Bloomberg, known for his progressive environmental stances, said, "Our best estimate is that this initiative will result in at least 75,000 New Yorkers eating more fresh fruits and vegetables, which could save at least 50 lives a year in the long term."
Up-and-coming vegan rock star Cheryl Hill will rouse the crowd with hits from her latest EP, Let Love In. Some may remember Cheryl as the wise woman of Vegan Wellness, Public Access TV, Manhattan Cable.
Vegans and vegetarians have good reason to choose their meatless lifestyle. Following is an extensive though far from exhaustive list of arguments. Suffice to say, if you read and or view everything on this list, you will be convinced
Habana Outpost hosts the Earth Day Expo with a celebration of all things green happening right here in Brooklyn. An Expo the way that only ONLY 'New York's first solar powered restaurant' and Eco-Eatery-extraordinaire can do.
TODAY @ 5pm!!! The new-ish sustainable food and community organization Green Edge Collaborative is hosting a great how-to workshop on composting this Sunday in DUMBO!
Lady in the water: Activist Maude Barlow fights for universal access to water, a disappearing resource; This bud's for you: A new project enlists citizens to track how plants are responding to global warming; Solar Synergy: Dot-com meets green....and more
March will mean more than the start of Spring in DUMBO. SEED, the new sustainability initiative in this Brooklyn neighborhood, has a couple of really great events coming up this month. Oil Drum Art and "How to Green Your Kid." Good links esp for you moms!
BGI's presentation to the CB1 Transportation and Environment Committees (Greenpoint/Wburg) promoted the continued development of a 12+ mile continuous stretch of green space in Brooklyn that would include "more than 250 new street trees" and much more.
Breaking out of Winter hibernation? Starting to think about Spring? To some Brooklynites it's time to start thinking about the community garden, landscaping the yard, and other green thumb activities. Read on about compost givebacks and other events.
Green building is great. Here are 3 real-world examples of residential buildings in Brooklyn going for gold or platinum certification under the LEED standard of green building set by the USGBC.
Greetings from SuperVegan! We've got lots of restaurant news, plus all the dirt on upcoming events for NYC vegans. It's Brooklyn Vegetarian Restaurant Week! Is this a great deal, or does Brooklyn deserve better? And more...
A bill to ban styrofoam was introduced in July by NY State Senator Liz Krueger and is being carried in the NY State Assembly by Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh. NY would be the first state to ban styrofoam/polystyrene.
