New York’s Green NYE

New Yorkers—and all those watching the festivities at home—will ring in 2010 with an eco-friendly celebration. The sign used to light up Times Square with the number of the new year features 9-watt LED bulbs, a vast improvement over conventional 40-watt halogen bulbs. This green switch will save approximately 36 trees, according to a representative from Countdown Entertainment. The lights were delivered to Times Square on December 16; for a week thereafter, city walkers could press pedals that would generate energy for the big countdown, which will now light up the sky without harming the earth.