Friday October 31, 2008

happy halloween!

Related postan eco-friendly halloween

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Thursday October 30, 2008

how to live sustainably in nyc: part 2

Part 2 of 3 in a series, how to live sustainably in nyc.

A class I recently attended at Borough of Manhattan Community College helps New Yorkers find simple ways to live more sustainably. Led by Les

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Thursday October 30, 2008

byob @ kaight

A discount — what better incentive for bringing your own bag? (Well, aside from knowing you’re not creating waste.) If you BYO bag to eco-fashion store Kaight, you’ll get 10% off any purchase in the store.

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Wednesday October 29, 2008

how to live sustainably in nyc: part 1

A class I recently attended at Borough of Manhattan Community College helps New Yorkers find simple ways to live more sustainably. Led by Les Judd of Green Boroughs, the class consisted of an initial classroom session,

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Wednesday October 29, 2008

thoreau, climatologist

[Photo: Image design by C. Davis and C. Willis.Photographs depicting those groups in declinecourtesy of K. Cerrudo, A. Miller-Rushing,J. Novak, T. Barnes, and C. Rushworth.]

Unbeknownst to him, Henry David Thoreau was a climatologist. His recordings of

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Tuesday October 28, 2008

eco skivvies

What do you hold closest to your nearest and dearest parts? How about pesticides or polluting synthetic materials? Next time you’re in the market for unmentionables, make the switch to pure organic cotton, bamboo, recycled polyester,

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Sunday October 26, 2008

new york times covers proposition 2:

support for humane farm animal treatment

[Wayne Pacelle, president of the Humane Society of the United States.Image: Michael Kelley for The New York Times]

In the Barnyard Strategist, Maggie Jones for the New York Times details all sides

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Friday October 24, 2008

podcast interview at greenblogosphere.com

This afternoon, I spoke with Tom Tucker, the managing editor at GreenBlogosphere — an online community for green bloggers and anyone who’s interested in participating in the green movement. We talked a little bit about how

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Friday October 24, 2008

tomorrow at brooklyn indie market

I won’t be able to make it, but maybe you can go and support some local artisans tomorrow from 11am to 7pm at the Brooklyn Indie Market (Smith & Union, Carroll Gardens).

The theme tomorrow is Steampunk,

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Friday October 24, 2008

most fuel efficient vehicles for 2009

Ready to make an upgrade to a fuel-efficient vehicle? Jalopnik‘s got a list of the most efficient cars out there, broken out by best city and highway mileage, and by category. No surprise, Prius still tops

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