Articles tagged “Green Community”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

10 Ways to Survive (and Savor) 24-Hours Tech-Free By Jessica Root IN Tech & Transport Feb 24 2011 With the National Day of Unplugging approaching, I’m gearing up to make the most out of my tech-free 24-hours so they’re relaxing, rewarding and enriching. Basically, the antithesis of my myriad of days consumed by Facebook, Twitter, website updates, and blog posts. All things I love and pertinent to my career, but that all have the capacity to pull me away from the balance I seek between rest, play, and work. + READ MORE

Could You Go Zero-Technology for 24-hours? Join the Unplug Challenge! By Jessica Root IN Tech & Transport Feb 8 2011 God said, “On the seventh day thou shalt rest.” The meaning behind it was simple: Take a break. Call a timeout. Find some balance. Recharge. Somewhere along the line, however, this mantra for living faded from modern consciousness. + READ MORE

Ed Begley Jr. Answers Your Questions about CFL Bulbs, Composting, and More By Blythe Copeland IN Home & Garden Dec 14 2010 Living with Ed follows Ed Begley, Jr., and his wife, Rachelle, as they green their home, family, and celebrity friends. But if you've ever wondered what kind of advice they'd give the rest of us, then the Ask Ed forum is your chance to find out. + READ MORE

Ed Begley, Jr., on Modern Solar, Old Outlets, and More By Blythe Copeland IN Home & Garden Nov 12 2010 Living with Ed follows Ed Begley, Jr., and his wife, Rachelle, as they green their home, family, and celebrity friends; here, Ed answers questions from his viewers. + READ MORE

Get on the Secret 'Do Good Bus' By Jeff Kart IN Tech & Transport Nov 12 2010 The 'Do Good Bus' puts people on a secret road to community awareness. + READ MORE

Why Leading By Example Matters: It's in the Science - Green Behavior Develops through Peer Pressure By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Nov 3 2010 The secret to getting people to go green is not education or even financial incentive, but guilt. + READ MORE

Sanitation Workers at Greater Health Risk? It Shows in the Sick Days By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Oct 15 2010 An easy, if unscientific, way to consider potential health impacts of certain types of employment is to look at sick day patterns: in NYC, parks department workers used an average of five sick days in fiscal year 2010. Sanitation workers: 11.5. + READ MORE

Ed Begley Jr. on Going Green From the Ground Up and More By Blythe Copeland IN Home & Garden Oct 1 2010 Living with Ed follows Ed Begley, Jr., and his wife, Rachelle, as they green their home, family, and celebrity friends. But if you've ever wondered what kind of advice they'd give the rest of us, then the Ask Ed forum is your chance to find out. + READ MORE

Shop Fair Trade and Enter to Win a Trip to Guatemala from eBay By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Sep 17 2010 The eBay-World of Good partnership has created a giant fair trade venue for thousands of products, but it just got even better. Win a trip to Guatemala by October 15. + READ MORE

Greening NYC: Block Party Coming to Brooklyn with Bike Repair, Green Roofs, and More By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Sep 17 2010 GreenHomeNYC is bringing a picture of "The New New York" straight to the streets of Brooklyn. + READ MORE

Farming Helps Iraq and Afghanistan Vets Heal By Cara Smusiak, NaturallySavvy.com IN Food & Health Sep 12 2010 Nature has an immense power to heal, and an interesting trend is building among veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan: some are turning to the land to heal the emotional damage wrought by war. + READ MORE

EPA Launches College Football "Game Day Challenge" By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Sep 10 2010 The EPA launches a waste reduction competition for colleges and universities across the U.S. + READ MORE

Campus Kitchens Project: Helping Schools Eliminate Food Waste and Combat Hunger By Rachel Cernansky IN Food & Health Sep 9 2010 The Campus Kitchens Project is doing what it calls a no-brainer: gathering would-be wasted food from school campuses and delivering it to people in the community who need nourishing meals. + READ MORE

Live Where The Smart People Do By Lloyd Alter IN Work & Connect Sep 8 2010 You will probably make more money and be happier too, according to Richard Florida. + READ MORE

Your Idle Computer Can Solve Global Water Problems By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Tech & Transport Sep 7 2010 We're fans of IBM's World Community Grid, a project that uses your idling computer to work on some huge problems, from curing cancer to finding clean energy sources. And now added to that list, is finding solutions for clean water. + READ MORE

Who Picked Your Veggies? Using Packaging to Recognize the Farmer By Rachel Cernansky IN Food & Health Sep 1 2010 Would people shopping in a supermarket be more dedicated to choosing local produce over, say, Dole lettuce -- even if it costs a little more -- if they can see who produced it? + READ MORE

The Rita Fund: Helping Women Activists Around the World By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Aug 31 2010 Kurland wants to fill the funding gap where women are overlooked by most foundation funding, and to put money directly in the hands of women around the world who are finding solutions. + READ MORE

Bikestravaganza Hits the Road, From Portland to Colorado and Back By Rachel Cernansky IN Tech & Transport Aug 30 2010 A two-person DIY bike roadshow touring from their home in Portland through the northwestern U.S. + READ MORE

The Happy Planet Index Reorganizes How We Measure National Well-Being By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Food & Health Aug 30 2010 Marks believes that quality of life is measurable, and he and his team at Centre for Well-Being have created the Happy Planet Index. During this wonderful TED Talk, he unveils how it tracks national well-being against resource use, showing that the happiest places are not necessarily those with the most stuff. + READ MORE

Ed Begley, Jr., on Phantom Power, Electric Toothbrushes, and More By Blythe Copeland IN Work & Connect Aug 27 2010 Living with Ed follows Ed Begley, Jr., and his wife, Rachelle, as they green their home, family, and celebrity friends. But if you've ever wondered what kind of advice they'd give the rest of us, then the Ask Ed forum is your chance to find out. + READ MORE