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Photo of the Day
National Geographic’s ‘Photo of the Day’ is a beautiful aerial view of New York City. The photograph, entitled “Aerial View, New York City” is by Navid Baraty. From above, the city almost looks peaceful. Can you figure out what the Manhattan … Continue reading
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Pampered Pets
As if pooches in New York didn’t have it good enough already, they can now get the royal treatment in Manhattan at New York Dog Nanny, a new doggie day care in Murray Hill. This new ‘pet spa’ goes all … Continue reading
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Is the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Really Green?
The Christmas tree at Rockefeller has green pine needles, but is it really green? In 2007, the Christmas tree went environmentally green for the first time in its history since 1933. Today, the management of Rockefeller Center continues to market … Continue reading
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2011′s “Pardoned” Turkey
Every year on Thanksgiving, the President of the United States grants a pardon to a certain turkey that gets to live on instead of becoming the main course at a dinner. This lucky animal is then shipped off to either … Continue reading
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Green Gifts
‘Tis the season to be jolly and what better way to embrace the holiday spirit than by giving gifts that are not only great, but also green. The Daily Green.com provides its readers with over 100 ideas of green gifts in … Continue reading
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Good News for Bikers, Bad News for Thiefs
Thanks to a NYC law that requires buildings with freight elevators to provide bike storage if a tenant asks, more and more commercial buildings have begun renovating unused storage areas to create indoor bike storage for the city’s ever growing … Continue reading
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Levis’ Blue Jeans Go Green
According to a recent blog post by Practically Green, Levis is the top rated jeans brand with regard to environmental consciousness. Turns out, this famous brand has made a visible effort to better their practices in order to ensure the … Continue reading
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Happy ‘America Recycles Day’ !!!
In this country, it seems like we love to make up holidays for absolutely everything! But what better holiday than one that inspires people to take a step forward towards environmental conservation. Let us rejoice with the idea of waste … Continue reading
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The World’s Going Hopping Mad
In what seems like an act of the biblical plague, scientists are predicting that, because of world wide climate change, countries like Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, southeastern Colombia, eastern Peru and southern Venezuela can expect to experience huge American Bullfrog invasions by … Continue reading
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No pipeline! No pipeline!
These weekend, protesters came together in Washington, D.C., asking President Obama to reject the proposed Keystone XL pipeline which is designed to carry petroleum from the Alberta tar sands in Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. According to TheDailyGreen.com, “The proposed … Continue reading
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