Archive for July, 2008

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Did We Really Drive 9.6 Billion Miles Less In May Than Last Year?

Michael Graham Richard says we did in his Huffington Post blog.
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You’ve Gone Green, Now What About Your Hair?

Check out this local salon.
Owner Kim Freeman features organic hair color.
Watch her video and learn more here.


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MSN Releases Its List Of Top Hybrid Vehicles

Will you have to go to “Saturn” to find one?
Click here to find out.


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Wanted: Eco-Friendly Fashion Designers

MorLove, Triangle Emerging Green Builders and American Vintage are looking for designers to be featured in their eco-fashion show at NC State in August. Click on the link below for an application and for more details.
Eco-Fashion Show


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Local Company Donates Energy Services for “Extreme Makeover” House

RTP, N.C. – Southern Energy Management (SEM), a provider of solar power and energy efficiency services in the Carolinas, will donate a solar water heater and Energy Star verification to a Charlotte family selected as the recipient of the home makeover show, “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.”
Ty Pennington, host of the hit show, will surprised the [...]


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Princeton Review: UNC, N.C. State, Duke Get Good ‘Green’ Ratings

According to a new survey by the Princeton review, UNC, N.C. State and Duke were given good marks for being “green.”
 
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NPR Lists 3 Eco-Friendly Books To Inspire

Check out this NPR list of green books.
Read here.


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Nobel Winner Talks Tactics On Climate Change

By MEDIA GENERAL NEWS SERVICE
RICHMOND – Mohan Munasinghe says world leaders recognize there are problems with poverty, energy and the environment, but what they don’t understand is that they are all connected.
“You don’t want to start solving problems piecemeal here and make the other problem worse,” said Munasinghe, vice chairman of the United Nations Intergovernmental [...]


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Just When You Thought Going Green Was Safe — Check Out This: Wind Turbine Jumping

This video captures people making a new use of wind turbines — a lauching pad.
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Top 13 Green Sunscreens From ‘The Daily Green’

The Daily Green lays out the top green sunscreens.
Click through here.