Archive for May, 2009
State Plans $75 Million For NC Green Energy
RALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina wants to develop green energy projects using $75 million of the state’s share of federal stimulus funds.
State Energy Office director Larry Shirley said the plan is to promote conservation and efficiency with new technology. The state would work with private and nonprofit sectors of the economy.
The state has developed six [...]
Visit A Go Green House At Streets at South Pointe
DURHAM, N.C. — Sun River Builders is pleased to announce they have extended their lease at the Streets at South Pointe Mall through June 14. Visitors can tour the fully furnished, craftsman-style home, Go Green Cottage, during mall hours 7 days/week. The 1206 square foot green-built home was constructed in an amazing 7 short days.
Available [...]
Go-Cart Competition Requires Renewable Fuel
By Kim Underwood
Media General News Service
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — One team made the frame for its go-cart out of bamboo. Another team powered its cart with a starter motor from an airplane. A third team fueled its cart with used french-fry oil.
“It smells like french fries when we turn it on,” said Logan Maxwell, a [...]
Perdue Creating Green Department
CARY, N.C. – In front of rows of solar panels, Governor Perdue announced today that she is working to change the way North Carolina thinks about energy.
“We intend to transform state energy policy making by providing strong leadership and creating vital links between energy policy, economic development and workforce development,” Perdue said.
One of her first [...]
Poll: Americans Like Hybrids, Want Them Cheaper
By: RICH SHOPES
Media General News Service
A recent online poll shows most Americans support hybrid technology in cars but won’t buy one until costs come down or fuel savings are even better.
The survey of 2,000 adults in March by Harris Interactive indicates close to 90 percent believe the United States must become a global leader in [...]
EPA Offers Tips To Save Energy This Summer
WASHINGTON, D.C. – With summer and the high costs of cooling right around the corner, EPA is offering advice to help Americans reduce both energy bills and greenhouse gas emissions by one third through Energy Star. The energy used in an average home costs more than $2,200 a year and contributes more greenhouse gas emissions [...]
NC Legislator Seeks Ban On Plastic Bags On Coast
RALEIGH, N.C. – A North Carolina legislator wants to ban plastic shopping bags in counties along the Outer Banks, saying they are a trashy eyesore when blowing along beaches.
The Charlotte Observer reported Wednesday that the ban is a pilot program being pushed by state Senate leader Marc Basnight, D-Dare. Basnight wants shoppers in Dare, Currituck [...]
Wake Co. School Gets Recycling Award
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) presented its 2009 School Recycling Award to Wake County, North Carolina during a Board of Commissioners meeting today. The annual award recognizes a successful and innovative program as part of efforts to promote and encourage paper recycling in schools, businesses, and communities.
“We are pleased to [...]
Wake Professors Use Leftovers To Create Fuel
By Richard Craver.
JOURNAL REPORTER/Media General News Service
Biodiesel is not likely to replace gasoline as the main source of transportation fuel in most of our lifetimes.
But Wake Forest University researchers are convinced they have a formula for a catalyst that could lower the cost of producing biodiesel enough so that it could provide 5 percent of [...]
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