Green

• City of Raleigh tries flower power to run vehicles

  Result 1

  Discovered June 26, 2009 at 9:55 am

  The city of Raleigh is testing out sunflowers as fuel. The city is taking a bunch of sunflowers growing on its property and trying to convert them into biodiesel to use in city vehicles and equipment.

  From: Ginny Skalski | (0) Comments

• Here’s what you need to know before you build a chicken coop

  Result 2

  Discovered June 22, 2009 at 12:45 pm

  It’s funny that the Trianlge seems to have opened its arms to urban chickens. It was only 5 years ago that the Durham City Council/Planning Department wasn’t hot on the idea. The N&O had a good weekend story explaining how you can jump on board the chicken coop bandwagon:

  From: Ginny Skalski | (0) Comments

• Pushing Reycling

  Result 3

  Discovered June 8, 2009 at 2:33 pm

  I’m all for recycling, but I did have to laugh at this colorful response to Durham’s 95-gallon recycling carts.

  From: Jennifer Wig | (0) Comments

• High School students show off Triangle Modernist Houses

  Result 4

  Discovered May 11, 2009 at 6:32 pm

  I dont know what I’m more impressed with: That students at Enloe High School put together this cool video about the Triangle Modernist Houses or that they set it to Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire.”

  From: Ginny Skalski | (0) Comments

• Jordan Lake is polluted and here’s why you should care

  Result 5

  Discovered May 4, 2009 at 5:45 pm

  If you’ve been ignoring the Jordan Lake pollution story b/c it seems to complicated and not relevant to you, then here’s your chance to catch up. N&O reporter Jim Wise did an excellent job summarizing the issue in his long, but easy to read, story on the problem:

  From: Ginny Skalski | (0) Comments

• Friday is the last day to recycle phone books in Raleigh

  Result 6

  Discovered April 30, 2009 at 6:02 pm

  I was cleaning out my apartment last weekend and found 3 phone books stuffed in an out-of-reach kitchen cabinet. Lucky for me (and any of you phonebook haters) Raleigh residents have until tomorrow to drop off our old-school yellow pages at recycling sites throughout the city. Details:

  From: Ginny Skalski | (0) Comments

• Cary changes the way it handles recycling

  Result 7

  Discovered April 13, 2009 at 12:18 pm

  Just in time for Earth Day. Cary residents will soon be receiving 65 gallon roll-out recyling carts to replace their bins and recycling will be picked up less often. So if you live in Cary and recycle, check out these details:

  From: Ginny Skalski | (0) Comments

• Neighborhood chicken tour scheduled in Raleigh

  Result 8

  Discovered March 24, 2009 at 11:32 am

  The next Raleigh backyard chicken coop tour date has been set. If you’ve never heard of this event before, it’s definitely worth checking out. Basically, you can see how a bunch of city folk have incorporated live chickens into their lifestyle.

  From: Ginny Skalski | (0) Comments

• Hey photographers, try to win the Green Durham photo contest

  Result 9

  Discovered March 14, 2009 at 9:30 am

  The city/county Sustainability Office is sponsoring a photo contest. The prize is having your photo printed and hung in a downtown Durham coffeeshop. If you’re interested in trying to win, here are the categories:
  

  From: Ginny Skalski | (0) Comments

• Get creative with new Durham high school

  Result 10

  Discovered February 24, 2009 at 10:05 am

  There’s always heated debate over where to put new schools. Here’s some creative ideas one prominent Durham blogger has to offer. What fresh ideas can you add to the mix?

  From: Lisa Creech Bledsoe | (0) Comments