Articles tagged “Boston”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

Free Parking is Actually Pretty Expensive By Virginia Sole-Smith IN Tech & Transport Apr 1 2010 My town has free parking all along Main Street. It's the kind of thing visitors always remark on: "No meters!!" And we smugly say, "Nope, not here!" and pull up right in front of the nearest restaurant or antique store. Yep, life seemed pretty sweet... until I realized that the abundance of free parking meant one thing: I. Drive. Everywhere. + READ MORE

How to Send Tents and More to Haiti Now By Care2.com IN Work & Connect Feb 24 2010 After recently returning from two weeks in Haiti, the number one thing I am asked by people is ?what can I do to help?? As a result, I put together the list below with a few specific ways that you can have supplies delivered to people in need. + READ MORE

7 Free and Laid-Back Ways to Enjoy the Delicious, Warm Weather By Jessica Root IN Travel & Outdoors May 14 2009 There is a plethora of freebie activities to enjoy in the upcoming warm weather months. And in your attempt to save green?you?ll also get green. Here are seven ways to kick-back, relax and have fun?the free way. + READ MORE

Earth Day Event: Down:2:Earth, Sustainable Living Expo in Boston By Josh Peterson IN Food & Health Mar 26 2009 I'm not from Boston, but if I were, I'd be heading on down the Sustainable Living Expo at the Hynes Convention Center. The whole shebang gets underway on Friday April, 3 with "Local Bites" a shindig that gathers local chefs, food producers, green restaurateurs and sustainable wine, all as a way to celebrate Boston's magnificent food culture. + READ MORE

Green Apple Festival Launches Earth Day Volunteer Database: Sign Up Today! By Jessica Root IN Work & Connect Mar 6 2009 Each year, TreeHugger and Planet Green gear up for what could be considered the most popular eco-time of the year, Earth Day. Celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day by joining an eco-volunteer project?and partying! + READ MORE

How Green is Your City? By Brian Merchant IN Travel & Outdoors Aug 4 2008 Greensburg is going to great lengths to ensure that when it emerges as brand new community it'll be an example to green cities everywhere. So what, exactly, makes a city green? + READ MORE

Beat A Green Challenge By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Jul 17 2008 You can rev up your green motivation by focusing on a specific, doable green challenge.If you're ready to go farther than your own household and take your commitment to your community, get your friends, neighbors, co-workers, fellow parents, fellow alumni, fellow drivers, fellow shoppers, or fellow voters together, and... + READ MORE

Green Concrete By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Jun 26 2008 During an episode of Renovation Nation, a Boston man has a little concrete emergency.Concrete is one of the greenest building materials on the market, but there are concrete dissenters.Concrete is not perfect, but it is better than quite a few of the alternatives: Concrete is almost always made locally. + READ MORE

Keeping it Green in the City By Brian Merchant IN Work & Connect Jun 13 2008 On Greensburg, the residents head to Chicago in their quest for green knowledge. And though the big city seems to have nothing in common with Greensburg, urbanites can make a difference in going green, too. They just have to find some new and different ways to stay green - along with doing much of the same. + READ MORE

Peak Everything: Learn about Peak Dirt By Lloyd Alter IN Home & Garden May 1 2008 This post is part of a series in which we look at why those basic things that we take for granted--such as water, food, and fuel--are getting expensive and scarce, all at once.In Australia, soil scientist Dick Haynes is making synthetic soil from fly ash, biproducts of aluminum processing, poultry litter and manure. + READ MORE

Eat a Low-Carbon Diet By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Food & Health Apr 17 2008 Are you making the environment fat with the global-warming emissions emanating from your plate? Bon Appetit Management, which runs cafes in 28 states and major metro areas, including Chicago, San Francisco... + READ MORE

Find Used Goodies, Save Money at Salvage Yards By Collin Dunn IN Home & Garden Mar 20 2008 'Cause they don't make 'em like they used to: using architectural salvage and salvage yards are a great way to find well-loved, still-useful bits and pieces from your home. In addition to the big-time savings you can find, salvaged goods also offer benefits you can n't put a price tag on; pieces you'll find have a... + READ MORE

Save Energy With Awnings By Lloyd Alter IN Home & Garden Mar 10 2008 A hundred years ago, awnings were common on hotels, office buildings, and the grandest of houses, for a very good reason: they shaded the window and kept the heat of the sun out. + READ MORE

Swap Your Baby Stuff for Free With Freepeats By Collin Dunn IN Home & Garden Feb 15 2008 Babies and little ones light up our lives, but, baby, they grow fast. The site hosts an online community that helps parents trade gently-used baby, kid, and maternity items like clothing, high chairs, bouncers, swings, bikes, and toys, all for free, from other local parents who have finished with them. + READ MORE

Get Public Transit Directions on the Go By Collin Dunn IN Tech & Transport Dec 7 2007 In just about any city, public transportation will take you just about anywhere you need to go. In addition to their online transit guide, that offers trip planning services for bus or subway in New York City (with beta service in New Jersey, Long Island, and the Metro North area), Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, and... + READ MORE