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Ugly Vacant Lot in Brooklyn Is Transformed Into Sustainable & Fun Putt-Putt Course By Local Artists
Green Lifestyle  (tags: eco-friendly, design, greenliving, humans, happy, good news, golf, reuse, new york, recycling, Sustainabililty, world )

Erik
- 112 days ago - babelgum.com
The putting lot is a parking lot transformed into a nine-hole miniature golf course in Bushwick, Brooklyn. The theme of the course is "neighborhood sustainability" which encompasses both environmental sustainability and the sustainability of communities.
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Plastic Bag Tax Leads to 85-Per-Cent Drop in Use in Hong Kong
Green Lifestyle  (tags: eco-friendly, environment, good news, green, recycling, shopping, Hong Kong )

Teri
- 140 days ago - earthtimes.org
Hong Kong - Plastic bag use in Hong Kong has dropped by 85 per cent in the first two days since the introduction of a 6-US-cents tax on every bag, a survey released Thursday showed.
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It's Now Legal to Catch a Raindrop in Colorado
Green Lifestyle  (tags: water rights, rainwater, laws, good news, interesting )

Michelle
- 152 days ago - nytimes.com
For the first time since territorial days, rain will be free for the catching here, as more and more thirsty states part ways with one of the most entrenched codes of the West. In some cases, the rights to that water were assigned a century or more ago.
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Belgian City Plans 'Veggie' Days
Green Lifestyle  (tags: vegetarian, vegetarianism, vegan, veganism, eco-friendly, good news, greenliving, globalwarming, environment )

Linda
- 197 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
The Belgian city of Ghent is about to become the first in the world to go vegetarian at least once a week. Starting this week there will be a regular weekly meatless day, in which civil servants and elected councillors will opt for vegetarian meals.
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Solar Power for Schools Across Australia - $50,000 Grant - Australia
Green Lifestyle  (tags: australia, solar, rebate, grants, schools, solar panels, eco-friendly, green living, good news )

Chrissy
- 255 days ago - energymatters.com.au
Solar panels have no moving parts and can be easily fixed to the roof of one of your school buildings. It won't cost a fortune, in fact nothing at all thanks to Australian National Solar Schools Program (NSSP). Installing solar power systems in schools
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Scotland Makes Fuel From Whisky
Green Lifestyle  (tags: energy, fuel, renewable energy, scotland, whisky, whiskey, distillery, environment, good news, interesting )

Heather
- 303 days ago - earthfirst.com
Leave it to Scotland to figure out a way to get renewable energy from the whiskymaking process. The land of whisky connoisseurs will soon have a plant run on energy created from byproducts of the distilling process.
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Brazilian Eco-Farmers Thrive - Even as Climate Change Bites
Green Lifestyle  (tags: good news, agriculture, agroforestry, climate change )

Pekka
- 352 days ago - guardian.co.uk
The contrasting fates of two families in the arid north-east of Brazil have important lessons for world leaders in Poznan.
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Algae Startups Confront Promise of Miracle Fuel With Big Summer
Green Lifestyle  (tags: Biofuel, oil crisis, algae-fuel, Good News, society, alternative fuels )

Joy
- 545 days ago - popularmechanics.com
After years of hype as the mucky green grail of the oil crunch, algae is finally taking on its "impossible" hurdles to move from test tubes to barrels.
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From Cowpies to Clear Skies: Bacteria-Powered Electricity Generator
Green Lifestyle  (tags: farming, cattle, Good News, CO2emissions, CoolStuff, eco-friendly, environment, food, green, interesting, recycling, organic, Sustainabililty, technology )

Malee
- 613 days ago - mothering.com
"Seeking greener ways to get things done, [Crave Bros.] have a sophisticated, computer-controlled anaerobic digestion system that generates electricity--enough to run their rural Wisconsin farm and cheese plant and power up to 120 homes."
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Record Year for Global Wind Power Installations
Green Lifestyle  (tags: green energy, Sustainabililty, good news )

Ian
- 659 days ago - earthtimes.org
A record 20,000 megawatts (MW) of wind power were installed world-wide in 2007, with the United States, Spain and China providing the biggest annual increases
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By 'Bagging It,' Ireland Rids Itself of a Plastic Nuisance
Green Lifestyle  (tags: greenproducts, plastic bags, tax, good news )

Brian
- 665 days ago - iht.com
After Ireland passed a plastic bag tax in 2002, nearly everyone switched to cloth bags. Within weeks, there was a 94 percent drop in plastic bag use. Within a year, nearly everyone bought reusable cloth bags.
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Japan Follows Europe By Tapping Offshore Wind for Power
Green Lifestyle  (tags: climate-change, energy, environment, good news, windpower, renewables )

Julia
- 676 days ago - reuters.com
KORIYAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Overlooking a mountain lake a few hours drive from Tokyo, dozens of tall wind turbines spin in the breeze creating carbon-free power for the world's fifth-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases.
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See Spot Go Green
Green Lifestyle  (tags: good news, eco-friendly, coolstuff, pets, greenliving )

J.
- 691 days ago - seattletimes.nwsource.com
As a pet owner, you want their food and treats to please them and keep them healthy. You may be able to achieve those goals and go easy on the Earth at the same time.
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Brad Pitt Plans 150 Homes for New Orleans
Green Lifestyle  (tags: good news, eco-friendly, greenliving, homes, Katrina, New Orleans )

Julia
- 724 days ago - reuters.com
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Actor Brad Pitt said on Monday he wants to build 150 environmentally friendly homes for families displaced by Hurricane Katrina in a hard-hit New Orleans neighborhood
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Making a Green Sweep Cleans Up
Green Lifestyle  (tags: greenliving, Good news, eco-friendly )

Brian
- 731 days ago - usatoday.com
Makers of "green" laundry detergent, dish soap and other home-spiffing products are cleaning up. Sales of cleaning products labeled natural have steadily risen as consumers have become more more chemical-phobic.
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