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New York HOUSE Magazine — November 2008 > View the eMagazine—our digital edition FEATURE STORY: Simple Pleasures BY ANNE PYBURN CRAIG At nearly 20, this ecofriendly home in Cornwall still fits its owner like a glove. FEATURE STORY: The ABCs of Green BY NANCY A. RUHLING Paulette Cole, a pioneer in cause-related retail at ABC Home, shares her green strategies. BEST IN GREEN BUILDING COMPETITION Click here to learn more! FEATURE STORY: Simply The Best BY NANCY MEYER A modest, sustainable home in Canaan takes top honors in the first-ever New York House Best in Green Building Competition. FEATURE STORY: Drawn Homeward BY LINDSAY SUCHOW For cartoonist Danny Shanahan, Rhinebeck is the perfect place to work and live. FROM THE EDITOR: Everyone's a Winner PUBLISHER'S NOTE: Our Economic Survival May Depend on Green ENTRYWAY: November Chill LIVE/WORK: Live/Work GREEN EVENTS: November Calendar MY PLACE: The Innkeeper Speaks Peter Buttiglieri of Painter's Restaurant shares the varied delights of Cornwall-on-Hudson. THE 100-MILE DIET: Winter Fresh Jim Hyland of Winter Sun Farms makes it easy to enjoy local produce year-round. FEATURE STORY: Eco Decor BY ANDREA LILLO Experts offer tips for affordable holiday decorating. FEATURE STORY: Green Kitchens BY KEN GREENE Opportunities abound for reducing energy use. OUR GREEN FUTURE: We've heard of Wi-Fi, but have you heard of wireless homes? UP FOR THE WEEKEND: Live Trees Make the Greenest Holidays A Guide to Hudson Valley Tree Farms DO IT GREEN: Preventing Drafts by Installing a Door Sweep ASK THE GREEN EXPERT: Fiji Water Without Fiji Get Pure Water Right at Home WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW: Wasted Waste How to Turn Food Scraps Into Compost HOUSE HOROSCOPES: November Home Horoscopes BACK PORCH: Back to Basics A suburbanite takes matters into her own hands.

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GREEN EVENTS

> 3/14/10 — Sustainable Waste-Stream Solutions & Opportunities: Food, Material & Community Capital Development Strategies (Bordetown, NJ). Green Jobs Jersey's first of a series of forums designed to stimulate thought and dialog around the question - "What's Greening Your Industry or Company?". This session will take place from 10:30am until 12 noon at Beanwood Coffee Latin Bistro, located at 222 Farnsworth Avenue in Bordetown New Jersey. The meeting is free and open to the general public with a donation to the New Jersey Division of Salvation Army's Haiti relief, recovery and relocation effort. Please RSVP by reply email or by phone at 609-379-2885 or on-line at http;//www.gjjwastestreamsolutions.eventbrite.com.
> 3/23—Happy Hour with Sustainable South Bronx (Bronx). Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010, 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Bruckner Bar and Grill, 1 Bruckner Boulevard, Bronx, NY 10454-4411. Cost $25 in advance, includes 2 free drinks and appetizers. RSVP by March 19, 2010 at Brown Paper Tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/99880. Contact: Laura Johnson Avanessian at ljohnson@ssbx.org or 646.400.5433.
> 4/7—8—McGraw-Hill Construction's 2010 Global Construction Summit (New York City). With the global economic landscape and the construction marketplace both rapidly changing, the focus of the 2010 Global Construction Summit will be on "Winning Business in World Markets." Country delegations from the major construction markets of Europe, Asia, the Americas, the Middle East and Australia will gather to hear from global industry thought-leaders.
> 5/25—27—New York Eco Friendly Expo (New York City). Be part of this event! The Eco Friendly Expo is a three-day event in the heart of New York City at 7 West 34 street. Featuring Eco innovation and sustainable Design from all over the world! This trade show is a high-end marketplace that serves as a showcase for environmentally friendly companies, services and destinations, attracting both public and private sector buyers in the Tri-state area. Eco Friendly Expo is bringing Green to a Grand New Level!
> Ongoing—WATER: H2O = LIFE (New York City). Examine the most vital liquid on Earth through a series of exhibits at the American Museum of Natural History.
> E-mail us to list your event here

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RESOURCES
> New Jersey & Company — Business & Green news
> NYInc — Business & Green news
> NY House Magazine — Green Real Estate
> The Daily Green — The consumer's guide to green
> Green Inc. Blog — NYTimes.com — Energy and Green Business

GREEN NEWS SOURCES
> Alternative Energy News
> Climate Biz
> Climate Change News Digest
> Environmental News Network
> Global Climate Change from BBC News
> Green Business News
> GreenBiz.com
> Green Tech from CNET
> Greener Choices from Consumer Reports
> Greentech Media
> Greenwire
> Point Carbon
> Renewable Energy World
> Yale Environment 360
> Washington Post: Green Science. Policy. Living

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