Featuring homes, businesses and other buildings that use solar technology, this self-guided tour includes passive solar design, solar hot water and solar-electric generating systems. Considered the largest public renewable energy education event in the world, the tour is an excellent way to experience first-hand that solar energy really works on Long Island. You can learn about the benefits of solar and other forms of renewable energy, watch electric meters run backwards, see the actual savings on utility bills, and talk to the people who own these systems. For a list of locations all over Long Island and to get your free visitors pass, visit: http://www.renewableenergylongisland.org/tourguests.cfm. 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.
Dive! Living Off America’s Waste Screens in Huntington
Dumpster diving in back alleys and gated garbage receptacles of Los Angeles’ supermarkets, salvaging thousands of dollars worth of edible food in the process, results in an inspiring documentary that is equal parts entertainment, guerilla journalism & [...]
R.E.M. Breaks Up
Seminal rock band R.E.M. has called it quits after 31 years. “To our Fans and Friends: As R.E.M., and as lifelong friends and co-conspirators, we have decided to call it a day as a band,” read an announcement on the group’s official website Wednesday. “We [...]
Sands Point Preserve is Being Destroyed by the Group Entrusted to Protect It
With Friends Like These… Friends of the Sands Point Preserve A rare and historic tree is rammed repeatedly with a crane after being dismembered by chainsaws to make way for fresh concrete, fencing and a deck (comprised of pressure-treated wood). [...]