Are YOUR days Green Days?  

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

If you know of a person, family, business, school, or organization who deserves to be recognized, email us at news@wstm.com and let us know about it. Then, take a look at the stories below to see how YOU can make everyday a Green Day!

 


Green Days: Electric motorcycle   Video Glyph

As motorcycle racing takes off ...a Silicon Valley company, is jumping into the game with a green perspective.

Finding New Ways to Make Bio Fuels   Video Glyph

Termites....these unwanted house guests may one day play role in gassing up your car.

Solar energy systems worth the cost   Video Glyph

Joe Livingston has lived in his Camillus home for seven years, but just a few months ago he and his wife decided it was time to cut back on energy costs.

Paper...or 'plastic' bags ??   Video Glyph

Grocery shopping for some... is about to get a little more expensive.

Syracuse goes increasingly green   Video Glyph

The City of Syracuse is going green and getting noticed.

A house of straw...?   Video Glyph

Lorraine Quast keeps finding herself absently massaging the walls of her home. "Like, it just feels, solid, and wonderful, and I know what's behind there.

Automakers park hybrids for NYC taxi fleet   

Three major auto manufacturers are promising to reserve 300 new hybrid vehicles each month exclusively for the city as it replaces its entire fleet of yellow cabs.

DNC chooses beer-powered cars   Video Glyph

A frosty cold one...could give you more fuel than you think.

Cloth diapers making a comeback   Video Glyph

Cloth is making a comeback in the baby ranks with a new and improved diaper that's easy to use and good for the environment.

State lawmakers reach environmental agreements   

Gov. David Paterson and legislative leaders agreed Monday to revise the state's brownfield program to continue giving companies a tax break for environmental cleanup and redevelopment of polluted sites.

Weighing the cost of hybrid car repairs   

Hybrid cars need to be repaired by trained technicians. Dealers are up to speed. More independent repair shops are coming up to speed.

Just one thing daily to help the environment   Video Glyph

What one thing are you doing daily to help the environment?  People across the country are helping in a variety of ways.

Syracuse praised for its 'green' initiatives   

The City of Syracuse has been cited by MSN.com for its recent initiatives to 'go green'.

Go green with a solar pool heating system   Video Glyph

With Memoral Day Weekend approaching, many are getting ready to open their pools for the summer season, but this year some are making a splash with a heating system that's designed to cut back heating costs and go green at the same time.

Local college stays green in the dining hall (video)   Video Glyph

At Morrisville State College, the campus is turning food waste into reusable products.

Saving energy in the laundry room (video)   Video Glyph

If you're the person who does all the laundry in your home, you probably know fabric softener costs can add up, but there's a product that claims to save you time, energy, and money.

Driving a Mercedes for 40 cents a gallon   Video Glyph

When Mario Russo started to feel the pinch at the pump, he decided to do something about it. Rather than filling up at the gas station, he created his own system at home using alternative fuel.

Learning to go Green (video)   Video Glyph

Parents are their children's greatest role models and if you go "green", so will they.

Traveling Green   

If you are looking to help Mother Nature by “staying green” we have some great tips from the Green Hotels Association.

Thou shalt not litter   Video Glyph

More and more important world leaders have signed on to the environmental movement.

Green Days: Big Belly Solar   Video Glyph

There is a creative way to make your next trip to the trash can more eco-friendly.

Paper or Plastic?   Video Glyph

Many people are making an effort to avoid plastic bags, some are reusing paper ones.

Recycling your television the proper way   Video Glyph

As more people are rushing to switch to digital before next year’s looming deadline, they are quickly discovering that is very difficult to throw away their old televisions.

Recycle your computers (video)   Video Glyph

Thousands of computers are recycled at Northeast Materials and Surplus in Syracuse.

Global Warming and Central New York (video)   Video Glyph

Environmentally friendly fluorescent lights   Video Glyph

The new energy efficient bulbs cost almost double, but they last much longer and save plenty of energy.

A Green day is everyday at a local hotel   Video Glyph

Every day is a Green Day at the historic Jefferson Clinton Hotel.

Green at the Dry Cleaners   Video Glyph

Angelo Dry Cleaners in Ithaca is one of the only Green Dry Cleaners in Central New York.

Dining Green in Ithaca   Video Glyph

Moosewood Restaurant in Ithaca has been serving “green” dishes for thirty-five years. Owner David Hirsch says he uses all organic ingredients and tries to buy only locally grown produce.

Southwood volunteer fire department first in country to go green   

The Southwood Volunteer Fire Department in the Town of Onondaga is the first in the nation to commit to buying 100 percent green energy.

Green gifts for Green Days   Video Glyph

It’s coming down to the wire to get those last minute holiday gifts. But make your holidays green by shopping green.

Buying a fake Christmas tree or a real Christmas tree   Video Glyph

You can buy a fake tree just about anywhere, including at your local grocery store. The imitation trees are convenient and many are already decorated.

Keeping your holidays greener   

The holidays are said to be the busiest time of the year for waste plants because of the high amount of trash, wrapping paper, and other holiday products. However, are you throwing away things that could be good for the planet?

SUNY-ESF's "Green Roof"   Video Glyph

What you plant outside your home could make a huge impact on the environment.

Builders go green in Skaneateles (video)   Video Glyph

As more homeowners are choosing to go green, so is the homebuilding market and more builders are respecting the environment.

Families living healthier lifestyles   Video Glyph

It seems more and more people are turning to the all-green living lifestyle.  We met up with one Central New Yorker who is taking this lifestyle into her own household.

Healthy foods, healthy planet   

 A SUNY-ESF professor shows us what is good for our bodies and our planet.

Gas Saving Tips   

Reduce! Reuse! Recycle!   

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