Tuesday, February 5, 2008

How Many Times Do You See the Word 'Green' In This Installment of Eco-Smart News Clips???

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Consumer News Articles Posted in the Last Few Weeks Include:

Energy

  • Currituck Eyes Wind Turbine Ordinance
  • Cities Jump On Hybrid Buses
  • Power, Politics & Poultry: Are Litter Plants Worth Trade-Off For Energy?
  • Coalition Plugs Electric Car Goals
  • South Carolina Is a Battleground In the Debate Over America’s Coal Future
  • Wind Power Growth Gusts Strongly In USA In 2007
  • TREV (Two-Seater Renewable Energy Vehicle)
  • Currituck County Commissioners OK Ordinance Regulating Wind Turbines
  • Finally. Biofuels Crank Up In N.C.
  • UN Warns of Biofuels’ Environmental Risk
  • Coal-Fired Plant OK’d
  • A Sustainable Superbowl
  • Turbines Sprout As Wind Power Draws Attention In N.C.

Waste

  • Whole Foods Sacks Plastic Bags
  • More Stores Offer Alternatives to Plastic Bags
  • Restaurant Owners Explore Recycling Options
  • A Bagging Problem
  • TVs Dump Lead In Landfills

House

  • Household Products Are Going Green
  • New Home Store Sells Green Supplies To Locals

Green Development
>> The Blue Green Alliance

  • Green Subdivision In Fletcher May Be Wave of the Future
  • Slow But Steady Gains In Raleigh’s ‘Green’ Goals
  • Architects Design a Green Headquarters
  • Home Builders Bet ‘Green’ Will Sell
  • Triangle Home Builders Go Green
  • Architecture Grad Goes ‘Green’
  • Sustainability Scorecard Shows Green Business Has a Long Way To Go
  • Choosing Green Building Materials Can Be Tricky
  • ‘Green-Collar Jobs’ Increasing

Global

  • UNC Joins Global Warming Teach-In
  • Warmer Atlantic Worsens Hurricanes

Food

  • High Levels of Mercury Found In Seafood
  • Oyster Shell Recycling Looking To Expand

Personal

  • Heat Causes Chemical To Leach From Plastic
  • Tests On Babies Find Suspect Chemicals
  • Plastic Bottles Release Potentially Harmful Chemicals (Bisphenol A) After Contact With Hot Liquids

Water

  • Wastewater Could Aid Parched Raleigh YardsDrought Could Force Nuclear Plants To Shut Down

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