Archive for July, 2008
Electronics Recycling Friday
Residents can drop off old electronics at a recycling drive Friday. LC Industries will dispose of the electronics in an environmentally friendly manner.
Items accepted include desktop PCs, laptops, fax machines, printers, photocopiers, shredders, scanners, cell phones, digital cameras and computer peripherals. No CRT monitors or televisions.
Items will be accepted Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at LC [...]
Area Business Leaders Discuss Green Strategies
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Some of the Triangle’s largest employers met Tuesday to discuss going green — while making a profit, the News and Observer reports.
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Fayetteville Breaks Ground On Green Building
The Fayetteville Public Works Commission held groundbreaking ceremony of its LEED-registered Customer Service Building Wednesday prior to the Commission’s regularly scheduled meeting.
The 10,000-square-foot building is one of the first buildings in Cumberland County to be built to LEED standards and is expected to be completed in the summer of 2009. LEED (Leadership in Energy Efficiency Design) [...]
Oilman Urges Use Of Wind Power And Natural Gas
WASHINGTON (AP) – He made his fortune in oil. But he thinks the future is wind power.
Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens has asked Congress to “clear the path” for his plan to boost use of wind and natural gas.
Pickens is promoting his plan to erect wind turbines in the Midwest to generate electricity, replacing the [...]
Green Fireworks To Be Used In Beijing
mailonline.com reports that workers are putting together a “green” firework display designed to reduce firework pollution. Read the full story here.
‘End Of Suburbia’ Film Coming To Cameron Village Library
Raleigh’s Sue Sturgis reminds everyone that a screening of ‘End Of Suburbia’ is planned for 7 p.m. Thursday at the Cameron Village library location.
Read more about it in her Raleigh Eco News blog here.
Top 10 Most Efficient Vehicles — Does Your Car Make The List?
The Daily Green releases its Top 10 list of the most efficient vehicles. So how did your vehicle rate? Hint: Toyota had four of the top 10.
See the cars here.
How Does This 1980s Truck Go 150 Miles On Just 50 Cents?
The secret? Batteries. Check out how one local man transformed his truck from gasoline to electricity.
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Ft. Bragg Environmental Award Is An Army First
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — Fort Bragg officials have received the first Army award for environmental sustainability at a post where vast acreage is used for combat training.
The Fayetteville Observer reported Monday the post received the Secretary of the Army Sustainability Award last week. The award recognizes protection of environmental resources.
Army official Tad Davis said [...]
Al Gore’s Challenge — Can America Meet It?
Al Gore is calling for America to run on 100 percent zero-carbon electricity in 10 years.
Can it be done?
Here is what The Huffington Post’s green pages have to say.
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