http://susty.com Do Good. That's Susty. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:08:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://susty.com/underground-library-awarded-feast-grant-local-hand-crafted-books-shared-by-network-readers/ http://susty.com/underground-library-awarded-feast-grant-local-hand-crafted-books-shared-by-network-readers/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2009 04:15:19 +0000 by George Spyros, New York City, USA http://susty.com/?p=8448 FEAST (Funding Emerging Art with Sustainable Tactics), a recurring public dinner that provides financial support to emerging artmakers, has awarded a $1000 grant to the project "Underground Library." The funding will be used to purchase book-making supplies for book production, facilitate the creation of an on-line forum, and for launching each underground library publication with public readings by published and un-published members of the community. So this baby is on the opposite side of the spectrum from Kindle.]]> http://susty.com/underground-library-awarded-feast-grant-local-hand-crafted-books-shared-by-network-readers/feed/ 0 http://susty.com/seven-green-sins-city-ben-jervey-ny-daily-news-help-earth/ http://susty.com/seven-green-sins-city-ben-jervey-ny-daily-news-help-earth/#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:00:26 +0000 by George Spyros, New York City, USA http://susty.com/?p=5966 It IS easy being green! Seven simple tips Eco-consultant and author Ben Jervey (The Big Green Apple: Your Guide to Eco-Friendly Living in New York City ) offers some eco-friendly suggestions to the New York Daily News. While we don't see anyone's current missteps as sins, we do heartily encourage taking any next green steps that one possibly can.]]> http://susty.com/seven-green-sins-city-ben-jervey-ny-daily-news-help-earth/feed/ 0 http://susty.com/plastic-bag-plague-five-easy-ways-howto-remember-reusable-recycle-diy-make-biodegradable-plastic/ http://susty.com/plastic-bag-plague-five-easy-ways-howto-remember-reusable-recycle-diy-make-biodegradable-plastic/#comments Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:04:09 +0000 by Olivia Zaleski, New York City, USA http://susty.com/?p=7079 San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom started the fire. In March of 2007, Newsom passed the nation's first plastic bag ban outlawing San Fran's supermarkets and large retailers from offering customers non-biodegradable plastic bags. ]]> http://susty.com/plastic-bag-plague-five-easy-ways-howto-remember-reusable-recycle-diy-make-biodegradable-plastic/feed/ 0 http://susty.com/easy-10-step-home-energy-savings-audit-toolkit-recharge-america-jan-19-video/ http://susty.com/easy-10-step-home-energy-savings-audit-toolkit-recharge-america-jan-19-video/#comments Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:17:54 +0000 by George Spyros, New York City, USA http://susty.com/?p=3386 ecoAmerica and Clean Tech & Green Business for Obama have teamed up to create a simple but renewably powerful service opportunity called ReCharge America that features a simple plan that anyone can use to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and save hundreds of dollars each year in energy costs. If you would like to be one of the thousands of people across the country who will use the 10-step toolkit to audit their own homes and then to reach out friends and neighbors to spread the savings, we say click on through to the other side. Oh, and you can save up to $600 a year. Oh yes, one more thing, and there's a nifty video with Lisa Ling walking you through the steps to make it a real eco-no-brainer.]]> http://susty.com/easy-10-step-home-energy-savings-audit-toolkit-recharge-america-jan-19-video/feed/ 2 http://susty.com/ces-gadgets-usb-plant-sensor-easy-bloom-easybloom-gizmo-video/ http://susty.com/ces-gadgets-usb-plant-sensor-easy-bloom-easybloom-gizmo-video/#comments Sat, 10 Jan 2009 16:52:13 +0000 by George Spyros, New York City, USA http://susty.com/?p=3455 contrapposto beneath windows facing Park Avenue South. For folks interested in potted aphrodisiacs or simply peeps with a bum green thumb, a new gizmo debuting at the Consumer Electronics Show may be just the thing for you -- or should we say just the thing for the loving plants in your life. Easy Bloom's plant sensor device can tell you what will grow best in your home or garden and diagnose problems on the Web. What we can tell you right now is that it's also a good idea before a big date to hide the dirty socks under the bed... But for more on the EasyBloom, watch the video after the jump and read on. ]]> http://susty.com/ces-gadgets-usb-plant-sensor-easy-bloom-easybloom-gizmo-video/feed/ 0 http://susty.com/sarah-palin-plastic-trees-zaproot-056-video/ http://susty.com/sarah-palin-plastic-trees-zaproot-056-video/#comments Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:26:07 +0000 admin http://susty.com/?p=2690 Arizona tests artificial CO2 filtering trees. Sarah Palin loves oil. Find ways to get rid of your junk mail.]]> http://susty.com/sarah-palin-plastic-trees-zaproot-056-video/feed/ 0 http://susty.com/brighter-planet-website-screencast-video/ http://susty.com/brighter-planet-website-screencast-video/#comments Tue, 16 Sep 2008 03:29:58 +0000 by George Spyros, New York City, USA http://susty.com/?p=2088 http://susty.com/brighter-planet-website-screencast-video/feed/ 1 http://susty.com/earthtalk-how-to-install-the-best-solar-panels-to-heat-hot-water/ http://susty.com/earthtalk-how-to-install-the-best-solar-panels-to-heat-hot-water/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:34:11 +0000 E The Environmental Magazine http://susty.com/?p=1776 Dear EarthTalk: I am considering solar panels for my roof to provide heat for my hot water and possibly to do more than that. Are there some kinds of solar panels that are better than others? How do I find a knowledgeable installer?]]> http://susty.com/earthtalk-how-to-install-the-best-solar-panels-to-heat-hot-water/feed/ 0 http://susty.com/how-to-go-green-recycle-plastic-bottle-metalcan-lids-tops-caps-earthtalk-e-magazine/ http://susty.com/how-to-go-green-recycle-plastic-bottle-metalcan-lids-tops-caps-earthtalk-e-magazine/#comments Sun, 24 Aug 2008 13:40:31 +0000 by Team Susty, Global http://susty.com/?p=1774 http://susty.com/how-to-go-green-recycle-plastic-bottle-metalcan-lids-tops-caps-earthtalk-e-magazine/feed/ 0 http://susty.com/dumpster-diving-freegan-freecycling-food-scavenge-excess-waste-landfill-trash-hippie-christmas-8th/ http://susty.com/dumpster-diving-freegan-freecycling-food-scavenge-excess-waste-landfill-trash-hippie-christmas-8th/#comments Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:36:22 +0000 by Olivia Zaleski, New York City, USA http://susty.com/?p=7201 near a smelly dumpster--let alone touching, wearing or using the contents from inside--is dirty, if not completely revolting. But I say it's wonderful! ]]> http://susty.com/dumpster-diving-freegan-freecycling-food-scavenge-excess-waste-landfill-trash-hippie-christmas-8th/feed/ 0