The New Green » pollution http://www.thenewgreenblog.com Hints for living a simpler, more sustainable life from my urban homestead Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:14:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Gowanus Scavenger Hunt and BBQ http://www.thenewgreenblog.com/2009/07/03/gowanus-scavenger-hunt-and-bbq/ http://www.thenewgreenblog.com/2009/07/03/gowanus-scavenger-hunt-and-bbq/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:00:41 +0000 admin http://www.thenewgreenblog.com/?p=553 19-atlg
Littlefield is hosting its 1st annual Super Festive 4th of July Gowanus Scavenger Hunt and BBQ. They start the fun at 2pm (622 degraw, brooklyn, ny 718-855-3388) with bbq, djs, free booze and prizes. Your team (sign up at hey@littlefieldnyc.com) can earn 100 points if you are the first to drag out an old tire from the Gowanus Canal. Yikes. You might be glowing brighter than the fireworks after wading in the water!

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Take a look at this 20 minute video about the downside of our production and consumption patterns. Annie Leonard narrates the video and discusses the social and environmental problems with the current system of consumption. It’s animated and friendly, so you aren’t left completely depressed. There is also a section on the website called Another Way. It shows 10 little and big things you can do to promote sustainability. Take a peek.

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Fresh Kills Park

Fresh Kills Park


On April 4th Staten Island’s very own Fresh Kills Landfill will officially open again as Fresh Kills Park. There will be free tours and they are touting state-of-the-art ecological restoration. In a short video, they talk about how they “capped” the landfill. They pipe out the methane from the rotting crud to power local homes. They covered the entire landfill with 3 feet of fill dirt, an impermeable (ha) plastic cover and then 8 feet of clean soil. What about all the toxins leaching into the water??? I think I’ll have to see this park to believe it!

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