Image Credit: Nucho via Flickr

Bamboo gets used in a lot of ways, from underwear to flooring to

Photo: New Flyer

What's the Difference Between CNG and Diesel?
The Board of the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority (the "MTA") has awarded New Flyer of America a contract for up to 475 buses. The contract is for 135 40-foot compressed natural gas ("CNG") heavy-duty transit buses with options for up to an additional 340 CNG buses.

photo: Phillie Casablanca via flickr

New York City has recently come under fire from rainforest advocates, and rightfully so: The City is the country's number one buyer of endangered rainforest wood.

NYC's bike-share is likely to be similar to other existing programs. The one pictured here is in Taipei.

Amy Seek of Flatbush Farmshare's conception of what a vegetable garden outside City Hall might look like. Image via People's Garden NYC.

If the White House has one, and the city halls of Baltimore, Portland, and San Francisco have (or had...) them, why not New York City?

Caption: Protesters disrupt a Community Board meeting to voice their disapproval of Park51.

photo: Matthew McDermott

To hear NYC Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe describe it, either on WNYC or in the New York Post, the

All images: Matthew McDermott

A quick update on the status of new proposed rules covering New York City's community gardens: Scores of garden supporters turne

It is fascinating how the choice of a photograph can make such a difference.

Image via: Richard Perry/The New York Times

People think to do yoga you have to be flexible. But the flexibility is not in the body. It's in the mind. That's why anyone can do it.

Amen!