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Plant a Tree for Arbor Day Friday
RALEIGH, N.C. – The N.C. Division of Forest Resources wants you to plant a tree Friday.
That’s Arbor Day here in North Carolina.
Of course trees keep the air and water clean, provide shade, save energy, reduce carbon dioxide and look good. Trees also filter rainfall and reduce the amount of sediment and other pollutants entering waterways [...]
Spring Planting Fest in Raleigh
RALEIGH, N.C. — Trees Across Raleigh, Inc., will hold its Spring Planting on Saturday, March 27, from 9 a.m. until noon – but this time the event will also be a festival, complete with entertainment and food.
According to the organizers, the group will plant 250 trees in partnership with the city’s NeighborWoods program, whose goal [...]
Green Drinks meetings Unite Focus On Environmental Issues
By Media General News Service
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — When Robert Smith attends the local Green Drinks gatherings he’s there to meet and greet like-minded folks, a community as he calls them.
“It’s very important to form a community,” Smith, who sells solar electric power systems for Sun Power Systems, said as he mingled at last month’s Green [...]
NC State Named Among Top 5 Green Schools
From NCSU Press Release:
North Carolina State University has been named one of the Top 5 Greenest Schools in the Southeast by Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine. The March issue recognizes NC State for its aggressive commitment to a more sustainable future.
Backed by achievements in energy, transportation and academic programs, NC State’s balanced approach to sustainability helped [...]
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Portion of Cary Greenway to Close for Expressway Construction
CARY, N.C. – Due to the North Carolina Turnpike Authority’s construction of the Western Wake Freeway segment of the Triangle Expressway project, the Town of Cary will be temporarily closing the central section of White Oak Creek Greenway effective March 15, 2010.
This 450-foot section of trail is in the middle of the recently completed 2-mile [...]
Chatham Wants You for Green Building Board
PITTSBORO— Chatham County seeks applicants for the newly formed Green Building and Sustainable Energy (GBASE) Advisory Board. Applicants must be Chatham residents with a background or interest in green building or sustainable energy. They have until Friday, April 9, at 5 p.m. to apply for the initial appointment of the [...]
Wake Tech Expands “Green” Technology Training
RALEIGH, N.C. – Wake Technical Community College announces two new programs in the rapidly-expanding field of “green” technology. The eight-week programs are designed to prepare workers for jobs that focus on home energy efficiency and “smart” home technology. The programs are free for unemployed and under-employed workers who qualify.
Students who complete the programs are awarded [...]
Wake Residents Invited to Environmental Summit
NEW HILL, N.C. – On Saturday, March 20, the New Hill Community Association, in conjunction with the Southern Coalition for Social Justice and the North Carolina Environmental Justice Network, will host a summit on environmental justice and environmental racism at the First Baptist Church New Hill from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Currently Site 14, which [...]
Pig Power
Winston-Salem Journal Editorial
North Carolinians may soon be thanking pigs for powering their light bulbs.
The state’s electric utilities are looking for business partners that will convert swine waste into electricity. They’ll pay more than they spend, themselves, to generate power from coal, natural gas or nuclear fuel. But the cost will hardly [...]
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