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Entries for April 2011

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Tonight Don't Miss Green Business Networking Event   3rd Annual Earthstock  Green Drinks Tonight -  Friday April 29 6:30 - 8:30 PM University Cafe - Stony Brook University                     Click Here for Directions  Please note that there is construction in the build...

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Click to view this email in a browser   Important Don't Miss  Conference on LI   ...

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Environmental Report: Ride a Bike instead of driving a car. We have teamed up with C.U.R.B. to promote bike riding and cut our carbon blue print on the air we breathe and the sands of our beaches and bayfronts. We encourage our friends to make a difference this earth day and everyday. We look forward to seeing more people on the 13th of August.

8th Annual CURB Bike Ride
August 13, 2011, 9:30am–12:00pm
Posted by William Papetti

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1) Don't drive like a teenager, speeding up and slowing down and weaving in and out of traffic. Such aggressive driving can lower fuel efficiency by 33%. Accelerate gently and stay with the traffic to save gas and money. 2) Don't use cleansers and personal care products that contain triclosan or other antibacterial agents. Public health officials worry that antibacterials (in cleansers, window cleaners, and soaps are causing us to become resistant to antibiotics. Use simple soap (like Dr. Bronn...

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Chemicals Were Injected Into Wells, Report Says Matt Nager for The New York Times A sign warns against swimming in a holding lake in Texas, where Fountain Quail Water Management separates and cleans hydrofracking water. if($('div.articleSpanImage') != null) { var articleSpanImage = $('div.articleSpanImage')[0].getElementsByTagName("img")[0]; var articleSpanImageSrc = articleSpanImage.getAttribute('src'); articleSpanImage.setAttribute('src',...

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LI Green will be displaying information about our community energy and efficiency programs & Oakwood Automation provides state of the art home automation solutions for lighting, HVAC, Audio and Video Equipment, Shades and much more.  Our customers get maximum control of their home environment – convenience, comfort and security, at the touch of a screen.  

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  NY Ride & Share,Sludge Stoppers,SurfRiders Foundation,Splash,TP Exterminators & Indoor Air Quality,1-800-Got-Junk?,Empower Solar,IMI Software,Shaklee,9B Threads,Sundome Systems/Blue Core, Synergy Fitness of Long Beach, RJM Sports (folding bikes),Energy Efficient USA,Oakwood Automation Systems,Long Beach Breast Cancer,Long Beach Lions Club,Trader Joes,The Healthy Kitchen, LI GREEN,AO SMITH & TAKAGI Tankless Hotwater Systems,TupperWare,WOW GREEN, & AMBIT ENERGY will ...

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Last nights Green Seminar Series was very successful thanks in part  to the hospitality of TD Bank, The Long Beach Chamber of Commerce, LOLA's Restaurant, and Empower Solar. Some 27 people were in attendance to brush up or learn about solar energy and our dependency on fossil fuels. We look forward to working with TD Bank in the future for financing Green Projects like solar energy for a mere 2.75% interest rates (current rate) and Empower Solar. Greg Sachs presented the solar seminar ...

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RMJ sports specializes in stand-up paddle boards, e bikes, folding bikes, and much more. We are proud to have them as a vendor at GreenFest on Saturday May 21, 2011. 10-5pm. Welcome RMJ as a partner to The Green Project of Long Island. We encourage everyone to see and test drive their bikes because we need everyone in Long Island to ride. Keeping our carbon blue print clean by riding a GREEN bike is what its all about.  

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Seminar: Shaping the Future of Business on Long Island— Geothermal 4/13/2011 8:30 AM The Stony Brook SBDC, in partnership with Renewable Energy Long Island, NYSERDA, Stony Brook University and the U.S. Small Business Administration announces its second series of FREE workshops featuring prominent business and technology leaders providing the latest information on renewable energy. Topic: Geothermal Wednesday, Ap...

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NIKE Alternative High School Annual Marsh Clean Up SATURDAY April 30, 2011 10:00 am – 2:00 pm 659 Lido Blvd. Nike students and staff, along with members of our community, will be cleaning up the island’s precious wetlands. It will be a day of teamwork and family fun! All are invited to participate in this worthwhile effort. Please wear old clothes and boots. Bring work gloves if you have them. Looking forward to seeing all of you! For further information, please call the Nike school ...

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Join us at TD BANK in Long Beach for our 2nd installment of The Green Seminar Series II : SOLAR ENERGY? IS IT AFFORDABLE? 6-9pm April 6, 2011.  Refreshments will be served. Hosted by TD BANK, Chaired by Joe Sinnona & Special Guest: Members and Officers of The Long Beach Chamber of Commerce.

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Trader Joes of Oceanside, will display their stores product at Greenfest on May 21, 2011. Trader Joes will have a booth at Kennedy Plaza from 10-2 and will giveaway some samples from their store in Oceanside. We thank Trader Joes in advance for joining us in this day of learning Green. Thank you.

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Five Everyday Things You Can Do to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint Earth Day is coming up on April 22 which means it's time to appreciate our natural environment. By Sustainable Long Island | Email the author | 2:00pm   0 Comments By now you’ve probably noticed that the idea of “Going Green” is not just a fad. It seems today, that this movement is everywhere–from community groups advocating for it to newspapers and TV outlets reporting on it, everyone is beginnin...

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