I used to be a huge basketball fan. Well, I still am, but I just don’t have the time or opportunity to watch it much anymore. But one thing I have had the time to learn about is how a number of basketball teams are “going green” — working to help the environment in one way or another.
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Earth Hour — Tomorrow!
If you haven’t heard, what has been deemed the largest grassroots environmental movement in history — Earth Hour — is tomorrow evening at 8:30pm (your time).
Find Energy Rebates & Incentives Easily on Ennovations
Shopping for a new appliance or planning a home improvement project? Wondering if there is an energy efficiency rebate available? A handy new web tool from Silicon Valley startup Ennovationz could help your dollars stretch a little (or a lot)…
Free Ecards for Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is here! If you don’t have a card yet, no worries, there are plenty of cool ecards you can get for free from various sites. If you’re not familiar with sending ecards, don’t worry, it’s completely simple. Here…
Greening the Sahara Desert
If you haven’t heard there are plans to “green” the Sahara Desert or build a Great Green Wall of Trees, maybe now’s the time to catch up on the discussion. News is that the project is moving forward. Here’s more…
Latin American Green City Index Unveiled
The Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU) of the news magazine The Economist and leading engineering company Siemens just released the Latin American Green City Index [PDF], an index measuring the sustainability of 17 key Latin American cities. Believe it or not, Latin America is…
Green Makeover of Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
The proposals are in after Monday’s final public meeting to decide the future of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway trench which severs the Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, and Columbia Street Waterfront neighborhoods of Brooklyn. Residents spoke up and prioritized their wishes for a…
Innovative Grassroots Sustainability Projects
Want to be inspired by some truly progressive sustainability projects being created by common folks? If so, I highly recommend checking out Working for Green, a website that documents noteworthy grassroots, sustainability projects around the country. The website founder, Susan…
Solar Roof in Wooster, Ohio to be Largest College Solar Roof in U.S.
The College of Wooster has plans in place and a contract signed to install a 20,000 square foot solar roof on top of a new student recreation and athletic facility under construction, the Scot Center. “The solar rooftop installation will be…