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A Not To Be Missed Plastic Ocean Themed Green Drinks NYC Holiday Party This Tuesday

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on A Not To Be Missed Plastic Ocean Themed Green Drinks NYC Holiday Party This Tuesday

Photo: David de Rothschild Planning your holiday party schedule in New York City can be calendar jujitsu, what with work parties, friends parties, family parties, but there are also a few green themed parties that the sustainably minded New Yorker shouldn’t miss, and are also just plain fun. One of these parties, this upcoming Tuesday, December 14th, is the annual Green Drinks NYC Holiday Party . The party will be held at MI-5 bar in T… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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TED Talk: How Do You Make and Enforce Laws on the High Seas?

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on TED Talk: How Do You Make and Enforce Laws on the High Seas?

Photo via Mission Blue The majority of the ocean is thought of as unowned. About 64% is ungoverned by any national law. And yet so much of it needs protections and regulations so that the wildlife can survive, let alone thrive. How do we go about making and enforcing laws that are reasonable and effective, and benefit both humans and marine life? Kristina Gjerde is an expert in this area and gave a talk earlier in the year during the Mission Blue Voyage. Here are here insights into how we might save the unprotected oceans from problems like bottom-tra… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The Red Bees of Brooklyn, and a Search for a Solution

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on The Red Bees of Brooklyn, and a Search for a Solution

Image credit: Gita Nandan, Tim ONeal of BoroughBees.com, via NRDC. Used with permission. Earlier in the week, the New York Times reported that bees in Brooklyn had started turning red , and their honey was looking like bright red goo. It turned out that the urban bees (the bee ban of New York having now been lifted) were hitting the corn syrup at the local Maraschino Cherry factory in record numbers. Now the

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Eco Reminders; Wall Stickers with a Poetic Message Help You Get Rid of Bad Habits (Photos)

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Eco Reminders; Wall Stickers with a Poetic Message Help You Get Rid of Bad Habits (Photos)

Hu2 wall stickers Stickers can be fun, but how eco-friendly is this new craze for decorating walls? We have found two brands that claim their vinyls to be eco-chic, and some even come with decorative eco-reminders; very clever! Hu2 in the UK has just launched the first Flat Sharing Rules wall stickers that don’t just help keeping everybody sane, but also saving energy and water…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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MindBodyGreen Deals, the Groupon for Greenies

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on MindBodyGreen Deals, the Groupon for Greenies

Image: MindBodyGreen Groupon’s pretty great for eco-bargain hunters like me– in New York City, it has offered discounts on the likes of American Apparel , the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and GustOrganics (as pictured above.) Not all of the sales stem from sustainable sources, however. The random helicopter tour, sushi restaurant or Gap discount often lands in my inbox. Delete.

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Creating a Greener City, One Rooftop at a Time

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Creating a Greener City, One Rooftop at a Time

Green roofs growing in New York City. Photos: Eve Mosher Putting a green roof on a landmark building — the city hall in Toronto or Chicago, a convention center in Vancouver , San Francisco’s California Academy of Sciences — has long bee… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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New York City Gets Serious About Local, Sustainable Food

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on New York City Gets Serious About Local, Sustainable Food

Image: Teesha Dunn via flickr When New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn announced the 59-point-plan, “FoodWorks,” yesterday, she unveiled the city’s latest move to reduce its environmental footprint, and boost the local economy and health of its citizens. The plan is designed to address all aspects of food in the city, from agricultural production through post-consumption…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Parking Day NYC Isn’t Activism, It’s Unintentional Performance Art

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

photos: Matthew McDermott Park(ing) Day has been a much-covered event here on TreeHugger for the past several years, and for good reason: It’s undeniably good fun to reclaim a bit of pavement used every other day of the week save for a Friday in mid-September, roll out the sod and create your own little bit of park in the city. But for some reason this year, glancing at the map of even… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Adventures In Honey- A Rosh Hashana Love Story At Saul’s Deli

Posted on September 12, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

photo: Hofstra Hillel Rosh Hashana , also known as the Jewish New Year, was celebrated this past week. One of the iconic symbols of the holiday, is honey, which is eaten with challah and apples. Honey has important meaning for the celebrants of Rosh Hashana. Honey is prominently displayed on the dinner table and on greeting cards; people traditionally wish each other a sweet new year. Honey is the symbol for hope, happiness, success and sweetness. This year, year 5771, on Tuesday evening, Saul’s Deli, in Berkeley, California, is hosting a p… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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David Suzuki: Our Obsession With Private Automobiles is Unsustainable

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

bitefight via Torontoist Quote of the Day from David Suzuki in the Georgia Strait: Technological developments [such as electric cars etc.] are welcome, but maybe it’s time we started rethinking our car culture as whole. The average car in North America carries 1.5 people, which means that most cars on the road only have a driver in them. Is it really efficient to use more than 1,000 kilograms of metal to transport 100 kilograms of huma… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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