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A new restroom facility at Manhattan’s Riverside Park Clay Tennis Association should ease the bladders of many a tennis player as well as the hearts of NYC environmentalists. The center, which has no real bathroom, has hired Cook + Fox Architects to perform a feasibility study for a solar-powered restroom facility that will be be carbon neutral and will feature composting toilets.
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Sometimes bigger really is better - at least where wind energy is concerned. …Ericsson Crosses Mobile Phone Tower With Vertical Axis Wind TurbineThe mainstream wind establishment has a hard time getting […]
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While there’s nothing better than that retro swimming-pool smell in the summer, chlorinated pools are causing increasing health concerns, including asthma and wheezing in kids, and unhealthy natural chemical breakdowns—not to mention green hair. Many avid swimmers and homeowners are looking to “greener” swimming choices for their back yards.
Natural Swimming Pools
One elegant and eco-friendly European option gaining popularity in the U.S. is the idea of natural pools, which have lower maintenance and installation costs than conventional pools. A self-sustaining mini-ecosystem, the pool is supposed to be clean enough to drink (though being able to might not mean wanting to).
And, as far as aesthetics, these organic pools can look incredibly unique and beautiful. So if you’re considering putting in a new pool in time for next summer, talk to a professional and go over all your options.
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Photo credit Gulmammad under Creative Commons license. It was an 800-pound butter sculpture of Ben Franklin that led researchers to decide dairy-to-diesel was even a possibility, according to this report in the New York Times. Organizers of the Pennsylvania Farm Show that put up the Franklin butter sculpture in 2007 solicited ideas for what to do with all that yellow (rapidly going rancid) stuff once the show was over. Biochemist Dr. Michael J. Haas of the United States Department o…Read the full story on TreeHugger
2 Reasons to Replace Your Toilet’s Float BallA float ball is generally found on an old style flush toilet. When it is floating, it holds up the float arm.
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Photo credit Gulmammad under Creative Commons license. It was an 800-pound butter sculpture of Ben Franklin that led researchers to decide dairy-to-diesel was even a possibility, according to this report in the New York Times. Organizers of the Pennsylvania Farm Show that put up the Franklin butter sculpture in 2007 solicited ideas for what to do with all that yellow (rapidly going rancid) stuff once the show was over. Biochemist Dr. Michael J. Haas of the United States Department o…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Typical Life Span of a Car MufflerA car muffler helps to muffle the sounds an exhaust system and its catalytic converter make when a car is accelerating.
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Every city deserves a High Line park — Harlem perhaps more than others. In its heyday, Harlem enjoyed an open air food market under the active Metro North rail line called, La Marqueta, which was a common meeting area and place to buy, sell, and trade. In the 1970’s the market declined considerably and has never bounced back — and right now, it’s practically empty. Progress is afoot though, and the Harlem’s Economic Development Corporation is gaining support to revitalize the space and transform it into a mile-long covered market and public park promenade – a High Line for Harlem.
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