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Organic Rooftop Farming in New York City (VIDEO)

Michael — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:12:57 +0000

I’m a big fan of New York City. Not only is NYC the greenest place in America or the most creative recycler, New Yorkers are also among the most fervent defenders of the Constitution, if you know what I mean. Evidently, they’re also great farmers. Rooftop organic farmers, according to this video from Reuters. New [...] Related posts:

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8 Great Recycling and Green Lenses on Squidoo

Michael — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:30:32 +0000

Video on styrofoam recycling and crafts made of EPS that we featured on our own Squidoo lens. There are probably hundreds and hundreds of great recycling and environment lenses on Squidoo right now and in time, we”ll be able to enjoy and learn from many of them. In the meantime, here’s a list of some [...] Related posts:

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Global Weirding, Obama’s Clean Coal, Wind Power Jobs in the U.S. and Other Stories

Michael — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:03:00 +0000

Watch: Forest fires, heat wave, and drought engulfing large areas in Russia [video] It’s been a while since we last made our weekly compilation of the most interesting (and intriguing) environmental and recycling stories. We sort of gave up on that for a while after covering the stories during the UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen last [...] Related posts:

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The Plastiki Arrives in Sydney

Michael — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:51:32 +0000

The Plastiki seen here sailing into Sydney, near the famous Sydney Opera House landmark. Photo: Adventure Ecology. Plastiki, the world’s first 60-foot catamaran made from recycled plastic water bottles sailed triumphantly into Sydney Harbor last Monday (26th July 2010, Sydney time) after an epic 8,000 mile journey across the Pacific Ocean from San Francisco. The Plastiki [...] Related posts:

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One Day On Earth – 10th October 2010

Michael — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:40:23 +0000

On October 10th, 2010, thousands of people from across the globe will join hands and contribute towards documenting life on this planet for one full 24 hour period. The result will be compiled into a full length documentary “One Day on Earth” film that will showcase the human experience as we know it today. It [...] Related posts:

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Computer Recycling – Wall Clock Upcycled from Old Mac G3 Motherboard

Michael — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:44:49 +0000

Avant-garde wall decoration – beautiful wall clock created from a discarded Mac G3 computer motherboard by Kalovski Itim. My good friend, the blogger Kalovski Itim, recently introduced an interesting computer recycling idea on Facebook – a beautiful, fully-functional wall clock recycled from a Mac G3 computer motherboard. If you’re a geek looking for a creative piece [...] Related posts:

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New York City Launches Creative Textile Recycling Initiative

Michael — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 07:30:10 +0000

“Smart was green before green was smart.” A PSA video by SMART, the textile recycling industry trade group. What do you do with your old clothes? Well, if you live in New York City, you’ll likely deposit them for recycling, starting this September. NYC is introducing a unique used textile recycling initiative that might likely become [...] Related posts:

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California Getting Closer To Banning The Bag

Michael — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 18:23:03 +0000

Paper or Plastic? In this video from National Geographic, Edward Norton describes a simple easy step everyone can take to help clean up the environment. California may very well be on the way to be the first state to ban single-use plastic bags from grocery stores, pharmacies, convenience stores, and other commercial establishments statewide. California Assembly [...] Related posts:

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How Does Wind Energy Work?

admin — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 21:35:28 +0000

It’s not necessary to become a nerd to know how wind power works Wind is a result from the uneven heating of the Earth by the sun and the fact that temperatures will always be attempting to reach an equilibrium (heat is definitely moving to a cooler area). With the rising price of energy and the [...] Related posts:

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E-Waste Recycling Law Signed in South Carolina

Michael — Fri, 21 May 2010 17:20:26 +0000

South Carolina has joined the ranks of about 20 or so states that have enacted laws to encourage and promote electronic waste recycling. SC Governor Mark Sanford recently signed HB 4093, a bill specifically crafted to encourage statewide recycling and to significantly reduce the amount of e-waste that gets dumped in the state’s landfills. [...] Related posts:

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