conservation
EPA, NREL Partner to Develop Renewable Energy on Potentially Contaminated Sites
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are evaluating the feasibility of developing renewable energy production on Superfund, brownfields, and former landfill or mining sites.
Superfund sites are the most complex, uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites identified by EPA for cleanup due to [...]
Land Coalition on Track
By Monte Mitchell
Media General News Service
BOONE, N.C. — A coalition of 10 North Carolina land trusts is on track to complete an effort to protect 50,000 acres of mountain land by the end of this year.
The Blue Ridge Forever coalition started the project in 2006, and so far has protected 329 properties [...]
Chapel Hill Church Urges Giving Up Carbon for Lent
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — A church in Chapel Hill has a new suggestion this year on what to give up for Lent: Carbon.
The United Church of Chapel Hill will distribute Low Carbon Recipes on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 17. A lower carbon diet is essentially eating lower on the food chain – eating less or no [...]
NC Black Bear Population Growing
BY MEDIA GENERAL NEWS SERVICE
The population of black bears in North Carolina has recovered from almost total absence in many of the state’s regions. Experts call it one of the great success stories of modern wildlife management.
According to the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, the past few decades have seen dramatic increases [...]
Report: NC Missed 2000 Land-Preservation Goal
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – North Carolina environmentalists are pointing out that the state missed former Gov. Jim Hunt’s challenge to protect a million acres of land from development within a decade.
Members of conservation groups on Thursday discuss a report describing how far the state got toward reaching the goal of preserving a million acres of [...]
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 [...]
Appliance Tax Holiday This Weekend
Appliance dealers hope the state’s second annual sales tax holiday on Energy Star appliances this weekend helps stimulate business.
To increase the chances of that happening, many retailers are extending hours and offering additional discounts on top of the tax savings to try to entice shoppers to buy.
The tax holiday, which is Friday [...]
EPA: NC to Share $200M Energy Grant
RALEIGH, N.C. – A federal agency has announced a $200 million for a new electric system in the Carolinas and Florida. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson made the announcement alongside Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton at a news conference Thursday in Raleigh.
The grant will fund equipment upgrades through Progress Energy.
The Raleigh-based utility will contribute [...]
Historic Land: Orchard at Altapass: 1,488 Acres Preserved
By Monte Mitchell
Media General News Service
ALTAPASS – Three thousand people turned off the Blue Ridge Parkway this past weekend to visit the historic Orchard at Altapass, drawn by the valley and ridges covered in burnt orange and red, yellow and green.
Most of what they saw from the orchard and this stretch of parkway [...]
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 [...]
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