greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com - 5/24/2009
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Chicago is pushing green roofs, but New York City worries that they are too costly.
thehighline.org - 5/30/2009
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thehighline.org —
Friends of the High Line works to build
and maintain an extraordinary public park on the High
Line. We seek to preserve the entire historic structure, transforming an essential piece of New York’s industrial past. We provide over 70 percent of the ...
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Friends of the High Line
nypa.gov - 5/18/2009
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nypa.gov —
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (RFEI) TO SUPPORT
THE PREPARATION OF A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) FOR
A 100 MW SOLAR POWER INITIATIVE IN NEW YORK STATE 1 INTRODUCTION T he New York Power Authority ("NYPA" or the “Authority”) is the nation's ...
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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTER
green-talk.com - 5/29/2009
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green-talk.com —
Remember Eat the View , the campaign asking
the Obamas to create a White House vegetable garden
to feed the staff? Well, the campaign worked and Michelle Obama is busily creating an amazing organic garden at the White House. Feel like a little dirt under your fingernails or eating ...
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NYC Restoration Project Veggie Seed Giveaway
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Shades of using greywater.
LEED's latest overhaul: itself.
Requirements, choices, and carrots.
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