If the title of this post didn’t turn you away, rejoice, dear reader! Poop isn’t just a funny word, it’s also useful…for science. Right in our own backyard, Newtown Creek […]
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The Afterlife of Christmas Lights (VIDEO)
We bought over 1000 white christmas lights to decorate our Holiday Market and we hope to use them for a long time. When they finally die and we recycle them, […]
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The Conspiracy Against The People Opposed to Greenpoint Landing
I hate the term conspiracy theory. It irks me. Often valid ideas get this moniker, as well as ideas that clearly deserve the term. That said, if Joe Blow murders […]
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365 Green Living Pointers: GCEF Fund Proposal – Share Your Tips & Get a FREE Raffle!
UPDATE: all Greenpointers who fill out our Pledge Form below (which requires no purchases AKA FREE!) gets entered into our Raffle for our Holiday Market! (Deadline to enter: 12/8/13, 11:59pm) You […]
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$19.5 Million Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund Accepting Proposals! Deadline Extended to 12/18
On October 16, 2013 a Request for Proposals went out for the $19.5 million Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund (GCEF) – for projects to improve Greenpoint’s environment. The deadline for submitting […]
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Greenpoint Landing Public Hearing (10/9)
Tomorrow is the 2nd to last public hearing on Greenpoint Landing and 77 Commercial St. The City Planning Commission will cast a vote on the project. Residents will be able to […]
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Community Meeting for Environmental Fund (9/25)
Interested in how you can help make Greenpoint more, well…green? Join the community on 9/25 to get involved in the Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund, a $19.5 million dollar grant program […]
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ExxonMobil Private Sewer Project on Monitor St
Joe Lentol shared this document on facebook this week. There is a sewer to be installed on behalf of ExxonMobil on Monitor St between Greenpoint Ave and Calyer St in […]
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Attn: Local Businesses – National Grid’s ‘B’ Green Challenge Can Save You Money and Win You Prizes!
(Sponsored) At Greenpointers, we are passionate about promoting local environmental sustainability, so when we saw National Grid’s ‘B’ Green Challenge, which awards local businesses for becoming more energy efficient, it […]
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Get Your Compost On at Olive St Community Garden Today & Next Saturday (7/27 & 8/3)
Help build a compost area at the Olive St Community Garden (Olive & Powers St) from 10am-4pm – this and next Saturday 7/27 & 8/3/13. Learn about waste reduction and […]