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Brooklyn’s First Certified Green Chinese Restaurant

9:57 pm in brooklyn, environmental ceritifcations, Food & Health, new york city by TreeHugger

michael and pings restaurant photo Photo: Michael and Ping's Where but in New York City can you find fresh comforting Chinese food sans Styrofoam, in a restaurant rocking green certified status? Perhaps in one of the many more grub-enlightened cities popping up on the TreeHugger map-- but most certainly in my food obsessed 'hood, Brooklyn. When the BF and I found this out, we did what any other responsible couple would do. We made a date night and trudged four hot city avenue bl...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Huge New Urban Campground Planned for Brooklyn

8:00 am in brooklyn, camping, cities, new york city, Travel & Nature, urban life by TreeHugger

floyd bennett field brooklyn new york urban park photo A nature trail in Floyd Bennett Field. Photo: edenpictures / Creative Commons. An old airport used by Amelia Earhart and Howard Hughes is set to become the largest urban campground in the United States -- in the middle of Brooklyn, New York. Parks officials hope to capitalize on the "Read the full story on TreeHugger

Lillian Folk Opera: A Romantic Approach To Ocean Plastic Pollution

9:14 am in artists, brooklyn, Culture & Celebrity, music, new york city by TreeHugger

Lillian Folk Opera Album Cover Image Lillian album cover. Image: Ben Lear. Although raising awareness about plastic ocean pollution was not the main motivation behind its creation, the 'folk opera' album Lillian and its composer Ben Lear have become regulars at events related to ocean conservation. During our trip with 5 Gyres a few weeks ago, TreeHugger sat down with Lear to talk about the project, which he's presenting this summer with various concerts in New York, Los Angeles and Philadelph...Read the full story on TreeHugger