Archive for December, 2009
Recycle Your Holiday Waste
WAKE COUNTY, N.C. – Wake County residents can recycle holiday waste materials during the annual Holiday Wrap-Up program between Saturday, December 26, 2009, and Sunday, January 17, 2010, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., at the following five Solid Waste Management Convenience Centers:
Convenience Center No. 1 – 10505 Old Stage Road, Garner
Convenience Center No. 2 [...]
Christmas Trees Used to Prevent NC Beach Erosion
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (AP) – Coastal North Carolina communities are collecting old Christmas trees and sticking them in sand dunes to combat beach erosion.
The Daily News of Jacksonville reported Monday that after stripping the ornaments and untangling the lights, coastal residents can recycle their trees at the Fort Macon State Park. Park officials will stake the [...]
US-China Tension Still Looms at Climate Talks
COPENHAGEN (AP) – In a showdown between the world’s two largest polluters, China accused the United States and other rich nations Tuesday of backsliding on fighting global warming and the top U.S. envoy said Chinese greenhouse gas emission commitments should be independently verified.
Trying to ease the tension, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said rich and poor [...]
Bottled Water Association Pushes Recyling On YouTube
PRESS RELEASE
ALEXANDRIA, VA – In response to misinformation about bottled water recycling efforts, the International Bottled Water Association has released two short YouTube videos, entitled “Recycle This Bottled Water Video” and “How To Recycle Bottled Water,” which highlight the need for consumers to properly dispose of empty containers by placing them in a recycling bin.
“Too [...]
Obama Promotes Home Energy Efficiency Program
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama is calling on Congress to provide new incentives for Americans to update their homes to make them more energy efficient.
Speaking at a Home Depot store in northern Virginia Tuesday, he said energy-efficient retrofits are one of the fastest, easiest and cheapest ways to put Americans back to work and [...]
Historic Cameron Park Inn Gets Solar Panels
RALEIGH, N.C. — The historic Cameron Park Inn, built in 1912 was one of the first 150 homes to be constructed in Cameron Village.
Now it will be one of the first to go “Green.”
On Monday, a Raleigh-based “Green” contracting and consulting firm will begin installing a solar water heating system on the historic home, now [...]
New Bern Solar Project Will Use Warehouse Rooftop
RALEIGH, N.C. – Progress Energy Carolinas has signed a contract with Advanced Green Technologies (AGT) in which AGT will build, own and operate a 1.27-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) array on the roof of a BSH Home Appliances warehouse in New Bern, N.C., and sell the output to the utility for distribution to its customers.
It [...]
Morrisville Holiday Tree Goes Green
MORRISVILLE, N.C. – Sure, trees are green. But this year, Morrisville’s Holiday Tree is a different kind of green. At its annual Tree Lighting event on December 4th, the Town unveiled its new and improved Holiday Tree.
“Last year we used 300 incandescent lights, drawing a total of 2100 watts at a cost of about $100 [...]
Poinsettias Grown in Cooler Greenhouses Save Money
DURHAM, N.H. (AP) – The 700 poinsettias lined up in a University of New Hampshire greenhouse are all red, but the technique used to grow them is a bit more green than usual. Growing the perfect poinsettia has always been tricky.
There’s a narrow window to get plants to the ideal size, shape and color in [...]
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