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Only one U.S. president was born in New York City. Raised in a townhouse at 28 E. 20th between Park Avenue South and Broadway in a “romantic” enclave of Gramercy Park is (also known as Theodore Roosevelt Way) where Theodore Roosevelt would grow up…Read More

There is good news on the horizon concerning the material that is used to package our products in plastic containers. In an article published in the January 2012 edition of Packaging Digest, a publication for the packaging industry, John Kalkowski…Read More

Celebrity chef Paula Deen is certainly stirring things up right now and diabetics all over the country are angry and calling her a hypocrite. In a battle that’s heating up to kitchen stadium proportions, Deen suggests that Bourdain should “Get…Read More

1. What is your name (and age)? Michael Clayton, 29 years old 2. What is your occupation? Professional football player, I’m a wide receiver for the New York Giants. 3. Do you have a “green” memory growing up? As a child I remember…Read More

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. -Martin Luther King Jr. Today is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, also known as MLK Day of Service. Every third Monday in January we celebrate…Read More

Celebrities get a lot of attention from the media and most of the times it’s focuses on the negative, such as the latest scandal or slip up—or things that just have no relevance to anything. Whether they like it or…Read More

With the tragic news recently that the Western black rhino is now extinct in the wild, it’s worth highlighting the issue of endangered species in hopes of saving other animals. Since 1961, the World Wildlife Fund has worked towards that…Read More

It’s always important to give back, especially during the holidays, and recently eco18 had the chance to rub elbows with the stars at an event to benefit the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The event was held at Build-a-Bear in…Read More

1.    What is your name (and age)? Santa Claus but I’m sometimes called Saint Nick, Kris Kringle and Father Christmas 2.    What is your occupation? I bring gifts to good children all over the world on Dec 24th…. Christmas Eve…Read More

There are many commercial holidays/celebrations to share this time of year, which can be wonderful. There are however more “natural” celebrations based around the clock, the earth, the moon, the planets, the stars and the sun. Today, different cultures and…Read More