Copyright 2013 http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/green en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 18:13:30 -0400 Sat, 25 May 2013 18:13:30 -0400 NBC Owned Television Stations http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/video/#!/news/green/State-of-the-Art-Green-Workplace-Provides-Lunch,-Games-and-Slides/205362681 Wed, 01 May 2013 15:13:33 -0400 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/Slide_aweber.jpg
AWeber Communications headquarters in Chalfont, Bucks County, Pa. isn't your average workplace as it features video games, a pool table and even slides. NBC10's Jesse Gary reports ahead of the...

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With his castoff treasures rattling in the cart, Ben Cowden wheeled back toward his art studio in San Francisco's Recology Recycling Plant to continue work. Joe Rosato Jr. reports on a man who...

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A cemetery in Lehigh Valley, Philadelphia, has become environmentally friendly for burials.

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Luke Livingston, president and founder of Baxter Brewing Company, talks about ways in which he is expanding his business sustainably, with the help of John Rooks, president of The SOAP Group.

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Washington, D.C. has the worst traffic congestion in the nation, according to a new report from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute.

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The new fuel cell unit will cut the university's carbon output equivalent to removing 110 cars from the road each year.

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Just because you like to recycle doesn't mean others do. How can you talk to people about their green habits without sounding like a nag? Watch how to be environmentally friendly without...

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Henry Abbott Tech in Danbury is the latest school that to be installing the panels after winning Connecticut Light and Power's Live Green-Win Green contest.

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One Small Act

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You may think that teaching your kids how to recycle is difficult, but it may be easier than you think. Turning disposable trash into reusable items is a great way to help the

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You can find the codes at four trail heads the Forest and Park Association maintains.

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Halliburton says its new concoction is safe enough to chug.

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Kids are working down the farm, learning the in and outs of gardening as part of the summer education program at the picturesque Auer Farm in Bloomfield.

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Nature is the classroom for students at a science-enrichment program in Bloomfield. They are learning the science of gardening.

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Cars streamed into two locations as people turned in old electronic devices to be recycled Saturday.

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A company is testing a steam engine they say is compact, powerful and more efficient than a internal combustion engine.

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As Americans tried to find ways to save money, energy use decreased, according to a new survey.

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Tara Frey's outfit for the big dance took six years to make and is made almost entirely from candy wrappers.

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If you want to get rid of an old TV, computer or other electronic device, there are better options than the landfill.

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The used oil from the Key Hyundai service department heats their work area.

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Windows, magazines, carpets, pillows and blankets and, of course, cans, are all targets of the company's effort to reuse and recycle.

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"If you're going to have a sustainable city, you're going to have to go back to growing things as close to where people live as you possible can," says Bennet Wilson of Tenth Acre Farms.

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Changing car oil is a dirty job that most people have done at a dealership or service center instead of doing it themselves. Those businesses are required to recycle used oil and most places...

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Find out why recycling your electronics is just as important as recycling paper or plastic bottles.

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A Litchfield business has found a way to use your fireplace to help heat your home, potentially saving you big bucks.

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