Image Credit: Nucho via Flickr Bamboo gets used in a lot of ways, from underwear to flooring to windmills. But this summer, the roof of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art is home to a forest of bamboo that is an aesthetic end in itself. Since April, artists Read the full story on TreeHugger

Photo: New Flyer What's the Difference Between CNG and Diesel? The Board of the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority (the "MTA") has awarded New Flyer of America a contract for up to 475 buses. The contract is for 135 40-foot compressed natural gas ("CNG") heavy-duty transit buses with options for up to an additional 340 CNG buses. We know that buses are a pretty green way to move lots of people around in urban area, but how much better are CNG buses compared to regular diesel buses? The U.S. Department of Energy has some numbers to allow us to compare....Read the full story on TreeHugger

Photo: via unforth (Flickr) Prompted by 2009's bird-related crash-landing of an airplane onto the Hudson River, last month New York City officials went ahead with a plan to euthanize more than 170,000 Canadian geese, out of a statewide population of 250,000. With recent statistics showing that bird strikes are on the rise (and an Read the full story on TreeHugger

photo: Phillie Casablanca via flickr New York City has recently come under fire from rainforest advocates, and rightfully so: The City is the country's number one buyer of endangered rainforest wood. However, as The New York Times reports, a movement is underway to replace the 127 year old bridge's 11,000 tropical ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Erica Corte Atelier necklace made with recycled zippers. Credit: Edwin Flores Argentinian-born designer Erica Corte, now based in New York City, crafts usually hard-looking materials into soft, feminine, and beautifully-handmade jewelry. At first glance, you'd never guess what they're made out of: recycled industrial hardware components, including nuts, bolts, cutter pins, zippers, silk cord, and fine silver mesh. View mo...Read the full story on TreeHugger