Environment News in Raleigh

The City of Oaks is always in need of more trees, especially considering how many will be taken down by the North Blount Street Development project in the coming years.  You can show your support for Trees Across Raleigh at a workday on Saturday in Biltmore Hills Park, just South of the Beltline.  Trees Across Raleigh has planted over 7,100 trees in 10 years from Glenwood Avenue to Chavis Park and looks to continue “making Raleigh, NC a little greener one tree at a time.“ Mayor Meeker will be on hand to present the project and speak about the cities plans for water conservation. 

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On October 24th, in a letter to the editor, Gertrude Kappel sought to take a swing at Governor Easley. This came only days after he asked the state to cut its water use down by half. Today, the Governor’s office released its water bill to the public.

On January 1st, all bars and restaurants in North Carolina will be required by state law to have recycling programs. Are Raleigh businesses ready to meet the new standards?

Duke Energy has applied to build a massive new 800-megawatt coal-fired unit at its Cliffside power plant west of Charlotte using conventional technology that does not allow for capture of carbon dioxide, and emits a variety of other dangerous pollutants. If built, this power plant can be expected to operate for more than 50 years. It will contribute to global warming, ozone and particulate matter pollution, and mercury pollution in our rivers and lakes.

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Tuesday night on NC State’s campus, Rose and 3 other heavy hitters gathered to deliver a panel on sustainable architecture.  The conversation was engrossing, the crowd was ecstatic and politically charged and Rose was every bit the brilliant journalist, weaving three disparate and impassioned points of view into the future of what architecture can do for this world.

The panelist’s views below the fold.