons Why You Need Mulch In Your Garden
The Gardening Guide &bull Feb 20, 2010Organic gardeners would know or would have experienced this particular situation. Think of the many times that you have been in your garden, bent over, raking, wishing that you had more time and that you were out of the sun that is currently scorching your back and shoulders. As you look down, you see a familiar enemy looking back at you. It is the same enemy that you saw yesterday and the day before that. Your friendly neighborhood weeds have moved back into… Full Story »
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Permaculture Design Courses :: Pathways to Sustainable Living ...
Permaculture Design Courses :: Pathways to Sustainable Living &bull Feb 20, 2010Here you'll find information on permaculture design, organic gardening, herbs and Transition Towns. Join us on our journey to a more sustainable life on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland Australia. If you'd like to find out more about our courses, contact permaculturepathways@yahoo.com.au, we run courses in permaculture design and organic gardening, but in the meantime, thanks for visiting our blog and we hope you find something of interest here... We have a very special and exciting announcement to makeDue to popular demand were running a part-time Permaculture Design Course this year.Are you interested in studying for your Permaculture Design Certificate part-time?Permaculture… Full Story »
Canon IPF810 Dye 44IN 2400X1200 384MB USB InkJet Plotter Printer
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U.S. Airlines Get Poor Grades on Recycling Programs
Business Ethics &bull Feb 20, 2010Just about anyone who flies on a commercial airline in the U.S. is aware of the volume of trash generated in the course of an average flight. Drinks cans, plastic bottles, beverage cups, paper napkins, newspapers and magazines are testament… Full Story »
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AMNew York: Urban Composting: A Wormy Way of Life
Think About That Today &bull Feb 20, 2010I wrote this for the Job Front section of AMNY on Monday, October 12th. It is a part of a continuing series called 'Quirky Work' that the features editor, Lucy Blatter, thought up. I did my Quirky Work piece on… Full Story »
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Why you need to compost, even if you have a green bin.
backyard ecosystem &bull Feb 20, 2010Many municipalities now offer a third (after garbage and recycling) or green bin for composting. And while this is a very good thing it is not a substitute for urban individual compost piles. Your grass, houseplants, vegetable garden, herb garden, and flower garden need compost. Desperately. The single best thing you can do for soil of… Full Story »
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Learn Urban Composting at Greater Goods Borderstan
Borderstan &bull Feb 20, 2010Want to learn how to do urban composting? The guys at Greater Goods have a class tomorrow, Saturday, January 9, at 11:00 a.m. Cindy Olson will be in charge of breaking it down and showing us how to compost with… Full Story »
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Adventures in Urban Composting
Earth911.com &bull Feb 20, 2010Its your guilty moment of the week again time to take out the trash. You take a peek at the weeks detritus and feel that familiar twinge. Perhaps the majority of your waste is food scraps, which will decompose in the anaerobic landfill environment and produce methane, a global warming gas more potent than carbon dioxide. Instead of tossing this waste, try composting it. Its not as hard as you may think. According to the EPA, 24 percent of household waste consists of food scraps and yard trimmings. Some cities, including Seattle and San Francisco, are now offering composting bins… Full Story »
Color Ink Cartridge (0622B002) for Canon Printer
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International Agreement To Help Protect Sharks
SustainableBusiness.com General News &bull Feb 20, 2010Progressive InvestorFAQsCurrent IssueBack IssuesSB20TestimonialsSubscribe NowEmerging Green StocksServicesFeatured CompaniesGreen Stock WatchDownload Green Stock WatchPress Releases MainPost Your Business RequestAgricultural ProductsAgriculture/ Forests/ FarmsEcotourismEnergyEnvironmental Management/ ConsultingGreen B2B ProductsGreen Building Design/ ConstructionGreen Building ProductsGreen Consumer ProductsGreen Development/ Smart GrowthGreen MaterialsInternetMediaNatural FoodsNatural Products ManufacturingRecycling/ WasteTransportationWater/ Wastewater Agriculture/ Organic ProductsBuilding Design/ ConstructionEcotourism/ HospitalityEducationEnergyEnvironmental ManagementForestsGeneralGreen ProcurementGreen/ Social InvestingSustainable DevelopmentTransportationWaste Reduction/ Recycling/ Composting A new landmark agreement to counteract the alarming decline of sharks was concluded on Friday under the auspices of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Government representatives meeting in… Full Story »
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RAMBLINGS FROM A DESERT GARDEN....: A Container Garden in the ...
RAMBLINGS FROM A DESERT GARDEN.... &bull Feb 19, 2010I would like to take you on a visit back to "The Refuge", which is the home of my younger sister, (Daisy Mom), and her family. In the past, we have seen the beautiful scenery surrounding their home and who can forget our visit with Mr. Compost. From left to right - Barrel Cactus, Tomato, Lantana, Fern, Spiky Succulent, Avocado (grown from an Avocado pit), Fern, Pine Tree Sapling, Vinca and another Fern. Composting, is as you might expect, Mr. Compost's domain and the vegetable garden is Mr. Green Jean's. However, Daisy Mom, reigns supreme over her container garden. Each… Full Story »
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Guilt-free plastic for composting in your yard
CNET GreenTech blog &bull Feb 19, 2010
A team of engineers and scientists at the Imperial College London led by Charlotte Williams in partnership with BioCeramic Therapeutics have created a degradable material from sugars derived from the breakdown of lignocellulosic biomass. Williams noted in the group's announcement that while they're not the first to come up with a "biorenewable plastic," many of those have previously been made from… Full Story »
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What is the Cause of "Stinky Situation" With Waterless Urinals?
TreeHugger &bull Feb 17, 2010Four years ago, Local 690 of the Philadelphia Plumbers Union caused outrage in the green world by refusing to install waterless urinals in the Comcast center because they didn't need water supply lines, reportedly because "fewer pipes mean less work."… Full Story »
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Food, From Field to Fork
the irresistible fleet of bicycles &bull Feb 16, 2010
Hosted by local foods based specialty shop Urban Rustic, the evening will include an endless sampling of seasonal local treats prepared on site by the culinary team at Growing Chefs in partnership with Brooklyn Standard. About your hosts: Growing Chefs:… Full Story »
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How Green Was My Cubicle: What To Make Of Green Work Spaces?
greenbuildingsNYC &bull Feb 15, 2010Your author's career-long journey of itinerant, grousy keyboard-for-hire disillusionment has given me... well, something. I am an excelloent typist, and the Wall Street Journal belatedly gave me an unflattering stipple portrait of my own . Oh, and also: I have compiled, in my mind, something of a treasury of "isn't work just the worst" quotations from various writers. There are certainly more resonant ones… Full Story »
