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Keyword: environment

A protester at a May 13, 2013 rally against the Spectra pipeline. Credit: Eric Walton.

Community fights Greenwich Village gas pipeline

Community groups are rallying against the Spectra pipeline, as the company insists it is built to be one of the safest gas pipelines in North America.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged clean energy, con edison, environment, Greenwich Village, high line park, hudson river park, jersey shore, New Jersey, NYC, spectra, spectra pipeline, terrorism, west village | Reply
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VIDEO: Oil pipeline coming to the West Village

An activist group produced this video in outcry against the proposed Spectra Pipeline that would run under the West Village.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged clean energy, energy, environment, manhattan, NYC, oil, radon, spectra pipeline, west village | 1 Reply
Credit Getty Images

Six months after Sandy: Mold and 11 billion gallons of sewage

The storm created a massive sewage overflow.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged climate control, environment, Hurricane Sandy, sewage | Reply
Credit: Metro File Photo.

NYC now recycling almost all plastic

New Yorkers can now recycle all hard plastics, not just bottles.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged department of sanitation, environment, recycling, ron gonen, sustainability | Reply
via Metro World News

PHOTOS: How cute animals save the planet

That’s right: cute animals can save the planet.

Posted in International
Tagged cute animals, earth day, environment, Panda Messiah, pandas, wildlife | Reply

Go ‘green’ with eco-friendly lawn care

Thanks to new fertilizers that are better for the environment, homeowners can now keep their lawn care “green” as well as, you know, green.

Posted in Home, Lifestyle
Tagged dandelions, Eco-friendly, environment, fish, green, Home improvement, lawn, lawn care, natural, phosphorous, weeds | Reply
One of Renew's bombproof recycling bins in New York City. Credit: Renew.

Bombproof recycling bins being tested in Manhattan

Bombproof recycling bins are being tested in lower Manhattan.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged boston marathon, environment, London, recycling, terrorism | Reply
Credit: Facebook/Gotham Greens.

Queens rooftop greenhouse on the way

A rooftop greenhouse is coming to Jamaica, Queens.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged environment, greenhouse, jamaica, Queens, urban farming | Reply
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VIDEO: See how Bootstrap Compost works

Bootstrap Compost is Greater Boston’s only year-round kitchen scrap pickup service.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged Boston, compost, environment, health | Reply
Compostable kitchen waste, kept in separate container for ease of recycling or putting on compost. (Photo by Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

City officials: Curbside composting would be stinkin’ good for Boston

City Councilors Felix Arroyo and Matthew O’Malley are hoping to follow in the green footsteps of roughly 90 U.S. cities and roll out a city-run curbside composting program in Boston.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged Boston, composting, environment, health, Morgan Rousseau | Reply
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