Green Drinks Babylon Next Event
Participate. Educate. Connect.The next Green Drinks Babylon Event will be held on November 17th, 2009 at Horace and Sylvia's Publick House from 5:30pm to 8:30pm. There will be a $5 donation at the door. Green Drinks Babylon is a monthly gathering of like-minded individuals committed to shaping our future and making Long Island a greener community. Come out and charge your eco-spirit and make some new connections.We have a lively mixture of people from NGOs, academia, go

Solargle
How is Solargle helping to clean up our world?A recent Global Warming forecast released by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) states the following:"As early as 2020, 75 million to 250 million people in Africa will suffer water shortages. Residents of Asia's large cities will be at great r

Tips for Building That Elusive Business Currency Called Rapport
by Jeffery GitomerPublished: September 21, 2009Long Island Business NewsJeffrey, In your presentation you said if you can’t build rapport, don’t start. I deal with attorneys. What is your recommendation if a prospect just won’t build rapport? Kevin, if an attorney prospect “just won’t build rapport,” it’s because you haven’t asked him the right rapport building questions.  Ask about the toughest case he’s ever had or the reason he chose to g

Long Island Inaugurates Hydrogen Refueling Station
Source: NewsdayClass: SYNDICATED NEWSSYNOPSIS: $2.2-million station will be used to refuel retrofit vehicles including shuttle bus.Long Island's newest refueling spot is an exclusive club: It's open only to drivers of hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered vehicles.The $2.2-million 

Long Island Needs Plan for Sustainable Future
Great article.  Just wanted to pass it alongbyJohn D. Cameron Jr. is the chairman of the Long Island Regional Planning Council. Michael E. White is the council’s executive director.fromLong Island Business NewsThe news, opinion pages and blogs of LIBN have been filled with the challenges Long Island is facing, and it seems that the very best of what “Our Island” has to offer is at risk. While we share many of the problems faced by other communities, we have regional challenges that make our plight uni