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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!

 


'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.

Solar car challenge in Australia   

 A solar car model in Montreal has been tweaked and worked on for 10 years.

Maine's windkeepers: From ship masts to windmills   

Along the rounded ridge of Stetson Mountain, wisps of wind gain a whoosh-whoosh cadence as they push into motion mammoth blades at the tops of towers reaching hundreds of feet into the air.

Golfers take a swing for Mother Nature   

You can play golf and save the environment while you're doing it,

Climbing to new heights: training as wind technicians   

At a basic core level, a person really needs to know how to climb, and how to climb safely.

Solar energy to charge electric cars   

Noble says 'fast charge' systems are on the way.

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farms   

 Among the weekend farmers are city dwellers who dream of a Michelle-Obama style garden but don't have the space or the time.

House deconstructed on westside   

The house was just one of the 1200 properties the city of Syracuse has ordered to come down.

Green Burials   

Everything, even the deceased will become one with the earth.

Textile recycling in the UK   

This is an effort to keep lingerie from going to landfills.

Human hair used to clean oil spills   

Here's something most people don't know.  Human hair can be used to clean oil spills.

Veggie Tunnels   

This growing method makes it possible to have those home-grown tomatoes in early June.

'Prius' going for a mileage record   

The Prius will try to go from North Palm Beach to Washington, DC, on one tank of gas.

Solar Fair   

See the latest and greatest in solar technology.

LED TVs save on electricity and look good   

One of the biggest users of electricity in your home is...ready for this? Your television set. So if you want to go green, there's now a new kind of TV set that uses a lot less energy.

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