Think of us as a green social network for business purposes. -- Helping give your business "green status." For those who are already making steps to be environmentally friendly, we offer the opportunity to meet others who are doing the same. -- Connecting local business owners to each other. We want to be your friend, and we want you all to be friends. Yes, really. Why not support each other?

Sustainability is sexy! The purpose of this group is for like-minded individuals who want to change New York City's landscape through different means. Whether you have a desire to clean up this city, help develop new parks and playgrounds, or build a safer place for your children, we want to meet you! Everyone can make a difference, and we will have weekly meetings and events coming up!

Calling out to all energy-conscious community members who together want to learn more about all the accelerating advancements in energy efficiency and weigh in on effective measures and tactics for our personal use, community investment and future interests. Green means SO MANY THINGS. It has a tremendous amount of gateways. It also presents mixes of options, and some work better for some of us, while others work better for some of us. With information coming from many different arenas and chann …

We are New Yorkers (and expatriates) who are troubled by the rapid and continuing decline of the ecosystem and want to make a change, starting by reducing our own impact on the environment. Our goal is to build a "Virtual Urban Eco-Village" focused on Green Living, Sustainability Skills and Education, New Urbanism, Community Gardens, Green Homes, Permaculture, Holistic Health, Volunteering, Environmental Activism, and much more. Follow Jennifer Shotts on twitter  http://twitter.com/#!/greensatur …

Green Breakfast Club is a monthly networking event series that provides resource exchange to grow local green business communities. The club’s event format includes a keynote speaker’s startup success and failure story, and one hour of resource exchange where each attendee presents short ‘gives’ and ‘asks’. This event meshes innovators in social and green enterprise, technology and Corporate Social Responsibility. Green Breakfast Club aims to become THE resource hub for local green business comm …

This group was started to by residents of Prospect Lefferts Gardens and surrounding neighborhoods (Crown Heights, Flatbush, etc.) to start a food cooperative grocery store in our area. This group will work toward planning, assessment and implementation of a food buyers or store coop with a mission of offering healthy, sustainable and affordable foods to the community. ANYONE is welcome to join, even if you can't (or don't want to) be directly involved in the planning process as important updates …

This group is for Architects, Building owners, Green building dwellers, Roofers, Engineers, Masons, and Landscapers. Each meeting we will invite an authority on green roofing to speak in detail on application of their area of specialty. This is as much of a research group as it is a podium for presenting design and production of green roof installation. This group is quality oriented and should be a place where you can learn and teach.

Innovative, creative and motivated individuals looking to start off-the-grid sustainable eco-village in NY's Catskill region focusing on Permaculture design principles and Green Building techniques. Emphasis on individual privacy and community cooperation. *The most recent vision statement can be found under the "More" tab at the top of the webpage in the "Files" folder under Seven Directions Vision Statement.

A Sustainable Conversation is part think-tank, part support network and all about ethical and ecologically-sound business practices. From the worlds of fashion, interior and industrial design, architecture, and craft-making,  we are an interdisciplinary and international group of people committed to positive social change. At our meetings, we provide a space for generating and discussing new ideas, networking, connecting business to design, and turning concepts into realities. Our mission is to …

Welcome all Green Freaks! This group is for motivated, driven, entrepreneurial individuals who want to make a difference in the environment and their personal lives - both personally and financially. We provide the platform for you to build a sustainable business and be part of a collective impact as we work together to create a more sustainable future. Please join us to laugh, learn and Empower your Future.

GreenTech NYC is a community for entrepreneurs interested in or currently working on Green Tech ventures in the NYC area.  Come share your interest in green tech, whether you are working on a green app or the next clean energy source this is the group for you.

Short-term Goal: Make Fort Greene and Clinton Hill a better place to live by hosting park cleanups, creating artistic functional additions to the neighborhood (such as the glass-concrete bench), and raising money to donate to the Fort Greene Park Conservancy. Long-term Goal: One-Earth.com's goal is to index the world's environmental solutions. It's free and it works like Wikipedia. Imagine a world where every possible way to reduce one's negative impact on the environment is categorized on a …

Building a sustainable locality Strengthening community resilience Connecting neighbors and resources in Monmouth County (greater Red Bank area)

NY Association of Green Professionals (NYAGP) is a distinct platform which provides great networking and learning opportunity to Green Professionals through conferences and networking events. Learn Green, Teach Green and Earn Green!!!

On a regular basis I will organize a facilitated conversation on one of the Sustainability related issue facing Philadelphia.

Urban Farmers Wanted! Learn about growing your own food and sustainability. Join S.A.V.E., and put your projects into practice! You’ve heard about Organic Gardening, we’re Growing Beyond Organic. Introducing Permaponics, it’s Aquaponics (fish and vegetables in water), Aquaculture (fish farming), Hydroponics (growing plants in water), Permaculture (Permanent Agriculture) & more. We are building a sustainable, Vertically Integrated Food Industry. Our website http://www.savefarms.org Our primary lo …

City Growers is a non-profit educational organization based at Brooklyn Grange, a rooftop farm business in New York City. We provide farm explorations and workshops at Brooklyn Grange’s two farm locations. City Growers empowers students to envision a greener and healthier future for their city. City Growers connects urban communities with agriculture, food and environment through farm education and advocacy in order to foster a culture of health and sustainability. We need help preparing various …

Meet other local people who support Permaculture design for creating more-sustainable human environments. Everyone welcome, including all regional residents, friends & supporters! Permaculture offers practical solutions to many of the problems facing the world by using ecology as the basis of organizing systems of food production, housing, technology, economics and community. Please join us as we cultivate a beautiful, delicious and healthy tomorrow! Activities include discussion groups, tours, …

As a food producer we all face similar hurdles and challenges in trying to create a mission driven business that is sustainable and profitable. We want to build a community of artisanal food businesses to learn from each other, exchange tips and share resources. We don't each have to re-invent the wheel but instead use our collective knowledge, expertise and networks to grow our businesses. Our mission is to bring together NYC artisanal food producers to pave the way in re-designing the current …

The Sustainability NEXUS Our mission is to focus the expanding environmental and social innovation movements of Greater Philadelphia - further empowering the region’s sustainability initiatives and businesses through collaboration, innovation, and education of citizens. We welcome members interested in building a dynamic community that can demonstrate new models for collaboration and economic development rooted in environmental awareness and new technologies. Cowork with us on Good Coworking! ht …

New Green Power Team (NGPT) was created to understand and capitalize on the dynamics of marketing and renewable energy. We are looking to help people grow financially independent by educating them on the subject of energy deregulation, this includes showing people how to save money on their energy bill and generate income at the same time. Free Training and support will be provided for those who are willing to embrace this free opportunity.

The North American Farm-to-Food Initiative (NAFFI) is an organization formed to educate and mobilize our richest resource, our children, young adults, and their parents, in not only the ways that food can be cultivated as it is intended, using sustainable and intelligent technologies, from seeds to stomachs, but how it is marketed to the masses. The Initiative’s reach will accomplish several goals. Primarily, we wish to educate the public about daily nutrition, what’s good to eat, what to avoid, …

Visit Slow Money NYC Website for detailed info and programs. Slow Money NYC believes that "Everyone is an Investor in Food". Our vision: A new economy based on knowing where our food comes from and where our money goes. Our mission To build a diverse community focused on aligning our money and our values through investing in small, local, sustainable food businesses. To inspire and educate people about the connected nature of investing and food system change. To catalyze new and democratic op …

We are a group of science and mathematics students interested in developing high efficiency methods of living. We are interested in redoing everything and redefining all the norms. We believe there is a scientific way to approach old ways and maximize the quality of everyday life. The technologies we are currently looking at include but not limited to wind turbines that produce water by condensing air and high lipid algae for biofuel. We continually research new technologies and welcome every an …

This group will hold special meetings for national, international, or targeted events, such as the October 24th International Day of Climate Action, annual Earth Day, and others

We are a grassroots group of citizens concerned that the advancements in the technology developed to exploit our natural gas reserves known as hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” is moving ahead without sufficient attention to its environmental impact. We are working to keep government aware of our concerns and the role we believe they should assume in developing the strong and effective oversight necessary to ensure the protection of our water. The flow of water does not know boundaries. We dema …

This is a group for university students interested in social innovation, social entrepreneurship, and basically, making a difference in the world with our talents.

The NY Passive House (NYPH) Meetups are organized by NYPH members, working to promote a healthy, comfortable and energy-efficient built environment through the promotion of the Passive House building standard. NYPH is an independent not-for-profit organization that facilitates the exchange of information and experiences, among local, national and international practitioners of the Passive House building standard. Presentations at the Meetup will vary from broad general introductions to specific …