Wood – The Many Shades of Green https://themanyshadesofgreen.com Providing ideas to help make the world a better place for this and future generations Thu, 19 Mar 2015 03:12:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://themanyshadesofgreen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/TMSOG-globe-5518b174v1_site_icon-32x32.png Wood – The Many Shades of Green https://themanyshadesofgreen.com 32 32 #1446: Happy Greengiving https://themanyshadesofgreen.com/1446-happy-greengiving/ Wed, 26 Nov 2014 19:31:30 +0000 https://themanyshadesofgreen.com/?p=80679 Continue reading "#1446: Happy Greengiving"]]> Holiday-Greengiving-tmsog copy

It’s that time of year again, when consumerism and family collide into what we call the holiday season. To help you incorporate sustainable choices into your gift giving, decorations and food, we’ve invited Elissa Olin from Green in BKLYN, Ashley Spivak from Clean Plates and Eva Radke of Film Biz Recycling to share their tips and ideas. greeninbklyn.com, cleanplates.com & filmbizrecycling.org

]]> #1404: Emellie O’Brien, Founder of Earth Angel https://themanyshadesofgreen.com/1404-emillee-obrien-founder-of-earth-angel/ https://themanyshadesofgreen.com/1404-emillee-obrien-founder-of-earth-angel/#comments Wed, 12 Feb 2014 19:00:00 +0000 https://themanyshadesofgreen.com/?p=28763 Continue reading "#1404: Emellie O’Brien, Founder of Earth Angel"]]> Emillee-OBrian-Earth-Angel-TMSOGMeet Emellie O’Brien, founder of Earth Angel, a company that provides sustainability management of film and TV productions. Emellie is a pioneer in this burgeoning field, as she coaxes everyone on the set, from directors to grips, to be more eco-conscious. She has worked on the films Noah and The Amazing Spiderman 2, as well as the hit HBO show Girls. To find out more about Earth Angel visit www.earthangelnyc.com

]]> https://themanyshadesofgreen.com/1404-emillee-obrien-founder-of-earth-angel/feed/ 1 #1331: Mark Jupiter https://themanyshadesofgreen.com/1331-mark-jupiter/ Wed, 21 Aug 2013 06:00:56 +0000 https://themanyshadesofgreen.com/?p=379 Continue reading "#1331: Mark Jupiter"]]> mark-jupiterMark Jupiter hand crafts furniture from salvaged wood and other items found in and around NYC. We discuss how he gathered downed trees from the Brooklyn Tornado of 2011 and turned them into beautiful furniture. He is a true practitioner of the phrase “reduce, reuse and recycle”. He also is the founder of New World Home, which produces an award winning line of green fabricated homes. Visit Mark at his studio and showroom in Dumbo, Brooklyn and go to his website www.markjupiter.com to get more information on his custom crafted furnishings.

#1331: Mark Jupiter

]]> #1320: Megan Offner, New York Heartwoods https://themanyshadesofgreen.com/1320-megan-offner-new-york-heartwoods/ Wed, 22 May 2013 06:00:01 +0000 https://themanyshadesofgreen.com/?p=150 Continue reading "#1320: Megan Offner, New York Heartwoods"]]> megan-ny-heartwoodsDowned trees are an asset to wood sawyers and the environment at large. Wood from those trees are used for lumber and furniture, which in turn helps divert waste from landfills. Tune in to get great information from Megan Offner of New York Heartwoods. Trees are are precious and give life to Mother Earth. Humans can work intelligently with our environment for mutual prosperity. Go to www.newyorkheartwoods.com for more information.

#1320: Megan Offner, New York Heartwoods

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