Awards Ceremony of Ecofest on Earth Day
NYC ECO HABITS #23
Designate a day of the week to not eat meat (Mondays are a popular choice). Eating less red and processed meats decreases your chances of heart disease. Did you know? The cost of meat would at least double if all ecological costs of groundwater depletion, fossil fuel use, and agricultural-chemical pollution were factored in. (http://www.organicconsumers.org/Toxic/factoryfarm.cfm)
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The Artega sports series has come up with a fully electric car– the Artega Scalo. They are also putting an electric quad bike into the works. Read more. LYCS Architecture has developed affordable living space for students in the heart of Hong Kong, a city known for its high density. The project Campus will put four students in a studio …
All Around the World
London is developing hydroponic farming on a very large scale! Utilizing old air raid bomb shelters from WWII, Zero Carbon Food, Growing Underground transformed one shelter into a hydroponic farm. This farm is a carbon neutral method of producing tons of food for the city’s residents, as well as recycling space! Learn more.