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点废成绿 GREENING THE BEIGE

点废成绿 Greening the Beige (GtB) is an eco-minded arts collective and not-for-profit community network dedicated to nurturing awareness of environmental issues. 点废成绿 GtB promotes and celebrates earth friendly artists and organizations in Beijing.

GREEN QUOTE OF THE DAY

"Why are we being forced to choose between the economy and the environment? We tend to forget that without an environment we would not have an economy, as everything we consume and I mean everything comes from our environment."

~ Franke James (contemporary artist, photographer, writer)

Green Tip: PRECYCLE!

Beijing's landfills are getting full fast! Reduce the "trash" you throw away by purchasing products with minimal packaging. Look for reusable, recyclable, and biodegrable items and remember to carry your reusable shopping bags!

画廊 Green Gallery

The Carbon Cube at Modern Sky Festival (5)

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D-SATA by CuR Planting Day & Anti-Fake Day Sales(Event)(Now)
Arbor Day Party (爱树派对)(Event)(8 hours)
JISU PK & Lecture on global bicycle culture this Saturday night(Event)(1 day)
Earth Hour & Green Language Exchange @ The Hutong School(Event)(15 days)
BOHAI OR BUST - Charity Bike Ride(Event)(22 days)
World Roof Greening Development Conference - 2010 Shanghai Expo(Event)(56 days)

Bird's Eye View on 350

Posted Mon, 2009-12-07 18:23 by Iris

On the opening day of RE-ENERGIZE Beijing!, Greening the Beige installed a trial version of the Bird's Eye View art project in the Cable 8 Creative Culture Center.

Photos of Bird's Eye View project in Beijing

The Bird's Eye View is an international network of art installations in support of 350, a grassroots movement for the reduction of carbon emissions. This project hopes to inspire a sense of global unity for this movement, symbolizing a desire for a broadened perspective on environmental crisis, and its resolution by world citizens.

Music Fans Paint Modern Sky Festival Green

Posted Wed, 2009-10-07 12:04 by Iris

Yesterday rock music fans picked up paintbrushes to join Greening the Beige and the Green Student Forum in "The Carbon Cube Project" (www.ClimateChangesArt.org) at the Modern Sky Festival in Chaoyang Park.

The volume of the Carbon Cube (2 meters x 2 meters x 2 meters) represents the amount of CO2 emissions the average Chinese person produces in 11 hours.

Desert Dance Details

Posted Fri, 2009-07-17 16:20 by Iris

Minute by minute Greening the Beige has been wrapping up the final details and casting magic spells for the first-ever global BENEFIT WITHOUT BORDERS event -- happening in less than 30 hours right here in Beijing!

Getting right to the point, here's what's cooking...

GtB Bike Bunny Reports in

Posted Fri, 2009-07-03 22:40 by Iris

Scorching hot daytime temperatures? Rush hour traffic through some of the most congested streets in the city? No problem for the Greening the Beige Bike Bunnies!

Last week nearly 200 bicyclists including members of Greening the Beige joined The Beijing Green Train, an event launched by The China Charity Challenge to directly benefit Roots & Shoots - Jane Goodall Institute environmental education programs in Beijing. The goal of this 10 kilometer ride was not only to raise money for charity but also to promote awareness of carbon polluting transportation alternative options. In a city where access to clean air is widely recognized as a scarce public resource, reducing our carbon footprint is one step towards more record-breaking blue sky days.