Weekly Web Roundup: High Line, sustainable seafood, Cash for Clunkers
- Kim Ranney
- Sr. Online Marketing and Production Associate, New York City
- Blog | About
- Posted June 12, 2009 in The Media and the Environment
- It's digital conversion day. Find out how to get rid of your old TV.
- June 8 was the first-ever World Oceans Day. NRDC's experts discuss problems and solutions on Switchboard.
- National Parks will offer free admission on three weekends this summer.
- Continental powers flight with jatropha and algae-derived oil, the airline is pursuing a switch to biofuels in the next few years.
- The Tony Awards go green.
- NYC's High Line park opens.
- San Francisco is about to approve a mandatory recycling and composting law.
- A small rooftop wind turbine will be sold in ACE hardware stores beginning this fall.
- Gas prices have risen 41 days in a row.
- Google says it's close to getting renewable energy for less than the price of energy from coal.
- New Pew study shows green jobs in the U.S. grew 9.1% from 1998 through 2007, about two and a half times faster than job growth in the economy as a whole.
- House okays "cash for clunkers" legislation. Senators Feinstein and Collins guest blog about the program on Climate Progress.
- LA's Department of Water and Power is offering a $2,000 rebate to single family homes that meet the criteria of a Residential Drought Resistance Incentive Program.
- How important is it to factor in sustainability when eating seafood? Find out what several experts think and check out NRDC's new Sustainable Seafood guide.
- Obama administration orders $210 million worth of fuel-efficient vehicles.
Think I missed anything really great? Feel free to share it in the comments section. Want news updates every day? Check out my colleague Ben Jervey's blog on Greenlight.
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