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On Tuesday, April 9th, in celebration of Earth Month, General Motors will be hosting a Green Drinks meet-up with special guest, Omar Freilla, at MIST. Freilla is the founder and coordinator of Green Worker Cooperatives, an organization dedicated to incubating green & worker-owned businesses in the South Bronx , who will be speaking about his … Continue reading
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It’s the first Green Drinks NYC networking event of the year! Come out and join us, reconnect with the community, and make new friends. We are so excited to see all of you, it’s going to be a great night! Join Green Drinks NYC for a lively evening of networking and socializing with the green community … Continue reading
There’s been a 67% increase in intense storm events over the past 50 years in the North East. Alex Wilson made a good case at the Green Drinks NYC SPARK speaker series January 22nd, that regardless of your politics, most likely you’re concerned with safety. Continue reading
On Tuesday October 9th, everyone who attended Green Drinks had the opportunity to test Drive a Chevy Volt, a few blocks around Midtown Manhattan. Representatives from GM brought two of the vehicles and parked them in front of The Roger Smith Hotel. After signing a waiver, each test driver was given a free drink ticket, to … Continue reading
This month we are all about electric vehicles, specifically the Chevy Volt! We had a fantastic night last Tuesdayat Lily’s Restaurant where, thanks to our event sponsor GM, we were able to test drive the new Volt, eat, drink, network, and take part in a huge giveaway where one of our members won a week long loan of … Continue reading
We are psyched for next Tuesday’s networking event featuring the GM Chevy Volt! Come to Lily’s at the Roger Smith Hotel October 9th and learn about the latest technology in sustainable energy and chat with GM Advanced Technology & Volt Expert, Stephen Marlin. Admission to this event is FREE due to our generous Sponsor GM! Green … Continue reading
This October, SXSW Eco kicks off their 2nd annual eco conference in Austin, TX. The SXSW organization created this event to spotlight environmental, economic, and social challenges and bring together professionals from all over the world who are dedicated to finding solutions. A brief run down on what you can expect at SXSW Eco this … Continue reading
Green Drinks NYC is teaming up with the GoGreen Conference for our next event on Tuesday Sept 11th at Lily’s Restaurant in the Roger Smith Hotel! 501 Lexington Ave. (near 47th St.) We are very excited to be partnering with the GoGreen Conference which brings together some of the leading thinkers and entrepreneurs who are working towards a sustainable future. Bethany … Continue reading
September is shaping up to be an exciting month! New York City is celebrating the fourth annual Climate Week (September 24th-30th) and Go Green NYC conference is a featured event! Meet the next generation of leaders! Go Green NYC conference will bring together leaders of the energy and environmental industry to discuss the latest trends, … Continue reading
We are psyched to be hosting our next mixer at the Tesla Auto Showroom in Chelsea. This exclusive mixer is an amazing opportunity to network with your fellow Green Drink colleagues in one of the most innovative environments! Named after the father of alternating current (AC) electricity Nikola Tesla, Tesla Motors was the first company … Continue reading
We had a lot of help for all of you members out there over the years and we wanted to have a special shout out to Energy Infotech for helping us out! Energy Infotech NYC, where IT and Energy meet. What are they all about? Co-sponsored by the Pratt Center for Community Development and NYSERDA’s clean energy … Continue reading
We are so excited to celebrate with you all tomorrow night and can’t wait to celebrate all of the connections made over the years. And as part of the celebration we wanted to hear from all of you about your stories and experiences from Green Drinks NYC over the years. Read some of our member’s … Continue reading
We are pumped for next Tuesday’s 10 Year Anniversary. It is going to be a great night celebrating 10 years of green professionals making connections. We are so excited to have our very own Sustainable Dance Floor for the evening! We are also running a shoe drive with Soles 4 Souls, a great organization that … Continue reading
Dust off your dancing shoes! We are so excited to announce that Sustainable Dance Floor will be joining us for our 10 Year Anniversary next Tuesday! The Sustainable Dance Floor is the first dance floor that generates energy as people are dancing on it! Check out a video here! Get your tickets now for next Tuesday!
Despite an unfortunate scheduling issue that prevented Ron Kamen, NYSEIA chair and conversation SPARKer of the evening, from attending the roundtable, The Moderns played host to a wonderful assortment of people, backgrounds, and opinions regarding solar energy last Tuesday. The history of solar energy use, the technologies involved and their different application potentials, and technical … Continue reading
In 15 days we will be celebrating 10 years of making connections and great friends, finding inspiration, and helping the green movement flourish in New York City. We want you to come out and join us on July 10th and we have some free passes for the event to give away for the evening so … Continue reading
We are so excited for our 10 year anniversary and we want your help to design the official logo for the party! So we are calling on all of you out there to send us your best logo for the event! We are looking for something that represents the community and ethos of green drinks. Submit … Continue reading
2012 is the poised to be the YEAR OF SOLAR! So say the New York Solar Energy Industry Association (NYSEIA). We are back with another great conversation sparkers on June 26th! SPARK*: Solar Energy Tuesday, June 26, 2012 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM (ET) The Moderns 900 Broadway Suite 902 New York, NY This month we … Continue reading
Green Drinks is turning 10 and we couldn’t be more excited! We are going to have a big blow out party on July 10th at the Hudson Terrace and want you there to celebrate with us. We are going to have a lot big surprises at the event and it promises to be truly a … Continue reading
The SPARK series event is next Tuesday, May 22nd and we couldn’t be more thrilled about the community leaders joining us at The Moderns! Get your tickets now! Our panelists include Anjie Cho (Co-Leader of the EcoBiz program at the Lower East Side Ecology Center), Juan Carlos (the Founder of the White Roof Project), and Phoebe Stern (Director of … Continue reading
The SPARK series event is next Tuesday, May 22nd and we couldn’t be more thrilled about the community leaders joining us at The Moderns! Get your tickets now! Our panelists include Anjie Cho (Co-Leader of the EcoBiz program at the Lower East Side Ecology Center), Juan Carlos (the Founder of the White Roof Project), and Phoebe Stern … Continue reading
We are so excited for this next SPARK series event! We had a fantastic time during Shop Your Values Week and we are continuing the community celebration with a conversation about global change made possible by the power of community. Get your tickets now! Our panelists include Anjie Cho (Co-Leader of the EcoBiz program at the Lower … Continue reading
In the name of self-promotion, we are very pleased to highlight our own event happening later tonight at Hudson Terrace. Shop Your Values Week has been a great opportunity for all of you to get out there and connect with other like-minded people and we want to continue the good times and networking! The Shop … Continue reading
Day 2 of Shop Your Values Week! Hopefully all of you out there are gearing up for a great weekend of events, speakers, and networking centered around shopping sustainably, ethically, and locally. And tonight Shop Your Values is joining forces with FAB and SolarOne to put on a free dance party down by the East River! … Continue reading
Today is officially the kick off of Shop Your Values Week! So far 1,300 of you New Yorkers out there have made the pledge to shop locally, ethically, and sustainably for the next 7 days! As part of this growing movement, we want to share with you some great participating speakers, topics, and businesses who … Continue reading
Green Drinks NYC is continuing the Shop Your Values week celebration on Tuesday, May 8th at the Hudson Terrace. Come and join us for a night of networking, drinks, and lots of conversation! Hudson Terrace Rooftop 621 West 46th Street New York, NY Tuesday, May 8, 2012 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (ET) $15 via … Continue reading
This Thursday May 3rd kicks off Shop Your Values week in NYC, a chance for New Yorkers to pledge to shop locally, ethically, and sustainably. Ethikus has rolled out an entire website devoted to Shop Your Values week where you can pledge to shop locally, switch to a clean energy provider, go meat free once … Continue reading
Spotlight on Alix Davidson, Director of Green Festival NYC For Alix Davidson, director of this weekend’s Green Festival at the Javits Center, it was the big whale at the Museum of Natural History in Manhattan that solidified a life long interest in green issues. A Manhattan native, Alix spent a lot of time at both the Museum … Continue reading
If you prefer networking in a more intimate setting and are passionate about particular issues or topics, our Green Drinks “SPARK Series” is perfect for you! This next topic sparks the question: “What are pounds of toxic flame-retardants doing in my furniture?” with Center of Environmental Health Director, Micheal Green and Perkins + Will Principal … Continue reading
Spring is here and we couldn’t be more excited! It is a time to dig deep and get some spring cleaning done; here are a couple ideas to get you in the spring cleaning mood: 1. Spring green clean your home – give your spring cleaning routine a green makeover! Swap out the bleach and … Continue reading
Last night Green Drinks NYC welcomed Anna Cummins and Marcus Eriksen from The 5 Gyres Institute to speak about plastic pollution and ocean conservation. The event was located at the Toto showroom and attendees were able to view the latest in water conserving bath fixtures while networking over appetizers and drinks. Paul McGinniss from The New York … Continue reading
By Sonja Whipp Guest Blogger Sonja Whipp is a freelance writer with an interest in green issues. When not writing or incessantly tweeting, Sonja enjoys exploring the City in search of great restaurants and exciting people. Find her on Twitter @SJWhipp and on her blog Ramblings. Green Drinks NYC’s inaugural SPARK* event was a success, thanks to green-marketing expert and … Continue reading
Where small groups discuss big topics. NEW! If you prefer networking in a more intimate setting and are passionate about particular issues or topics, our Green Drinks “Conversation Sparkers Series” is perfect for you! We’ll kick off the event with a topic on The New Rules of Green Marketing presented by Jacquie Ottman followed by … Continue reading
Win tickets to NYC Outward Bound’s Climbing Wall! We are so excited to announce that NYC Green Drinks is partnering with NYC Outward Bound for the February holiday party! NYC Outward Bound will be raffling off 4 pairs of passes to their climbing wall at the holiday party and you can enter now online for … Continue reading
