Saturday March 21, 2009

world water day

Monday is World Water Day. I’m honoring the day by watching Flow, participating in a World Water Day Webinar (organized by New American Dream), and sponsoring a friend in the Tap Project Water Walk (Sunday 3/22

Categories: blog environment health holidays Tags: climate change pollution water

Thursday March 19, 2009

green your school

Are you a teacher, a parent, or someone who just cares about education and the environment? Check out Greening Your School: From Green Roofs to Recycling Projects (and How to Fund Them!) tonight at the Brooklyn

Categories: blog education events recycling Tags: green roofs

Wednesday March 18, 2009

i love animal love

Okay, this is just ridiculous, right? How could it get any cuter?

Check out more incredible animal shots on Howard Penn’s flickr page.

Related postsbaby farm animalsinterspecies love, or at least friendship

Categories: blog Tags: animals

Tuesday March 17, 2009

happy st. pat’s: enjoy some green beer

I’m only a little bit Irish, or so my mom tells me. And while these days, I don’t typically celebrate St. Patty’s Day, I may have had a green (colored) beer once or twice to toast

Categories: blog food/drink holidays Tags: brooklyn/nyc drinking local

Tuesday March 17, 2009

how to turn a cigarette into a knife

I don’t smoke, and I’m not really a fan of cigarettes. But there is one case where a cigarette would come in handy. If you need a knife but only have a cigarette, watch this video

Categories: blog Tags: fun goats

Monday March 16, 2009

loomstate & kaight celebrate spring this friday

I’ll be heading over to eco-fashion hotspot Kaight — 83 Orchard St — this Friday to celebrate the first day of Spring with the guys behind Loomstate & Rogan.

I’m looking forward to seeing their new

Categories: blog fashion Tags: nyc shopping

Monday March 16, 2009

vote for green edge nyc!

Okay, I know just a few days ago I was telling you to vote for the Brooklyn Greenway Initiative, and here I am telling you to vote for GreenEdge (the NYC-based sustainable-living social networking site). The

Categories: action blog climate change community Tags: biking brooklyn/nyc climate change nyc

Monday March 16, 2009

more support for the brooklyn greenway – tonight!

Just thought I’d alert you all to the latest action regarding the Brooklyn Greenway Initiative. There’s a community board meeting tonight if you want to get involved. More about the Greenway here and here.

CB6 Mtg re:

Categories: action blog Tags: biking brooklyn/nyc nyc

Friday March 13, 2009

walk for the health of it, and for others

I like a good walk any time of year. But there’s nothing more rejuvenating than a walk in Springtime. Daffodils blooming, sparrows chirping, sun shining. Everyone seems to be happier, awakening their bodies from the sleepy

Categories: blog community health outdoors Tags: humanitarian nyc

Thursday March 12, 2009

vote for the brooklyn greenway initiative

[Image: Josh Haner/The New York Times. Residents have criticized the Kent Avenue bike lanes in Williamsburg, the first step in the Brooklyn Greenway Initiative to create a 14-mile bicycle and pedestrian path.]

In a city where air

Categories: action blog Tags: biking brooklyn/nyc nyc