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February 4, 2012 - Erin Barnes - The first thing you can do is take a look around. What is the block where you live look like? What does the block where you work look like? Is there one eyesore that you walk past everyday that you wish just could be transformed into something different?... More →
February 1, 2012 - Collaborative Consumption hits NYC - The Sustainability Practice Network (SPN) organized an event that took place yesterday at Green Spaces to discuss the trend of collaborative consumption, which was identified by Time in 2010 as one of the 10 ideas that will change the world. The talk was moderated by Roo Rogers, founder of Ozolab and panelists included the entrepreneurs Jen Abrams, Our Goods; Ron J. Williams, SnapGoods; Paul Steely White, Transportation Alternatives;... More →
February 1, 2012 - Bike Share Planning Workshops Begin To Locate Stations - When New York City's bike share program rolls out in July, the rental bikes will be spread out across 600... More →
January 31, 2012 - New Electronics Recycling Center Opens in Brooklyn - The Lower East Side Ecology Center has just opened an E-Waste recycling center in Brooklyn, at469 President... More →
January 29, 2012 - Past and Future Come Together In Study of Climate Change and Historic Buildings - With a skyline full of iconic 19th and 20th Century architecture, how does New York both preserve the glories... More →
January 28, 2012 - Grow Our Grassroots: February 11 Summit For Trees, Parks and Gardens - On Saturday, February 11th, the city's innovative crowd source platform Change By Us will team up with the... More →
January 26, 2012 - Fig Trees in Boston; The USDA Updates Growing Map For Warmer Climate - In a low-key acknowledgment of changing climate, the USDA has updated the growing zones for gardeners across... More →
January 25, 2012 - Homes on Roosevelt Island To Be Powered By East River - Verdant Power has been awarded the first US license for a tidal power generation system. Over the next two... More →
January 24, 2012 - Ioby.org and Deutsche Bank Team Up To Fund Green Projects in NYC - Ioby, the online micro-funding platform for community green projects, will work with Deutsche Bank to provide... More →
January 23, 2012 - How the Dutch Got Their Bike Paths - Sometimes it looks easy when you visit a European city with great urban planning. But that doesn't mean it... More →

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