Utility Companies Plan To Buy Electric Cars
Date: November 22, 2008 | Contributor: Diana Carag
News & Observer: Progress Energy among companies planning to purchase hundreds of electric cars.
Find Stories for : All
EPA May Ease Air Pollution Rules For National Parks
Date: November 21, 2008 | Contributor: Jennifer Wig
The EPA is writing new air pollution rules that would make it easier to build coal-fired power plants, oil refineries and other major polluters near national parks and wilderness areas, the Washington Post reports.
City Of Durham Promotes Holiday Water Conservation Tips
Date: November 20, 2008 | Contributor: Diana Carag
City of Durham
DURHAM, N.C. — The holidays are an exciting time of year for most households. This winter, the City of Durham encourages residents to “go green” this holiday season by purchasing gifts and implementing a few simple practices at home to conserve Durham’s water supplies and preserve your budget.
More People Consider Themselves Green
Date: November 20, 2008 | Contributor: Jennifer Wig
A recent study found that currently green consumers are most likely to take sustainability into account when buying cleaning and personal care products.
A “Green” Holiday Wreath
Date: November 20, 2008 | Contributor: Jennifer Wig
This organic wreath, featured at EcoStiletto, isn’t made of sticky pine needles that fall onto your welcome mat. And that means less pesticides ending up in the ecosystem.
EPA Wants Input On Guidelines For Pollution From Construction Sites
Date: November 20, 2008 | Contributor: Jennifer Wig
Washington, D.C. – The EPA is seeking comments on its proposed guidelines to control the discharge of pollutants from construction sites. The proposal would require all construction sites to implement erosion and sediment control best management practices to reduce pollutants in stormwater discharges.
“This proposal builds a foundation for cleaner streams and greener neighborhoods through improved treatment technologies and prevention practices,” said Benjamin H. Grumbles, EPA’s assistant administrator for water.
Read the rest of this page »
Remember To Go Green During The Holidays
Date: November 19, 2008 | Contributor: Jennifer Wig
Mother Earth has worked up a holiday list this year. It includes recycling leftover wrapping paper, giving energy-efficient gadgets and finding a better way to grandmother’s house.
From getting there to getting rid of the extra trash, there are many ways Americans can celebrate both the holidays and the environment. In cooperation with Mother Earth, EPA is providing a few tips for this holiday shopping season:
- Travel efficiently: Map your shopping route to make a number of stops in one trip instead of one stop in a number of trips. Take public transportation, or hitch a ride with a friend or family member.
- Shop for green decorations and gifts: Give gifts and decorate your house with electronics that have earned the Energy Star rating, unplug your gifts and decorations when not in use, and choose gifts that have less packaging.
- Extend the useful life of gifts: Before tossing the old to make room for the new, check to see if you can donate it, reuse it, or recycle it.
See how others are being green this holiday season and let the EPA know what you’re doing.
Durham 7th Graders Recreate African Village With Recycled Items
Date: November 18, 2008 | Contributor: Kristin Stepneski
Art supplies don’t have to cost an arm and a leg. For those willing to look, they abound in our trash cans, recycling bins, and in the flora and fauna of our natural environment. This lesson—that students must simply open their eyes to secure materials—is central to much of the art made in Cameroon and other African countries, where money for supplies runs scant, and where artists turn to found objects to create something unique. This lesson is also one that Duke School artist-in-residence Issa Nyaphaga hopes to teach seventh graders. “I want to show students that everything around them in nature can be used to create art,” Nyaphaga says. “They don’t have to go out and buy things.”
Post Office Offers Paper Recycling
Date: November 14, 2008 | Contributor: Jennifer Wig
CHARLOTTE, N.C.— The “Three Rs” take on a more modern meaning as the U.S. Postal Service makes it easier for Post Office box customers across the country to recycle their mail. “Read, Respond, Recycle” is the banner under which the Postal Service will reach out to postal customers with a convenient, environmentally responsible alternative to bringing home or discarding their mail.
The PO Box Lobby Recycling program places secure recycling bins in Post Office lobbies. All bins are locked with a key and the opening is slim — about the width of a news magazine. PO Box customers are encouraged to remove and open their mail (read), take whatever action is necessary (respond) and simply place the rest of their mail into the bin (recycle).
Read the rest of this page »
Volunteers Plant Trees To Protect Water Quality And Reduce Erosion
Date: November 13, 2008 | Contributor: Diana Carag
Per Press Release
DURHAM, N.C. — Community partners, Durham residents, and volunteers will come together on Saturday, November 22 to plant trees next to a stream in East Durham that feeds into Lick Creek and Falls Lake. The tree planting, sponsored by a grant from the Home Depot Foundation and organized by the Upper Neuse River Basin Association, will involve planting nearly one hundred trees on two properties that are threatened by severe erosion.