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Urban Organic Gardener: Self-Watering Fire Escape Garden in NYC

You don’t have to have a lot of outdoor space or cash to start an organic garden – in fact, if you’ve got a fire escape and some plastic containers in your recycling bin, you can grow everything from fresh greens and tomatoes to a wide array of herbs. Just ask Mike Lieberman, who built [...]

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Himane: Eco-Couture Made from Recycled Umbrella Fabric

Don’t toss that broken umbrella! While having it repaired may not be a feasible option for most people, the fabric can be recycled in unexpected and beautiful ways. New Yorkers can bring their broken umbrellas to a kiosk at Grand Central to embark upon new lives as fashionable totes and handbags.
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Empire State Building Gets $120M Green Makeover

The Empire State Building has lost some of its luster after 78 years, and its owners are hoping to draw in more tenants with a $120 million dollar green makeover. Energy savings is just icing on the cake. Property owners and business managers are realizing that environmental improvements don’t just make sense financially, but also [...]

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Eco Police Officers Bust Environmental Offenders

Looking at these police officers, you might think they’re from the Parks Department or some tiny town in Texas. Brooklyn business owners look at their olive green uniforms and Stetson hats and know immediately that they’re not city brass. But these aren’t visiting officers from another state – they’re an environmental police force whose job [...]

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Rising Seas Not Your Problem? Think Again

New Yorkers, prepare to get wet. Thanks to rising sea levels, much of Manhattan will begin to experience “violent and frequent” storm surges as the 21st century unfolds. Wall Street, for example, is barely three feet above sea level and will likely find itself underwater more often in the years to come, according to a [...]

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Climate Change Deniers’ Sad Little Gathering in NYC

First, there was the ‘Celebrate Coal’ rally held in Washington D.C. that drew less than twenty people as thousands of anti-coal demonstrators marched nearby. Now, a paltry 600 climate change deniers have gathered in New York City for their annual ‘International Conference on Climate Change’, put together by the Heartland Institute, a conservative organization that [...]

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