Archive for April, 2008
Earth Day Events
Although Earth Day is officially April 22, North Carolina officially celebrates the day on the 19th. If you’re looking for something to do to celebrate Mother Earth, click here.
Chapel Hill’s Earth Action Day
Chapel Hill’s Parks & Recreation Department will present the Town’s first Earth Action Day Celebration from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 26, atop the James C. Wallace Parking Deck on Rosemary Street.
A free event for the whole family, Earth Day on the Plaza will provide a fun-filled afternoon of learning more about our [...]
Free Bags!
More and more grocery chains are forgoing the plastic bags for more eco-friendly, reusable bags. If want to join the masses and get yourself a trendy reusable bag, but just don’t know where to get one, have no fear!
On April 19 beginning at 8 a.m. local time, Wal-mart will be giving away 1 Million reusable [...]
Durham Energy/Water Conservation Event
The Clean Energy Durham program will be holding a green/energy event on April 12. The “Slow-Flow, Warm Glow” water and conservation fair will provide energy saving products to purchase or some that will be given away. Event goers will also learn about rainwater reclamation and other “green” issues. Event will be held between 1-4 p.m. [...]
Raleigh’s Planet Earth Celebration
The City of Raleigh is sponsoring a free Earth Day event called Planet Earth Celebration on April 19.
The celebration will take place at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences and at the State Capitol from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Local businesses, live music, and exhibits that support sustainable living will be available. And for [...]
Green Jobs Forum
“Green Jobs Now!” will hold a public forum on April 10 at N.C. Central University to discuss employment opportunities in the building sector of the sustainability movement. Meeting will take place from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Mary M. Townes Science Building on the NCCU campus.
Greener Airlines
ExpressJet Airlines is just one of many other airline carriers to make changes on their planes in order to be more eco-friendly.
Some changes are minor, like changing cups on board from glass to plastic, or asking travelers to pack lightly to lighten the aircraft load.
But at ExpressJet, they decided to reduce ground emissions. “Simply by [...]
Sleep Green
Your home may be green, right down to the bamboo floors, but is the mattress that you’re sleeping on green?
Flobeds has created a green mattress made from organic cotton, ecowool, and natural latex. According to its website, the beds are “Good for you… Good for the whole world.” The mattresses meet Federal Fire Standards and [...]
Green TV
Green living is coming to a TV screen near you, very soon! In an article from USA Today, Discovery Networks will be launching an all green TV network on June 4.
According to the article, the network, Planet Green will use celebs to “draw in viewers”. One show titled Battleground Earth is set to feature an [...]
Dress To Save The World
No, we’re not talking about taking out that Superman/Superwoman costume from the back of your closet. We’re talking about Earth-friendly fashion. Just because you want to help the planet, doesn’t mean you need to compromise you style.
While shopping at the local Wal-mart, I saw that they are providing eco-friendly products. For example, they had a [...]
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