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Green Sunshine
Spring has finally popped up on the calendar, and it’s time to think about Spring “cleaning” a few pounds of that “Winter weight”, or perhaps just rejuvenating a healthy glow. The following recipe is a delicious embellishment of Dr. Ann Wigmore’s “Energy Soup”, which has been used as a nutrient-rich, detoxifying agent since the 60’s. […]
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The World’s Largest Garbage Dump
The world’s largest garbage dump is the Pacific Ocean. Right now, there is a huge mass of floating plastic garbage that could be twice the size of the United States or twice the size of Texas. No one knows for sure how big it really is. But it has been named the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and it is poisoning […]
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Spotlight On: Henry Gifford
In this series of articles, GCC interviews leading pioneers of the green community. New Yorker Henry Gifford is an engineer and building science authority. Over the last few years, Gifford discovered information that led him to file a lawsuit against the USGBC and LEED In October 2010. The lawsuit has caused controversy within the green […]
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Types of Fuel Oil in NYC
There are three grades of fuel oil being used in NYC. No. 6 and No. 4 are the cheapest and dirtiest type of oil being used. No. 2 fuel oil burns much cleaner than the other two and natural gas is the cleanest of all the fossil fuels. Last year, a New York State law […]
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It’s Better on a Bike!
According to the NYC Department of Transportation, in 2000, only 11% of New Yorkers rode a bicycle to work, while 25% drove and 53% took public transportation. While this number is steadily increasing, cyclists are still a minority here in NYC. Why do so few New Yorkers ride a bike? No doubt many potential bike […]
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