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The first annual Earth Day Expo at Habana Outpost in Fort Grenne Brooklyn. The focus of this two-day event will be to provide a place for the community to access information about sustainability in a fun and interactive way through a series of free events and workshops.

Dumbo is a beautiful neighborhood in Brooklyn, NY and now it is also getting greener. Green initiatives already take place in Dumbo and a series of green events starts now, including a panel discussion on Monday on how to raise a "green family" with few authors of green books!

Atlantic Yards went from being the story of the year in 2007 and maybe again in 2008 to being just a stadium minus all the horrific baggage. Get the full story at GBK with bits from NYT, The Brooklyn Papers, and Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn.

March will mean more than the start of Spring in DUMBO. SEED, the new sustainability initiative in this Brooklyn neighborhood — aka Smart Environmental Efforts in DUMBO — is getting right to business with a couple of green events coming up: Oil Drum Art on 3/20 and How to Green Your Kid on 3/24.

A look at the booming interest in biodiesel in Brooklyn and New York City as a heat and fuel source. New legislation by Councilman David Yassky proposes a phase-in of biodiesel blends, and Tri-State Biodiesel founder discusses a biofuel economy in NYC.

Furniture from reclaimed wood.

These guys are really giving new meaning to the phrase “straight-outta Brooklyn!” Brooklyn Farm Table not only builds extremely tasteful furniture, they do so using century-old wood that has been rescued from buildings in the five boroughs of NYC.

Full day workshop on green restoration of brownstones.