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.
"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)
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!
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Announcing Ford Motors annual CEGC awards that distribute grants to worthwhile environmentally focused projects across China. We are raising awareness of the opportunity for great projects to win grants to go towards continuing their great work in everything from grass roots communication projects to agenda changing sustainability NGOs. We would like to reach NGOs, not for profits, schools and university networks and there is an opportunity for all sorts of organisations and also individuals to benefit from this funding so please pass the word to anyone you might think relevant. CITY WEEKEND BEIJING SAYS: Real life stories rarely flow in neatly packaged arcs, outside the constructed narratives of films or books. Most events happen in disjointed jags, starts and fits, and this clunky sense of time and place comes through in Galleria Continua's latest group exhibition, Rem(a)inders. Happy World Environment Day! Please enjoy our new *ONLINE* Green Language Exchange, in collaboration with and in thanks to: The Hutong School There are many simple ways in which you can help to sustain biodiversity. Here are some tips to get started… 维护生物多样性，有很多很简单的方法. 让我们从小处做起…… WATER 水 Start: 2010-06-20 11:00
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STC co-founder, Shannon Bufton, presents: "Urban Live-ability and the Bicycle" >Beijing at the cross roads< @ Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA) Free Entry 自行车迷和STC创立者Shannon Bufton在建筑、艺术和城市规划等领域拥有丰富的经历。他曾为中国的新兴都市做过城市规划，也曾为阿拉伯联合酋长国的统治家族做过咨询。在他看来，自行车不仅仅是一项运动，同时也是让城市变得更适宜居住和可持续发展的方式。他最近刚成立的自行车团体STC立志于推动北京的自行车文化。在此次演讲里，Shannon将和我们分享他对北京自行车文化的观点以及如何重新定位这里的自行车文化来让北京变成一个更适宜居住的城市。 报告厅/中英文活动/讲座免费 More information at www.ucca.org.cn and www.stcbj.com | ||
