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Cardboard Empire State Building: From NYC Icon to American Idol of Energy Efficiency (Video, Photos)
Yesterday, Matthew gave you the detailed rundown on Empire State Building Going Green: Major Energy Efficiency Improvement Retrofit Announced. Here's a video with some history on the NYC Icon, now striving to become the American Idol of energy
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EcoBizNYC Sustainable Business Workshops Begin Tonight!
The Lower East Side Ecology Center provides NYC with a composting program and their e-waste recycling events held throughout the year (calendar of upcoming 2009 events here). Now they're presenting a new program called EcoBizNYC the mission of which
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Palm Sunday & Global Demand for Xaté Threatens Belize's forests
This past Palm Sunday, Fauna and Flora International highlighted the overexploitation of palms in Central America in an attempt to raise awareness of the impact that global demand for palm leaves is having on some of the world’s most pristine
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Concept: CO2 Scrubber Wrist Watch
With discussion of using big-ass artificial trees to scrub-a-dub-dub CO2 from the atmosphere, here comes a little item for each of us to use: eCO2 is an athletic wrist watch, powered by kinetic energy, aiming to reduce individual carbon footprints by
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CO2 Dry-cleaning v. Organic: War of Green Words (Video)
Last week we spotted Green Apple Cleaners in Gossip Girl's Second Iife sim, now in this local New York City news segment,Green Apple Cleaners CEO David Kistner takes a stand on standards for eco-friendly cleaning for our clothes: any method using perc
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NYC Electronic Recycling Events Earth Month 2009 Calendar
Tis spring and again time to recycle the e-waste. Lucky are we to have the Lower East Side Ecology Center on hand to take our toxic e-crap off our hands to be properly disposed of. Rundown after the jump and don't forget to put LESEC's EcoBizNYC
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"Extinct" Bird Eaten by Mistake: Not an April Fools Joke
A Worcester’s Buttonquail was caught on camera for the first time by a French documentary team who were filming native bird trappers at work in the Philippines. No one realized how rare the bird was until it was identified as a Worcester’s Buttonquail
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Spotted: Green Apple Cleaners in Gossip Girl Second Life Sim (Video)
When the producers of the Gossip Girl "machinima" videos needed to create a dry cleaners set in Second Life, I suggested that they green the virtual store. The television show and its sister Second Life sim
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Rollerblade Man's Entire Body Covered in Wheels: Kama Sutra Positions at 60 MPH (Video)
We're big advocates for all things human-powered, but we really really like to see this particular efficiency put to use for transportation. Enter with a flash "Rollerblade Man" who's keeping all his options open by
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Black Market Cardboard Recyclers (Video)
Current video goes undercover as a cardboard scavenger to reveal the legal and illegal side of recycling in San Francisco. In 2008, California passed a law cracking down on recycling poachers which targeted raiding of bottles, cans and newstands, but
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Earth Hour 2009 Global Round-Up (Videos)
Cities go dark for Earth Hour 2009 Tell us as well as Tweet us what you did for Earth Hour 2009 and bask in the reduction of dirty fossil fuel use if ever so fleetingly. Eyeball these videos featuring the efforts of hundreds of millions of
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Tesla Unveils Model S Sedan (Video)
Get our in-depth info and slideshow on the Tesla Model S here. Above is video at the Tesla Motors unveiling of the sedan aiming to put more drivers behind the wheel of the electric car. Starting at 49,000 (USD), the Model S goes 0-60 in 5.6 seconds and
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Chris Jordan: Gel Conference, Colbert Report (Video)
via ecowonk Photographer Chris Jordan featured here at the 2009 Gel Conference, an annual exploration into what is good about business, technology, art, society, and life. Jordan wants to expose "the behaviors that we all engage in unconsciously, on a
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OMG Cute! & OMG Vulnerable: Clouded Leopard Cubs Born in National Zoo (Video)
Two newborn rare and endangered clouded leopard cubs are being cared for at a National Zoo facility in Virginia. The zoo babies which were born Tuesday are the first such births there in 16 years. While currently in the good hands of man as part of
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Amazing Jumbo Elephant Landing - IFAW Germany PSA (Video)
In this video from IFAW Germany (International Fund for Animal Welfare), an elephant comes in for a landing in the style of a jumbo jet. IFAW is making the point that travelers should think twice before purchasing souvenirs made from animal products.
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'First Locavore' Michelle Obama to Oprah: Veggie Garden Coming to White House Lawn
Obama White House Veggie Garden to be Planted Food writer Eddie Gehman Kohan has the scoop (or shall we say shovel) on the April issue of Oprah's Magazine interview featuring a cover-story interview with Michelle Obama revealing the exciting plans for a
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Conan O'Brien Show Leftovers for Sale in NYC
On the flip side of Jimmy Fallon turning the Late Night Studio green can be found materials and items donated by "Late Night with Conan O’Brien" to the do-gooding, recycling Jawas from our local nonprofit Build It Green! (BIG) Items include a pair of
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Repower America New 'Solar' Ad From the WE Campaign (Video)
The "We" Campaign is launching a new national TV ad, called "Solar" calling for continued major investment in solar energy. It's the latest
