Since I’ve become a Dad, I find myself reading the Sunday papers deep into the week, and I am still loving the Boston Globe Magazine’s Greener Issue. Not only did an eco-friendly Vermont couple get some attention (dig the Kozyndan posters) but so did the most misunderstood, debated material out there - plastic:
Founded in 1982, City Harvest is the world’s first, and NYC’s only Food Rescue Program. Tackling transportation for 25 years, they’ve taken advantage of the fastest way to get anywhere in Manhattan - bike. Read more on their green transportation initiatives here.
In an effort to make Vatican City the world’s first carbon zero state, the Vatican has installed solar panels on the roof of the Papal audience hall, the Paul VI auditorium. The 2700 solar panels, capable of producing 300,000 kW hours of electricity, were provided by German energy firm, Solar World, in honor of German-born Pope Benedict XVI.
