Copyright 2009 http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/green en-us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:12:09 -0500 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:12:09 -0500 NBC Local Integrated Media http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/green/Electric_Cars_Have_NYC_Streets_Buzzing_New_York.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:44:49 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*90/THOMPSONELECTRICCARSPKG11_1192749_640x480.jpg
More than two hundred electric cars are rolling through the tri-state area. Makers hope more people will latch on to this "green" transporation.

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Check out these celebrities who try to keep the environment clean by going green.

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The good news: Not a single virgin tree goes into making these paper products

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Live green wherever you are. It's not hard. Check out these simple ideas to go green and see what good it will do Mother Earth.]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/green/Tips-for-greening-your-home-70409987.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:21:07 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*90/Snow_house_448x336.jpg
There are easy ways to go green at home that can save you money too!

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Look for concepts from Audi and BMW -- they're hard to miss.

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What happens when two documentary film makers decide to take on Fresh Direct and grow their own? Find out, as Cat Greenleaf heads to Red Hook, Brooklyn! Take the pledge to buy local!

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From health to green to politics, find out the pet causes of these stars.

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Celebrate Green Week by checking out these stunning images of landscapes around the world.]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/green/Hot-Sexy-and-Green-on-Twitter-70163442.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:00:40 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*90/hotecowomenoftwitter.jpg
Check out the top ten hot eco-evangelistas on Twitter.

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Drew Barrymore gets an A from the Green Car Challenge's A-list driving instructor.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/sports/Bette-Midler-Wants-Yankees-to-Clean-Up-Their-Act-69649767.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:19:15 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*90/bette+midler+new.jpg
The Yankees may have swept the grin off Jimmy Rollins' prophetic mouth, but Bette Midler wants the World Series champs to target their brooms closer to the ground.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/around-town/cars/Neil-Young-Gets-His-Lincoln-Thinkin-and-Volted-Up-63670777.html Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:50:20 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*90/neilyoung2.jpg
The rock star's '59 Lincoln will guzzle gas no more.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/around-town/food-drink/Caburlesque-And-Other-Things-You-Didnt-Know-You-Could-Do-At-NYCFW-63136427.html Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:59:49 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*80/ladyrizzoassette.jpg
With so much to do at the NYC Food and Wine Festival, it's probably a good time to start narrowing down your choices. May we recommend a 24 hour F&WF bender in the MPD, complete with burlesque.

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As of Jan. 1, 2011, those yellow HOV stickers are set to expire and lawmakers say, sorry, your current hybrid just isn't good enough for an extension.

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Mayor Bloomberg today took a break painting the town red to pain it white.

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If you are a cyclist, it's time to do one of two things: either wind down the summer season or begin the fall rides. The weather seems to imply that it's indian summer ride time, but take your pick.

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A fake paper being given out by an environmental group takes a page from the city's notorious tabloid.

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It takes a lot of energy to make Paris, Britney and Tila look beautiful, and California's had enough of it.

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A stolen shark, chicken art, Jay-Z, tennis courts, young rock stars, and America's most frugal city in the blogs...

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The GreenShows is a two-day series of collections by earth-friendly designers like Bodkin, Lara Miller, and House of Organic. But the real scene-stealer turned out to be Ashley Dupre walking in Bahar...

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A right wing attack on the White House's green jobs adviser and former Oakland activist may be a lesson in Karma.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/tech/Power-Your-Laptop-With-a-30-Minute-Workout-55402487.html Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:37:49 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*90/power_elliptical_sb.jpg
Exercising students provide the power at a school's fitness center.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/around-town/food-drink/This-Is-Also-Why-You-Are-Dumb-54751082.html Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:48:07 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*84/double-down-1.jpg
With just a modicum of common sense almost anyone can figure out why fast-food gobbling Americans are fat. But a new study shows that our binging is not just making us obese, but shrinking the size of our...

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Foie gras doesn't have to hurt. Well, except for the killing geese and ducks, of course, that still happens.

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What do paintings of men getting gored by bulls, women riding bicycles and a cleaner, more usable planet have in common? Find out tonight, over a cocktail, at the B-tches on Bikes benefit party/silent...

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/around-town/food-drink/Dangerous-Urban-Chicken-Craze-Has-Legs-53621602.html Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:45:14 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*90/chicken8.jpg
What's next -- clean air?

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/around-town/cars/Chevy-Volt-Boasts-230-MPG-52952822.html Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:42:13 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*90/chevy-volt-0814.jpg
The Chevy Volt, GM's much anticipated electric car, will be a sipper, not a guzzler, getting an astounding 230 miles per gallon in the city, the company said.

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