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Action News and CNYcentral.com are spotlighting the members of our community who make everyday a Green Day! Each Wednesday, Action News will showcase efforts to protect our environment and natural resources.

If you know if a person, family, business, school, or organization who deserves to be recognized, email us at news@cnycentral.com and let us know about it. Then, check back here each week to see how you can make everyday a Green Day!

 


Changing the world…one fish at a time.   

The closed system means less water is used and no waste.

Solar energy with jewel-like curtains on windows   

Cityscapes of glass-clad buildings gleaming in the sun make Anna Dyson think about wasted energy.

Preserving the coral reefs   

The Florida Aquarium's health certificate is the first of it's kind that allows the coral to be taken back to reefs.

Healthy chocolate: organic, vegan and sugar free   

Divine Treasures Chocolate, in Manchester, Connecticut developed a dark chocolate that's vegan and gluten free. There's also a sugar free selection.

Tennessee company turns seat belts into handbags   

One Tennessee company has been taking some companies' trash and turning it into treasures.

Green Games:Vancouver Olympics saving energy   

The athletes skiing down the hills of Whistler will likely have no idea that their rooms are being heated by capturing methane from a landfill and turning it into heating energy for the Olympic Village.

Winemaking goes eco-friendly   

The Carroll family recently decided whatever the color of their grapes, the process to make wine will be ‘green’. 

Tying a 'green' knot   

They have collected 16,000 cans so far; total weight, about 200 pounds.

Penguins struggling to survive global warming   

According to Britain journalists, some young penguins, have been dying from starvation.

Perfume on tap!   

At Seattle's Blue Marble Energy, chemists are cooking up a perfume made from the waste products of a local organic brewery.

Global Warming Summit ends in stalemate   

The European Union will be putting pressure on the Obama administration to get a deal done.

Climate talks deadlocked as clashes erupt outside   

The 10-day-old climate talks ran into disputes and paralysis as they entered a critical stage Wednesday, just two days before President Barack Obama and more than 100 other national leaders hope to sign a historic agreement to fight global warming.

EPA head: U.S. must make up for lost time on climate   

The top U.S. environmental official told a divided U.N. climate conference Wednesday that the Obama administration's moves to "make up for lost time" and cut greenhouse gases would complement congressional action and wasn't intended to bypass recalcitrant lawmakers.

Sustainable,‘green’ sushi   

The popularity of sushi in recent years has created a huge demand for such delicacies as bluefin tuna, but we are eating the species to extinction.

'Green Switch' helps save on idle appliances   

Everyone wants to save money on their electric bills. A device, called a "green switch", could be the answer to those cost-saving dreams.

Company uses recycled material in countertops   

There's a new countertop available for your kitchen that sparkles as brightly as the best of them, even though it's made from the stuff that normally ends up in your recycle bin.

Airline recycles wine bottle corks   

At one of the world's largest airlines, corks now get first class treatment and a whole new life.

Eco-teen working for the planet   

He acknowledges he's off to a pretty good start changing the world, there's no reason to stop now!

Green Days: Greener Jets   

Companies have agreed to cut emissions in half by 2050.

Increasingly, states push for e-waste recycling   

Frustrated by inaction in Congress, a growing number of states are trying to reduce the rising tide of junked TVs, computers and other electronics that have become one of the nation's fastest-growing waste streams.

Climate change conference in Thailand   

Delegates from around the world are attending.

Grassoline: new, alternative fuel   

Oil giants like Shell and Exxon are dipping their toes into the biofuel pool.

The Green Bride Guide: keeping Mother Earth in mind   

There are really simple substitutions that can be made to go green and it can be really beautiful.

Considering our 'water footprint'   

Most people don't think about how much water it takes to produce their produce.

Student 'solar house' decathlon   

In addition to the big energy savings, it has a lot of green features.

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