The Herald Sun is reporting that the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association will get over $80,000 to fund a N.C. branded organic bread flour.
BEAUFORT, N.C. — The Marguerite Kent Repass Ocean Conservation Center at the Duke University Marine Lab in Beaufort, N.C., has been awarded the Gold LEED certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.
News & Observer: Progress Energy among companies planning to purchase hundreds of electric cars.
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
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.
A recent study found that currently green consumers are most likely to take sustainability into account when buying cleaning and personal care products.
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.
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 »
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:
See how others are being green this holiday season and let the EPA know what you’re doing.
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.”