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Why Compost?
I realize I am speaking with an eco-savvy group here. Nonetheless, I wanted to share a few astonishing facts that inspire me (and I hope you, too) to urgent action: New Yorkers throw out 32 million pounds of household garbage per day. That’s just residential (less than 25% of the total), and that does not include […]
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TERMS OF USE OF “OPEN MIC” SUBMISSIONS
We have built this website ( www.greencitychallenge.org domain name, the “Website”) to educate New Yorkers about the ways to Live Green, Work Green and Eat Green in New York City. As part of our mission, we have instituted an Open Mic Forum (“Open Mic Forum”) that allows visitors to submit articles written by them and […]
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Microplastic Wastes in Our Oceans
Most of the attention given to threats on sea life is focused on plastic wastes that we can see. But another peril to the oceans eco-system comes in a much smaller form. The amount of microscopic plastic particles in the ocean has tripled since the 1960’s. All of the plastic ever made is still on […]
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Ten Tips to Clean Living in a Toxic World
It is common knowledge that we are polluting our environment at an alarming rate. But since we are actually one of the species on the planet we are also polluting ourselves. Hundreds of chemicals are inside each of us. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) tested hundreds of people through its bio-monitoring program and found small amounts of chemical […]
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Field Trip to Queens Botanical Garden
Does Spring Fever have you ready to get outside and enjoy the sunshine, smell the flowers and feel the grass between your city toes? Are you itching to get away from the honking taxis, screeching subways and blaring sirens? Some of us here at GCC decided we couldn’t resist the itch any longer, and took […]
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