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<P align=right><STRONG><FONT style="COLOR: #ffffff; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" face="Verdana" color=#ffffff size=2>June 2008 - Issue 1</FONT></STRONG></P></TD></TR>
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<A name="greentip">GREEN TIP</A><br />Microwave with Glass
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"For health reasons, it's safer to opt for heat-resistant glass or ceramic containers for use in microwaves. It's also greener: It reduces our reliance on plastics, which create CO2 in their production, and cuts down on trash." <br /><br />-thedailygreen.com
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GREEN EVENTS IN NYC</A>

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Sat & Sun from 6/7/08 - 8/31/08
<br />10:30-5:00 PM
<br />SCIENCE AND ART EXHIBITION 
<P>This exhibition houses the sustainability-themed work of CUNY students�researchers and artists alike. Exhibition visitors will have an opportunity to vote in the Green Peoples Choice Awards after reviewing submitted posters and art pieces. Prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place will be awarded in both competitions. 
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<FONT color=#ffcc66><STRONG><A name=spotlight>IN THIS ISSUE</A></STRONG></FONT>
<P valign=bottom><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" face=Verdana size=2 color=#006600> <img src="http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/news/huntergreen/yellowarrow.gif" hspace="3" align="left"/><a href="#greentip">Green Tip: Microwave with Glass</a>
<br /><img src="http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/news/huntergreen/yellowarrow.gif" hspace="3" align="left"/> <a href="#bikerack">Bike Rack Blues: The Search for a Place to Park</a>
<br /><img src="http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/news/huntergreen/yellowarrow.gif" hspace="3" align="left"/> <a href="#planyc">Professor Angotti on City Sustainability</a>
<br /><img src="http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/news/huntergreen/yellowarrow.gif" hspace="3" align="left"/> <a href="#greenevents">Green Events in the Urban Jungle</a>
<br /><img src="http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/news/huntergreen/yellowarrow.gif" hspace="3" align="left"/> <a href="#greenglobalnews">Green Global News</a>

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</FONT><P><FONT face=Verdana size=2 color=#cc9900><STRONG><A name="bikerack">Bike Rack Blues: The Search for a Place to Park</A></STRONG><br />By Jason Sample</FONT> 
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Finding parking in New York is a nightmare, not only for drivers, but for cyclists. Ad hoc bike stands are created from traffic signs, gates, and trees - Hunter sophomore Jason Sample has had enough. "..."  Sample recently went on a tour of the city, and with the help of ... .com, found a few official places to park, and encourages cyclists to join him in advocating for more.  
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2 color=#cc9900><STRONG><A name=#planyc>PLANYC2030: Does it Work for New York?</A></STRONG><br />By Tom Angotti</FONT> 





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<FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" face=Verdana size=2> Mayor Michael Bloomberg's unprecedented long-term sustainability plan for New York City, PlaNYC2030, is a year old. But the failure (at least for now) of what the mayor's office declared to be a keystone of the plan -- congestion pricing in Manhattan -- should lead to some serious reflection about how to create a workable long-term plan for the city.
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<P><FONT face=Verdana size=2 color=#cc9900><STRONG><A name="greenglobalnews">Questioning Nuclear Power's Ability To Forestall Global Warming</A></STRONG><br />From sciencedaily.com</FONT> 

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ScienceDaily (Apr. 22, 2008) Rising energy and environmental costs may prevent nuclear power from being a sustainable alternative energy source in the fight against global warming, according to a new study.


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