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Live in Bushwick? why get your apples from a corner store? The Bushwick Farmers Market is open til Christmas this year. Learn More .
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Bushwick
It's been an impressive effort, so far, of community gardens citywide. Several tons of leaves have already been harvested for compost! However, as there are limits to what we volunteers can do (the City used to collect 20,000 tons of leaves each year, and the absence of compost givebacks are ...
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Brooklyn
East New York
We virtually sat down Brooklyn-based mom operated business, GrowInStyle.com . They specialize in creating organic eco friendly baby shower centerpieces and we also carry other all natural baby products. Q: How did the idea of GrowInStyle come about? When did ...
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We are having our last open volunteer day this Saturday, November 21st, from 10am-2pm at the UCC Youth Farm. We will be painting our rainwater harvest system, building compost piles, spreading woodchips, and generally preparing the garden for the winter. We'd love to see you one last time! ...
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New Lots
East New York
850,000 single-use styrofoam trays used everyday in NYC X 180 school days = 153 MILLION TRAYS OF STRYOFOAM GET USED every year in NYC Schools. Check out the Styrofoam Out of Schools NYC site to learn more. Sign the petition .
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Beginning this week, the Council on the Environment of New York City (CENYC) is placing collection boxes to recycle old rechargeable batteries and cell phones at select Greenmarket farmers markets across the city. CENYC has joined the Recyclable Battery Recycling Corporation’s (RBRC) ...
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Brooklyn
Prospect Park
Fort Greene
Green Mountain Energy Company Launches in New York City Residents and businesses in Brooklyn now have a new option for choosing renewable energy. Green Mountain Energy Company, the nation’s leading provider of cleaner energy, is now available in the Con Edison service territory and offers ...
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Brooklyn
Eco-Schools USA Program launched this week by the National Wildlife Federation. It is the new U. S. component of an international network of 30,000 schools in 43 nations. Individuals can register on the Eco-schools USA site and join up with other green school programs evolving across America. ...
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Although only a tiny fraction of Big Apple parks recycle, a new one now under construction along the Brooklyn waterfront is set to take being green to another level. The planned 85-acre Brooklyn Bridge Park, which is set to partially open this winter after two decades of planning, is being ...
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Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn
CENYC's Office of Recycling Outreach and Education publish a great NYC Recycling Updates...Here's one article : Recycling and the Climate Change Connection Evidence continues to mount that the simple acts of buying wisely and choosing the recycling bin over the garbage container can ...
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Our friends at GreenEdge publish a monthly leaflet and we wanted to share this community group spotlight with you... Band of Bicycles By Teddi Ginsberg Photo Credits: Band of Bicycles As the price of transportation rises and income, for many, decreases, commuters are ...
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Travis
T his Sunday recycling pandemonium will sweep streets across the U.S. Don't miss out! America Recycles Day (ARD), November 15, is the only nationally recognized day dedicated to encouraging Americans to recycle and to buy recycled products . Celebrating its 12th year, it has grown to ...
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Green Finds Eco Market Place November 12 to Dec 24 Wants You! The folks who run (eco)mpassion sample sale shop in lower Manhattan have decided to create an Eco Market Place this holiday season. How does it work? - Rent a table for $350 per week. We are open ...
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New TV ads are encouraging Brazilians to save water - by urinating in the shower. Brazilian environmental group SOS Mata Atlantica says the campaign, running on several television stations, uses humor to persuade people to reduce flushes. The group says if a household avoids one flush a day, ...
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Tuesday, November 10 @ 11am-7pm Church of the Heavenly Rest, 90th Street and Fifth Avenue Contact: Carnegie Hill Neighbors, 212-996-5520 Sponsored by: Carnegie Hill Neighbors, The Brick Presbyterian Church, The Church of the Heavenly Rest, Carnegie Hill/Yorkville CSA, Grass-roots ...
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Carnegie Hill
Yorkville
According to Earth 911: Starting Oct. 31, the New York State Government will charge a 5-cent deposit fee for all bottled water purchased in the state. In an effort to combat its looming $3 billion deficit, the state passed its Refundable Container Act ( Bottle Bill ) ...
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No pun intended, cough cough... NYCLeaves: Project LeafDrop,
a new coalition of community gardens and greening groups...
dedicated to moving fallen leaves from the trash bin to the compost bin, is building a growing network of community gardens that ...
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NYCLeaves: Project LeafDrop Are Picking Up Where the ...
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Climate Change: Picturing the Science With editors Gavin Schmidt and Joshua Wolfe, and author Frank Zeman Tonight at 7! Community Bookstore, 143 7th Avenue (Carroll & Garfield) 718.783.3075 www.communitybookstore.net Free wine & cheese at readings! The ...
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Biologists Fight Erosion in Jamaica Bay [Daily News] EPA, Bloomberg Compete to Clean Gowanus [Brownstoner] St. John's Soup Kitchen First to Implement Green Design [gbNYC] Paterson Proposes Environmental Cuts, Advocates Sneer [NY Times] City Awarded $105 Million ...
