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Gardener For Hire?

July 24th, 2008 · 7 Comments

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed.A Locally Grown Diet With Fuss but No Muss
Trevor Paque at work in San Francisco in a garden his company planted in a client’s backyard.
Eating locally raised food is a growing trend. But who has time to get to the farmer’s market, let [...]

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Tags: author: micah · community · food · green living · nyc · pop culture

Metropolis

June 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I just got the new Metropolis Magazine today and there is an article in there that is very cool. I have been hearing about Jamie Lerner for a while now and am very interested to learn more about all the innovative things he has put into action as Mayor or Curitiba, Brazil. Here [...]

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Tags: author: levi · cities · climate change · housing · interview · magazines · nyc · paris · recycling · suburban sprawl · transportation · urban design

Man Climbs NY Times Building

June 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment

He climbed the NY times building in 45 minutes with no rope harness or parachute. He hung a banner half way that read “Global warming kills more people every day than 9-11″

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Tags: author: levi · climate change · nyc · press coverage · video

Lessons From New York City

September 5th, 2007 · 1 Comment

I am sitting in the lobby of my hotel in New York City waiting for my room key. My flight landed at 7:30 this morning and I spent several hours walking around the city taking it all in. It’s 2:30pm now, my feet hurt, and I am ready to rest a bit and get caught [...]

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Tags: cities · conferences · nyc · sacramento · urban design

The Race To Become The “Greenest City In America”: What’s It Going To Take To Win?

May 18th, 2007 · 4 Comments

Cities Everywhere are Tuning Into Sustainability
For awhile now, I’ve been on a (mostly internal) kick about cities being the greenest technology available to humankind. Interestingly, of late, I’ve begun seeing a groundswell of cities who are all racing for the designation as “the greenest city in America.” I’ve heard statements from Chicago, New York, [...]

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Tags: author: jason · cities · green living · nyc · sacramento

An Eco-Urban Doppleganger (in NY)

November 8th, 2006 · No Comments

So, Vanessa was on Treehugger.com and saw a video that described the identical process (and conclusions) we went through to find/design our eco-friendly office cabinets. At one point, when they started talking about decisions regarding the interior, we thought, “They aren’t going to say, “wheat board” are they?”
And yes, they did.
The green world is [...]

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Tags: TEMP-innerblogposts · author: jason · eco-urban companies · nyc · video