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New York considers landmark environmental code
features.csmonitor.com - 4/28/2009
New York considers landmark environmental code
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The Big Apple wants its skyscrapers to turn greener. That’s greener in terms of the environment, not in terms of money. On a grassy rooftop in midtown Manhattan, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Wednesday – Earth Day – that the city will try to pass legislation mandating environmental ...
nypa.gov - 4/22/2009
Offshore Wind Power Initiative Proposed for Great Lakes
— nypa.gov — New York Power Authority to Examine Economic and Environmental Benefits, and Technical and Financial Issues Contact: Connie... M. Cullen 914-390-8196 Connie.Cullen@nypa.gov Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI) Questions or comments on the Great ... (more) Offshore Wind Power Initiative Proposed for Great Lakes

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grist.org - 5/2/2009
15 green-leaning mayors
— grist.org — Climate change is a global problem—but as of yet, there’s no global solution. That’s why mayors across... the U.S. are taking action, from building green to organizing bike rides, from redeveloping downtowns to cutting emissions. Here are just a few of ... (more) 15 green-leaning mayors

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Design Sponge Online
designspongeonline.com - 4/27/2009
Design Sponge Online
— designspongeonline.com — Design*Sponge is a daily website dedicated to home and product design run by Brooklyn-based writer, Grace Bonney.... Launched in August of 2004, Design*Sponge was declared a “Martha Stewart Living for the Millennials” (NY Times, 2008) and features store ... (more) Design Sponge Online

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Sustainability News Headlines - 4/27/2009
Conservation Value Notes — ... Chance at a Clean, Green Economic Recovery Sightline, 4/27 Bill McKibben: Why Cap and Dividend is the Best Approach to Setting a Price on Carbon Treehugger, 4/27 Indigenous Forest Management Offers Lessons In Fighting Global Warming Mongabay.com, 4/27 100 Questions to Conserve Global Biodiversity Science Daily, 4/27 Obama Calls for New Era of Clean Energy Exploration SF Chronicle, 4/27 New York City Considers Emissions-Reducing Green Building Code CS Monitor, 4/27 ...

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