Author: Lani

From Environment New York’s Anna Aurilio: “Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has finally heeded our call to protect our pristine national forests from imminent logging and roadbuilding. Yesterday Vilsack issued a directive which requires his personal approval for any new logging, drilling, or roadbuilding in nearly 50 million acres of these treasured forests. Of course,…

I’ve always been kinda bummed that my last few apartments haven’t had garbage disposals. Now comes confirmation that it’s actually better to just dispose of your table scraps in the trash rather than running the disposal. Ideal Bite says that if you can’t compost, stick to the ole garbage can, to save water and energy….

Now that school’s ending here in the U.S., here are some Ideal Bite recommended websites for recycling your school items. Bookbyte to get rid of books you’ll probably never need again, or you don’t want to ever see again. Gazelle for your electronic gadgets. Swaptree for CDs, DVDs, books and games. Rehash Clothes for apparel…

From Environment New York: We are moving closer to restoring long overdue protections for America’s most spectacular and beloved national forests. Yet while George Bush is no longer president, his policies and his people still threaten our last wild forests. As President Obama moves to put his own team in place at the Forest Service,…

Broadway is getting its first newly built theatre in more than 20 years, and its first green one! The 1055 seat Henry Miller’s Theater on 43rd st. between Avenue of the Americas and Broadway will open in September with a Roundabout revival of Bye Bye Birdie. A New York Times article states that: Recycled materials…

On 22 April 2009, watch Disney’s Earth, a full length documentary from the creator of the Planet Earth series. It is the first feature from Disneynature.