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Store I Love: Muji
Okay, here’s where I’m going with this:  Last Saturday, I stopped by my favorite store Muji in Soho and saw these refillable dark green, square bottles for sale.   $3  bucks.     I decided these would become my new handwash bottles in the kitchen and bathrooms throughout the house, all filled with my favorite Method handwash soap. Tags: shopping Muji New Yor A few years ago,  I had the opportunity to stay at the City Club Hotel in NYC when it just opened.   This was one of hotelier Jeff Klein’s first properties that celebrated the idea of less-is-more, the
Daily Danny - Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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Eve S. Mosher: Eco Art Visualizing Powerful Intentions
Referencing the time component of the ever-pulsing energy of the eponymous city square, a time-out would open up new perspectives, what Mosher describes as: “to see what exactly are we missing by seeing the ads and not the space between, behind and around them.” She has also retraced the sea level of New York City, projecting a drastically elevated future waterline of a metropolis increasingly flooded as a result of climate change. ? 48 Hours of Sao Paolo – Time’s Square, what are we not seeing? ? (proposal, proposal, 2008)
Eco Chic - Monday, March 8, 2010
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World Water Crisis
The project was developed by International Development Enterprises, backed by the New York-based Acumen fund, which recruits machine shops to make the materials and enlists local retailers to distribute them, all for a profit. World Water Crisis Scott Warren / Aurora Next Back The Staff of Life Water, Earth's most precious resource, serves simultaneously as habitat, nourishment and cleanser. Brazil's Pantanal River, for example, is home to 3,500 species of plants, 400 kinds of fish, 650 bird species, 100 kinds of mammals
The Green Changemakers - Friday, March 5, 2010
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  • New York Winds Could Power the World 100 Times Over
    Scientists have discovered that New York City is a “prime location for exploiting high-altitude winds.”  8221;  In fact, a recent study by the Carnegie Institution and California State University found that the wind over New York could meet the energy needs of the world “100 times over”.  New York Winds Could Power the World 100 Times Over After studying 28 years of [...] Post from: Green Living Ideas
    Green Living Ideas - Wednesday, July 8, 2009
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  • High Fructose Corn Syrup IS Bad for Your Kidney, Liver and the Planet (but can be Funny Too)!
    Tags: Food X Issues X Planet X health HFCS kidney liver Michael Pollan New York Times processed foo The original SHAMEFUL ad that was showing during the spring and early summer. Really. Anyone with even a modicum of concern about what they eat (or what their family eats) has cut out high fructose corn syrup.
    Eco Chic - Thursday, August 13, 2009
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  • World Trade Centers = USS New York
    The scrape metal from the World Trade Centers that fell September 11th 2001 was used to construct the USS New York and it's motto is "Never Forget." From a circulating email; USS New York It was built with 24 tons of scrap steel from the World Trade Center. It is the fifth in a new class of warship - designed for missions that include special operations against terrorists. Photos are not linked. See the information, pictures and videos below.
    Green Earth Journey - Sunday, December 14, 2008
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  • Soho Sightings
    So, on a 78 degree Fall day in New York City, what did I do with my friend the style-guru Danica Lo?   Tags: shopping New York Cit It doesn’t take very much for me to feel very cold.  With dipping temperatures in the East Coast, I’ve been finding myself readying the house as if I’m going to be snowed in for months: stacks of firewood on the back porch, winterizing windows, ordering thermal lined drapes. 
    Daily Danny - Monday, November 2, 2009
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  • Store I Love: Muji
    Okay, here’s where I’m going with this:  Last Saturday, I stopped by my favorite store Muji in Soho and saw these refillable dark green, square bottles for sale.   $3  bucks.     I decided these would become my new handwash bottles in the kitchen and bathrooms throughout the house, all filled with my favorite Method handwash soap. Tags: shopping Muji New Yor A few years ago,  I had the opportunity to stay at the City Club Hotel in NYC when it just opened.   This was one of hotelier Jeff Klein’s first properties that celebrated the idea of less-is-more, the
    Daily Danny - Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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  • 24 Hours in NYC
    Everybody thinks I live in New York City even though I call Bucks County, PA home.   I think the reason might be this: I’m in New York City ALL the time.    But as tempting as it is to move back to the Big (organic) Apple, I am quite content to have the space and the land in the keystone state (plus it only takes 1 hour to get into NYC anyway).    Back at the hotel, I did a few hours of meetings, interviews and frantic typing on my new HP netbook (which I LOVE The other day, I thought it would be fun to take you guys through a typical 24 hour period in NYC with me.  
    Daily Danny - Tuesday, April 28, 2009
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  • Eco Fashion on the Lower East Side of New York City: Visit Kaight and Hairy Mary’s
    We visited two of my favorite eco boutiques on the Lower East Side (LES) of Manhattan: Kaight (new, modern eco fashions), and Hairy Mary’s (vintage and reconstructed clothes) and talked to their owners about what made them passionate about what they stocked, the environment, and how they chose their wares. Tags: Culture X Fashion X Shopping X eco fashion Manhattan New York City vide I had fun being the camerawoman and stylist for this fun video that Ayana Meade, my colleague at Greenopia , modeled, MC’d, and edited. Many thanks to Kate McGregor, owner of
    Eco Chic - Monday, May 25, 2009
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  • World Trade Centers = USS New York
    The scrape metal from the World Trade Centers that fell September 11th 2001 was used to construct the USS New York and it's motto is "Never Forget." From a circulating email; USS New York It was built with 24 tons of scrap steel from the World Trade Center. It is the fifth in a new class of warship - designed for missions that include special operations against terrorists. Photos are not linked. See the information, pictures and videos below.
    Green Earth Journey - Friday, September 11, 2009
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  • This is MY Kind of Revolution! Time’s Square Now Pedestrian (or Lounge Chair!) Friendly
    Check the excellent backstory in New York Magazine about the fab woman, Janette Sadiq-Kahn (NYC’s transportation commissioner) who made this all possible in New York Magazine. ...Tags: Tags: Culture X News X New York City pedestrian Times squar Revolution, you say? YES!
    Eco Chic - Thursday, June 4, 2009
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  • Hey New York, Are You Ready For The “Green Wave”?
    The Building Green Expo and Workshops is back in its 3rd year to promote, “Green Union: Building Partnerships for the Green Wave.” NEW YORK, NY, February 2010 : On April 20, 2010, The Building Green Expo and Workshops returns to New York City and will take place at 7 World Trade Center. Building Green has added two new elements to this year’s event: A Green Contest which is open to the public, and a children’s educational component geared towards elementary students explaining what sustainability means and providing steps to help keep the world green. Building
    Green (Living) Review - Friday, February 26, 2010
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