Copyright 2009 http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/green en-us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:39:37 -0500 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:39:37 -0500 NBC Local Integrated Media http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/entertainment/celebrity/Green_Celebrities.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:49:03 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*66/leonardo-dicaprio-green.jpg
Check out these celebrities who try to keep the environment clean by going green.

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What happens when two documentary film makers decide to take on Fresh Direct and grow their own? Find out, as Cat Greenleaf heads to Red Hook, Brooklyn! Take the pledge to buy local!

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Live green wherever you are. It's not hard. Check out these simple ideas to go green and see what good it will do Mother Earth.]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/around-town/cars/Green-Stars-of-the-LA-Auto-Show-70389257.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:21:19 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/hybrid_alt_la_50796973_101+%288%29.jpg
Look for concepts from Audi and BMW -- they're hard to miss.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/entertainment/celebrity/Celebrity-Causes.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:24:37 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/madonnaadd1.jpg
From health to green to politics, find out the pet causes of these stars.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local-beat/Moooooove-Over-Stop--Shop---Beef-Business-Picking-Up-at-Local-Farms-68935772.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:59:40 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*80/88555801.jpg
Business picks up at local farmers markets as people go green by buying local.

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Celebrate Green Week by checking out these stunning images of landscapes around the world.]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/green/Hot-Sexy-and-Green-on-Twitter-70163442.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:00:40 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/hotecowomenoftwitter.jpg
Check out the top ten hot eco-evangelistas on Twitter.

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Drew Barrymore gets an A from the Green Car Challenge's A-list driving instructor.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/green/New-Haveners-Hate-Driving-69868452.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:47:37 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*80/81814500.jpg
Another feather for New Haven to add to its cap: We hate driving and long commutes!

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The rock star's '59 Lincoln will guzzle gas no more.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/around-town/cars/Hybrid-Car-Owners-No-Carpool-Lanes-For-You-62456632.html Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:43:50 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/prius+%28Medium%29.jpg
As of Jan. 1, 2011, those yellow HOV stickers are set to expire and lawmakers say, sorry, your current hybrid just isn't good enough for an extension.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local-beat/From-Olive-Oil-to-Electricity-62399157.html Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:39:30 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*80/092608lightbulb.jpg
A Bethlehem farm has been producing bio-diesel for a few years and now they're converting some of that into electricity.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/entertainment/television/California-will-crush-your-huge-energy-guzzling-TV-59733797.html Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:09:26 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/TVs3.jpg
It takes a lot of energy to make Paris, Britney and Tila look beautiful, and California's had enough of it.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/green/Photos-The-GreenShows-Brings-Eco-to-Fashion-Week-59460632.html Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:37:17 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/ashley+dupre+bahar+shapar+640x480.jpg
The GreenShows is a two-day series of collections by earth-friendly designers like Bodkin, Lara Miller, and House of Organic. But the real scene-stealer turned out to be Ashley Dupre walking in Bahar Shahpar's show (where Russell Simmons was front...

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/around-town/real-estate/Politicians-Rule-the-Roost-on-Chicken-Coops-58494052.html Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:05:21 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/Baby+Chickens.jpg
Congratulations, New Haveners! You can now raise up to six hens (not roosters!) in your backyard.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/green/Oakland-Activist-Turned-Obama-Czar-Feels-Glenn-Becks-Wrath-57329177.html Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:26:41 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/vanhunt1.jpg
A right wing attack on the White House's green jobs adviser and former Oakland activist may be a lesson in Karma.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/tech/Power-Your-Laptop-With-a-30-Minute-Workout-55402487.html Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:37:49 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/power_elliptical_sb.jpg
Exercising students provide the power at a school's fitness center.

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What's next -- clean air?

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/around-town/cars/Chevy-Volt-Boasts-230-MPG-52952822.html Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:42:13 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/chevy-volt-0814.jpg
The Chevy Volt, GM's much anticipated electric car, will be a sipper, not a guzzler, getting an astounding 230 miles per gallon in the city, the company said.

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The Mark Twain House in Hartford has struggled financially in the past, but it's now seeing big savings, thanks to an energy efficiency program for businesses offered by CL&P.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/around-town/food-drink/New-Haven-Restaurant-Goes-Green-and-So-Can-You-52895527.html Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:21:33 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*80/claire.JPG
The idea of going green is nothing new for Claire's Corner Copia in New Haven. The restaurant has embraced an eco-friendly attitude for decades.

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Brooklyn yuppies have come up with their own version of Dumpster diving -- filling up the bins with water and going for a dip.]]> Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:29:19 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*66/priusgood.jpg
Hybrid vehicle owners tend to drive more, get more tickets and pay more for repairs.]]> Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:45:37 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*66/79102888.jpg
Finally, an a-peeling story that'll bring a tear to your eye and allow us to make shallow onion puns.]]>