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Raleigh’s New Tiered Water Billing System Rewards Conservation
The City of Raleigh will begin a new 3 tier water billing system in November.
Toxic Free NC Labor Day Weekend Tip: Insect Repellent (and Locopops Fiesta too!)
Tips for keeping the bug bites at bay with minimal toxic spritzing. Plus, Locopops for Toxic Free NC on Labor Day!
LoveBug Art for Everyone
Beautiful bug art is for sale online and at Epona & Oak to benefit Toxic Free NC through the end of August. (art by Sean Kernick)
Toxic Free NC Tip Du Jour: Sunscreen Shopping Guide & Federal Toxics Reform
‘Tis the season for fun in the sun. Shopper’s guide to the least toxic and most effective sunscreens, plus a little call to action for anyone who’s sick of shopper’s guides and just wants the toxic junk off the shelves.
Raleigh flip-flop company hosts launch party
Eco-friendly flip-flop company, Kinder Soles launches at the Nog this Thursday.
Toxic Free NC Tip Du Jour: Sayin’ No to GMOs
It’s not on the label, but if you want to avoid eating genetically-modified stuff, here are a few tricks for ya.
Toxic Free NC Tip Du Jour: Flippin’ Ants
It’s time for the flowers and the trees, the birds and the bees…..and ants. Get rid of them without toxic chemicals!
Toxic Free NC Tip Du Jour: Food Glorious Food
Did you know that you are in the middle of one of the hottest regions in the country for local & organic food right now?
Riverkeeper Film Festival This Weekend
The 6th annual Riverkeeper® Film Festival is set to hit the Triangle this weekend, with events taking place in both Durham and Raleigh.
Your Xmas Tree + City of Raleigh = Mulch
If you have a tree leftover from the holidays and don’t have a home composting system, luckily the City of Raleigh can help make sure that your tree finds a new home, as mulch.
Toxic Free NC Tip of the Season: Our Favorite Green Gifts
The people of Toxic Free NC sound off about the best green gifts they’ve ever gotten. Greenies and people who buy presents for them, take note!
City of Raleigh Planning Water Incentive Program
Raleigh is planning to offer incentives for homeowners who use rainwater catchment devices and drought resistant landscape solutions.
Toxic Free NC Tip of the Week (er, Month): Attack of the Cockroaches
Bleh, cockroaches. Do your part to preserve our species and prevent a takeover by the cockroach empire: kill roaches with least-toxic methods!
Toxic Free NC Tip of the Week: Farm Workers Talk about Pesticides
Beautiful new video from Toxic Free NC. Features photos and interviews with tobacco workers, all from within an hour’s drive of Raleigh. (photo by A. Duncan Pardo)
Toxic Free NC Tip of the Week: Endocrine Disruptors in your Sunscreen?
I am all about the beach this summer, and I’m learning to be all about sunscreen that doesn’t contain toxic endocrine-disrupting chemicals. The Longview pool may be closing after this week (booo!!!) and the kids may be headed back to school soon, but summer’s not over yet, darnit, and there’s still plenty of time to hit the beach! Read on for more on toxic-free sunscreens, and rock on with your tanned-not-burned self.
City Council Approves Solar Plant
Today the city council voted to move forward with negotiating a lease agreement to build the Carolina’s largest solar array in Raleigh.
Toxic Free NC Tip of the Week: Organic on a Budget
Eating organic is not just for hippies, or yuppies for that matter, and it isn’t just “fancy” food, either. It’s for YOU. It’s french fries, hamburgers and apple juice just as much as it’s arugula and tofu, and it’s really important for your health, for your babies - be they actual or potential - for our environment, and for our economy. I’m serious! In this week’s Toxic Free NC Tip, I bring you some of the whys and hows of eating organic on the cheap.
Call for Artists - LOVE BUG
Can you draw a cooler bug than this dorkfest? The Great Bug Draw Off is coming up First Friday August 7th. Artists of Raleigh, this is your call - come draw bugs and help raise money for a great cause. Deets inside…
