Although Earth Day is officially April 22, North Carolina officially celebrates the day on the 19th. If you’re looking for something to do to celebrate Mother Earth, click here.
Chapel Hill’s Parks & Recreation Department will present the Town’s first Earth Action Day Celebration from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 26, atop the James C. Wallace Parking Deck on Rosemary Street.
A free event for the whole family, Earth Day on the Plaza will provide a fun-filled afternoon of learning more about our planet and the human relationship with the environment through demonstrations, performances, and activities by and for all ages.
The Town is now accepting applications to participate in the event as an exhibitor, performer or food vendor. Applications are available by contacting the Parks and Recreation Department at 919-968-2784 or download them by clicking here.
More and more grocery chains are forgoing the plastic bags for more eco-friendly, reusable bags. If want to join the masses and get yourself a trendy reusable bag, but just don’t know where to get one, have no fear!
On April 19 beginning at 8 a.m. local time, Wal-mart will be giving away 1 Million reusable bags!
Wal-mart also sells bags made from recycled materials for just $1. Not bad considering how much that will help Mother Earth.
The Clean Energy Durham program will be holding a green/energy event on April 12. The “Slow-Flow, Warm Glow” water and conservation fair will provide energy saving products to purchase or some that will be given away. Event goers will also learn about rainwater reclamation and other “green” issues. Event will be held between 1-4 p.m. April 12on the south side of Oval Park.
The City of Raleigh is sponsoring a free Earth Day event called Planet Earth Celebration on April 19.
The celebration will take place at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences and at the State Capitol from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Local businesses, live music, and exhibits that support sustainable living will be available. And for those who would like to buy eco-friendly items, but don’t know where to go, retailers specializing in Earth-friendly wearables will be present.
For more information on the Planet Earth Celebration, click here.
“Green Jobs Now!” will hold a public forum on April 10 at N.C. Central University to discuss employment opportunities in the building sector of the sustainability movement. Meeting will take place from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Mary M. Townes Science Building on the NCCU campus.
ExpressJet Airlines is just one of many other airline carriers to make changes on their planes in order to be more eco-friendly.
Some changes are minor, like changing cups on board from glass to plastic, or asking travelers to pack lightly to lighten the aircraft load.
But at ExpressJet, they decided to reduce ground emissions. “Simply by eliminating the daily commute, a home-based workforce can dramatically reduce emission,” said Ron Schultz in an ExpressJet press release.
More than 200 ticket agents are working from their home, lowering emissions by more than 1.8 million pounds a year, according to the release. To read more about the changes ExpressJet and other airlines are making, click here.
Your home may be green, right down to the bamboo floors, but is the mattress that you’re sleeping on green?
Flobeds has created a green mattress made from organic cotton, ecowool, and natural latex. According to its website, the beds are “Good for you… Good for the whole world.” The mattresses meet Federal Fire Standards and the packaging is also made from recycled goods.
For more information on these recyclable, biodegradable mattresses, click here.
Green living is coming to a TV screen near you, very soon! In an article from USA Today, Discovery Networks will be launching an all green TV network on June 4.
According to the article, the network, Planet Green will use celebs to “draw in viewers”. One show titled Battleground Earth is set to feature an episode that pits Ludacris against Tommy Lee in Earth-minded challenges.
Read more about this new cable network by clicking here.
No, we’re not talking about taking out that Superman/Superwoman costume from the back of your closet. We’re talking about Earth-friendly fashion. Just because you want to help the planet, doesn’t mean you need to compromise you style.
While shopping at the local Wal-mart, I saw that they are providing eco-friendly products. For example, they had a variety of really cute pajamas for teens and women that are organic. They even had organic baby clothing for the wee one.
To see what Wal-mart has to offer for the Earth minded, click here.