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I can’t stand holidays filled with expectations and demands about how you are supposed to spend your night. Maybe that’s the bit of contrarian in me. With that said, I’ve never been a big New Years Eve fan. But today I spent the day researching how other cultures bring in the new year. Key words: BRING IN (less pressure than “celebrate”). And after reading about how different cultures around the world will be spending tonight – all the colorful traditions and customs rooted in each country’s history! Well let’s just say the night has become much more significant to me....
Tuesday, December 6th, is Global Green USA’s 7th annual San Francisco Benefit Party. That’s right all you Norther Californians! It’s time to dress up and support a wonderful organization. And what a better time to do this than the holidays! Global Green’s 7th Annual Gorgeous and Green Gala is one of the Bay Area’s premier green lifestyle events. This event has done much to expand the perception of what it means to be truly sustainable without sacrificing style. CLICK HERE to purchase a ticket and look at the amazing line up of hosts, chefs, and of course musical act the...
Today is America Recycles Day, a day dedicated to educating and motivating everyone in this country to recycle, according to the group’s official website. There are recycling events happening in cities across the country today. Find one near you simply by entering your zip code on the America Recycles Day website. I hope recycling is not a single-day event! Here are some other ideas to get educated, get involved and keep recycling throughout the year. Research Your Municipal Recycling Just like checking the smoke detector batteries on the day the clocks change for daylight savings time, America Recycles Day is...
Blowing into the Windy City’s Wicker Park neighborhood this weekend is Chicago’s Green Music Fest. Over 20,000 attendants are expected to eat local, drink plenty and dance crazy to the music of The Thermals, Trampled by Turtles and Yo La Tengo. In 2010, the Mother Nature Network name Chicago the 9th Greenest City in America. This year, Chicago has stepped up it’s Green Initiative planting over 500,000 new trees throughout the city. New Mayor Rahm Emanuel has made it a goal to promote urban farming by cutting zoning laws and improving accessibility and funding for Chicago’s public transportation system. We’ll be...
The founders of Sweetgreen bring together Lupe Fiasco, Theophilus London, The Strokes and more in an effort to raise awareness about sustainable food and health choices! SWEETGREEN, known for its network of sustainable eateries throughout the northeast, has announced the lineup for its annual Sweetlife Festival, featuring The Strokes as headliner, plus Girl Talk, Lupe Fiasco, Crystal Castles, Cold War Kids, Ra Ra Riot, Theophilus London,Walk the Moon, US Royalty and Modern Man....
Can you believe Earth Day is here? Not to mention the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. It seems like just yesterday we were brainstorming how to improve our eco chic ways for Earth Day of last year. Nowadays every day kind of feels like Earth Day. And thats how it should be! We should constantly strive to find new ways to incorporate environmental responsibility into our lifestyles. But if you want to get into the spirit of things and really take it up a notch on 4/22 here are some fun ways to get involved: For the Green New Yorker:...
ith the precarious state of ecosystems throughout the world today, it is difficult to know for certain which threatened species will continue to be around for future generations–and which will have gone the way of the Dodo. But as sobering of a legacy that may be, it is increasingly important to raise awareness of these fading animals early and often to the children of today, whose attitudes and actions as adults may determine the fate of the planet’s biodiversity. So, with that in mind, one zoo is educating its young visitors about the importance of preservation in an imaginative way–with an exhibition of...
ut on those galoshes and get ready for some culture! New York City’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) recently welcomed “Rising Currents: Projects for New York’s Waterfront” – an exhibit showcasing five versions of New York City after sea levels rise. According to MoMA’s site: An architects-in-residence program at P.S.1 brings together five interdisciplinary teams, including Architecture Research Office (ARO), to re-envision the coastlines of New York and New Jersey around New York Harbor and to imagine new ways to occupy the harbor itself with adaptive “soft” infrastructures that are sympathetic to the needs of a sound ecology. While touring the exhibit,...
This is for sure something for you to mark on your calendars. The Council on The Environment of NYCEEE (CENYC) is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. Yes the environmental movement seems all so recent to some of you but organizations like CENYC have actually been around for quite a while doing their thing for the earth and the communities we live in. CENYC is kicking off their 40th anniversary by hearing great bands for an amazing cause: education programs for NYC youth, on March 3rd @ Sullivan Hall. Click HERE to purchase tickets. More info on the concert below!...
Treehugger.com has some green halloween tips so we thought we’d take a hit and share! Each year Americans spend billions of dollars on Halloween candy, costumes and other Halloween related décor-type items (over $3 billion was spent in 2006 alone). They’re shelling out $20-50 a piece on costumes and $10 and up on bags of candy. But, this year more-so than in years past, people have enhanced awareness of health issues like cancer, obesity, and diabetes rates, of environmental health, and this year less people have the luxury of spending their hard earned dollars on store-bought costumes so they’re being forced to...
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