The decisions taken and commitments made at COP26 will have a massive influence on Earth's environment and our future.
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Future Olympics News
With fewer and fewer cities bidding to host the Olympics, will the Games just peter out as climate change worsens?
Read More »Climate Change’s Growing Toll on Culture and the Arts
From historic buildings to electric guitars, and from fine wines to ancient statues, irreplaceable pieces of culture and the arts around the world are falling victim to our runaway use of fossil fuels.
Read More »Song Premiere: ‘Thieves’ from New EP ‘Kivalina’ by Jesse Terry and Alex Wong
We premiere a new song, 'Thieves,' from the environmentally conscious EP 'Kivalina' by Jesse Terry and Alex Wong.
Read More »All Aboard for the Holiday Train Show at the New York Botanical Garden
This year at the NYBG's annual spectacular show, the entire presentation reflects the notions of the historic, the organic, and the sustainable.
Read More »New York Botanical Garden Chihuly Exhibit Nears End as World-Record Pumpkins Join the Party
The New York Botanical Garden contains a fabulous and beautiful world of treasures for everyone. The thrilling Chihuly Exhibit continues until October 29.
Read More »The Orchid Show: Thailand – New York Botanical Garden’s 15th Orchid Exhibit
The variety of orchids is stellar; one appreciates so many intricate shapes and flamboyant hues of the hybrids landscaped with ferns, bromeliads, palms, ficus, bamboo, mat dai and more. It is a festival for the eyes.
Read More »Slow Wine 2017 Tasting at Eataly Downtown, NYC
Slow Wine is a global movement which declares the right of human beings to eat cleanly, drink cleanly and breathe clean air. As such it should no longer be seen as an "elite" movement for the few.
Read More »Stunning Chihuly Glass Sculptures Coming to the New York Botanical Garden in April
Lit up at night, the sculptures promise to be a singular, sterling experience integrating color, form, and light amidst the haunting, shadowy landscape of NYBG vistas.
Read More »California Bans Plastic Bags, and Zaps Your Freedom
With the passage of Proposition 67, California became the first state to ban single-use plastic grocery bags. It also requires most stores to charge shoppers 10 cents for either reusable plastic bags or paper bags. The idea is to manipulate people into using cloth totes to carry home their groceries. Hooray for the environment? Maybe.
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