Archive for September, 2009
NCSU Finding Ways to Clean Contaminated Soil
BY PRESS RELEASE
RALEIGH, N.C. — Researchers at North Carolina State University are working to demonstrate that trees can be used to degrade or capture fuels that leak into soil and ground water. Through a process called phytoremediation – literally a “green” technology – plants and trees remove pollutants from the environment or render them harmless.
Through [...]
EPA To Revise Power Plant Rules for Wastewater Discharge
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to revise the existing standards for water discharges from coal-fired power plants to reduce pollution and better protect America’s water. Wastewater discharged from coal ash ponds, air pollution control equipment, and other equipment at power plants can contaminate drinking water sources, cause fish and other wildlife to [...]
UNC Submits Climate Action Plan
PRESS RELEASE
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — As the latest step in its commitment to carbon neutrality by 2050, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Tuesday submitted its Climate Action Plan to the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment.
In 2007, Carolina was one of the first universities to make this commitment to reduce the [...]
Hybrid Living Week Kicks Off Today in the Triangle
TRIANGLE, N.C. – Hybrid Living Week and NC GreenPower’s September membership drive kick off Monday, Sept. 14, at two local car dealerships, Johnson Lexus of Raleigh and Johnson Lexus of Durham.
Through Thursday, Sept. 17, North Carolina-based non-profit NC GreenPower will visit the dealerships in the morning and late afternoon to educate people about its statewide [...]
Upcoming Plastic Bottle Ban Has Some Counties Moving
RALEIGH, N.C. – Starting Oct. 1, plastic bottles, oil filters and wooden pallets are banned from disposal in North Carolina’s landfills.
North Carolina recovers less than one out of every five plastic bottles generated in the state, despite hosting some of the largest processors of these materials. The new ban is intended to boost the recovery [...]
NC High School Students Work on Electric Car
LITTLEFIELD, N.C. (AP) – An instructor at Ayden-Grifton High School has found an eco-friendly way for students to get some hands-on experience in the classroom.
Ronnie Bowen says his automotive technology students are nearing the completion of a class project in which they have converted a 1997 Saturn SL from a gasoline-powered engine to a rechargeable [...]
Biofuels Center Shows Off Crops
OXFORD – The Biofuels Center of North Carolina showed off more than a dozen biofuels crops at the height of their summer growth in a public illustration of its North Carolina Grows Biofuels project on Monday at North Carolina’s Biofuels Campus in Oxford.
The North Carolina Grows Biofuels event displayed the unique 4-acre plot of energy [...]
BMW Creating Diesel-Electric Hybrid
BMW claims the Vision Efficientdynamics Concept can go 31 miles on battery power alone.
Wired has the details.
Houses of Worship Can Reduce Carbon Footprints
WASHINGTON – America’s houses of worship can now earn the Energy Star label, joining the nation’s schools, hospitals, hotels, and other facilities in their efforts to fight climate change, save energy and reduce their carbon footprint.
Green Housing Model Unveiled in Downtown Raleigh
RALEIGH, N.C. – A new community touted as both green and affordable will be unveiled Wednesday in Raleigh.
Builders of Hope will host a tour of the State Street Village at 925 Bragg St. from 2 to 3 p.m. for national, state and local legislative leaders.
According to the press release,the housing is “an innovative shovel-ready solution [...]
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