Environment News in Raleigh

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.

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In a surprise move this week, the neighborhood of Boylan Heights has apparently tapped into a secret backup water reservoir located underground.  This may help to explain why the neighborhood is at the highest altitude in downtown Raleigh. 
Read about the drought below the fold…

After reading a bit about the Southern Ideal Home Show - Green Building Pavilion that was on display this past weekend, which I knew nothing about, I luckily discovered on the NCSEA’s Website that there will be a Green Bulding and Solar Tour of Raleigh buildings on Saturday October 6, 2007. 

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