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United For Action
United for Action We are a group of volunteers who help shape public policy decisions in order to protect public health and promote sustainability on this planet through organizing and mobilizing groups of like-minded citizens. Â Our current focus is to stop shale gas drilling, halt the infrastructure expansion for gas and fossil fuels, and promote […]
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Osborne NY Green Career Center
Green Career Center Osborne’s Workforce Development programs help men and women with criminal records achieve self-sufficiency, adopt healthy lifestyles, enter the workplace, reconnect with their families and rejoin their communities. The Green Career Center is the newest addition to the Osborne Association’s Workforce Development Department. The Center was established with federal stimulus funding provided by […]
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Queens Botanical Garden
Queens Botanical Garden is an urban oasis where people, plants and cultures are celebrated through inspiring gardens, innovative educational programs and demonstrations of environmental stewardship.    Building Tours A veritable encyclopedia of green building techniques, the Visitor & Administration Center is a model of sustainable design. Opened in September 2007, its features include: Planted […]
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Recycle-A-Bicycle
Recycle-A-Bicycle is a community-based bike shop and non-profit organization that provides educational/job training programs and encourages environmental stewardship and everyday bicycle use. Through programs such as Earn-A-Bike, Ride Club, Cycle Craft, and Summer Youth Employment Program, RAB is dedicated to the health and well-being of NYC youth. In this past year alone, RAB has worked […]
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Economy vs. Ecology
Consumers must continually increase their consumption of products to feed the economy so that it can grow and expand, which in return, supports their accustomed lifestyles. A robust economy where everyone can buy whatever they want to make their lives easier is the American Dream– freedom from want, without sacrifice. The flaw in this thinking […]
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