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Entries matching "state" from Green Notes

October 27, 2009

Don't throw it away! Somebody wants your sawdust, food scraps....

Believe it or not, but second lives do exist for the goopy, dirty, dusty and smelly remains of our everyday personal and industrial activities. And the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources is doing what it can to encourage more p... Read More

October 14, 2009

Relocalization proponent Michael Shuman to speak in North Carolina

Michael Shuman, a nationally known proponent of community-based economies, will speak in two places (that I'm aware of) in North Carolina this month, one of which is open to the public. Read More

September 18, 2009

Agriburbia comes to North Carolina

Forward-thinking (or is it backward-thinking?) residential developers, builders and architects see the writing on the wall for traditional, mid-20th century-style suburban subdivisions and they are coming up with some innovative alternatives.One such alte... Read More

September 17, 2009

Preserving forests in an urban world

I listened to the presenters at this week's urban forestry conference in Winston-Salem and couldn't help but think about how much of a geologic force human being are, a modern reality pointed out by cultural historian Thomas Berry and others. Read More

September 15, 2009

How will climate change impact the North Carolina tourism industry?

If you're involved with the tourism industry in North Carolina, you might want to check out this set of video presentations from a November 2008 workshop at the N.C. Center for Sustainable Tourism at East Carolina University. The center has not yet posted... Read More

September 3, 2009

Update on Blue Skies proposal

The U.S. Department of Energy announced last week that it awarded funding for a Carolina Blue Skies and Green Jobs Initiative spearheaded by the Triangle J Council of Governments, which I wrote about in July.From a DOE press release: Read More

September 2, 2009

Weatherization agencies await stimulus funds

I learned this morning that the nonprofit agencies that weatherize low-income households still have not received their share of federal stimulus funds. However, the state Office of Economic Opportunity issued contracts in August for the stimulus-funded wo... Read More

August 11, 2009

Benevolence Farm: A transitional program for former prisoners

Benevolence Farm, a new North Carolina nonprofit, is looking for land in Alamance County to start a farm-based transitional program for women leaving state prisons. Founder Tanya Jisa's mission is to enable the women to support themselves by g... Read More