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Nothing goes to waste in Ellen Honigstock’s life, not even rainwater from her Brooklyn home’s roof, which irrigates the adjacent community garden.
Green Homes Advocate: Architect Ellen Honigstock
Architect Ellen Honigstock is leading the charge to retrofit New York’s housing stock through education and outreach to the­­­ design and building community.
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Robert Politzer finds inspiration from nature, specifically at Inwood Park, where his Harlem River Resoration Project was granted $25,000 to build a pier for recreational boating and to accommodate the sloop clearwater.
Building Innovation: Robert Politzer, Green Street Inc. Founder
Robert Politzer, Green Street Inc. founder, uses his teaching experience to advocate for sustainable building and green living.
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Exclusive Q&A with Bess Wyrick, owner of Celadon & Celery
How did Celadon & Celery begin? Celadon & Celery began sort of as a fluke. I came to New York to go to grad school and lost my loan when the financial crisis happened last October, and I needed t...
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Actor Matthew Modine Sets Wheels of Change in Motion
Actor Matthew Modine aims to save the planet through his nonprofit, Bicycle For a Day.
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“I know a lot of hippies live in voluntary poverty, but we want to live here for 50 years,” says Dar Williams, pictured here with husband Michael Robinson, of their “proletarian Victorian” home.
River Song: Singer/songwriter Dar Williams
Singer/songwriter Dar Williams lives green in the Hudson Highlands.
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