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Progress Energy’s Efficiency Incentive Program Approved
RALEIGH, N.C. – Progress Energy has received approval from the N.C. Utilities Commission for a new program that offers customers a variety of incentives for energy-efficiency improvements to existing homes.
The Home Energy Improvement Program, which Progress Energy proposed in November 2008, offers rebates for home improvements such as heating and cooling upgrades, duct testing [...]
‘Vampire’ Electronics May Be Sucking Cash From Your Wallet
Even when they’re off, many of your home electronics are adding to the total of your power bill.
Conserve energy and save money this Earth Day by switching off electronics and using less energy.
But truly turning off the power isn’t as easy as flipping a switch. Many household electronics, known as “vampire appliances,” use standby power [...]
St. Timothy’s Goes Green
NC Voters Support Ban on Non-Recyclable Plastic Bags
RALEIGH, N.C. – Public Policy Polling’s latest survey finds that 47 percent of North Carolina voters would support a proposed ban on the use of non-recyclable plastic bags in major retail stores, with a few exceptions.
About 31 percent of respondents said they would not support the bill, which is sponsored by state Sen. Josh Stein, [...]
NC Art Museum’s New Building To Be ‘Green’
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – The North Carolina Museum of Art’s new building is seeking to meet certified “green” standards when it opens in 2010, a difficult objective given the unique climate needed inside art museums, its director said Tuesday.
The expansion – which will house works of art valued at as much as $50 million – [...]
NC’s Energy Future
RALEIGH, N.C. — NC State University wants a portion of the $4.5 billion in federal recovery money set aside to modernize the nation’s electric grid.
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EPA Offers Interactive Web Tools For Earth Month
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The first Earth Day started 39 years ago when 20 million Americans decided we needed to do something about our environment. To begin Earth Month, EPA is launching several on-line communication tools to help educate Americans about how to protect their health and their environment.
Here is a list of several interactive [...]
NC State Gets EPA Research Grant
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The EPA awarded four grants to universities to research the relationship between the chemical composition of particulate matter (PM) and health effects. PM is a complex mixture that consists of direct emissions and reaction products formed in the atmosphere.
“These EPA Science To Achieve Results grants will build bridges between two different research [...]
EPA Awards $800K In Grants To Communities
WASHINGTON, D.C. – EPA is awarding about $800,000 in grants to organizations working with communities facing environmental justice challenges throughout the country.
Forty grants, up to $20,000 each, are going to community-based organizations and local and tribal governments in 28 states for community projects aimed at addressing environmental and public health issues.
“These grants mark the beginning [...]
Duke Chapel Offers Inter-Faith Conversation On Environment
Duke Chapel’s Faith Council will host a discussion, “Saving This Earth: What Can Faith Traditions Tell Us about the Environment?” on Monday, March 30.
The event, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Freeman Center for Jewish Life, 1416 Faber St.
The panel will feature leaders from the [...]
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