Paper Receipts – Are They Wasteful? (A Poll)

April 29, 2010

As credit and debit card transactions continue their prominence in our financial lives have you ever stopped to wonder if paper receipts are wasteful? When you’re at the ATM do you opt to take the receipt even if you’ve only withdrawn cash?

We accumulate them every day by the fistful. By and large they don’t seem necessary what with the majority of financial institutions offering online banking, or at least the ability to receive electronic statements.

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Tokyo’s Super Eco Town Project

April 25, 2010

In 2002, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government launched the Super Eco Town Project as a part of an urban redevelopment project to solve waste problems, foster environmental industry, and transform Japanese society into one based on recycling. Eight recycling plants currently operate at two sites, including a gasification fusion power facility and a PCB disposal and treatment plant.

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Earth Day from the Lower East Side to Kabul

April 22, 2010

Happy Earth Day! In our fifth and final installment of our Earth Day events both local and global we’ve got two great ones. First up is a screening of the film TAPPED followed by the National Sapling Campaign in Kabul, Afghanistan.

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Earth Day from Bari to Grand Central Station

April 21, 2010

With only one day before Earth Day we have two great events, one in New York, the other in Italy. Now that the jets are flying transcontinental again you can make it to Bari in time for this cool concert:

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Earth Day from Battery Park City to Shanghai

April 20, 2010

In today’s third edition of our local and global Earth Day events guide we are taking you to New York and China. If you can’t get a flight to Shanghai for the Greennovate celebration from wherever you are check out Battery Park City. Through 4/25 NYC’s greenest neighborhood is offering a variety of events celebrating nature.

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Earth Day from New York City to Canada

April 19, 2010

For the second day in our profiles of Earth Day events both local and global we have one celebrating the trees of Central Park, as well as a concert in Canada.

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Trashing American Style

April 19, 2010

Earlier this week I was overwhelmed by a desire to find a prune Danish and check the date on my passport. The article on the front page of The Times “Europe Finds Fuel in Trash; US Sits Back” heralded the energy plants in Denmark that burn thousands of tons of garbage and convert it to electricity and heat. Unlike conventional incinerators these plants utilize filtration systems to catch pollutants while creating fuel

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Earth Day from New York to Thailand

April 18, 2010

With five days to go until Earth Day we will be profiling events both locally and globally. Whether your Earth Day commitment includes a meditative or more active involvement the key is to remember it every day of every month. Thanks for doing your part.

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Imagine: Earth Day at 40

April 17, 2010

This 40th Anniversary celebration of Earth Day actually began in 1962 with the seeds planted by Senator Gaylord Nelson who brought the idea to then Attorney General Robert Kennedy and consequently launched President Kennedy’s 5 day, 11 state conservation tour a year later.

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A Celebration of Earth Day

April 16, 2010

The 23rd Street Association is sponsoring A Celebration of Earth Day with free seminars for local retailers and community residents. There are two seminars available:

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