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Greening the Generations: Tired of being a non-green turkey
Economically, environmentally, and politically, the cost of using energy the way we've been using energy is too high for our children and grandchildren to bear.
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U.S. days as global economic hegemon are ending, Lenovo CEO warns
In 'Global 2.0,' William Amelio says, 'It's time to change the global map.' U.S. and West no longer dominate innovation. And by 2020, China may top U.S. in GDP.
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Greening the Generations: Obama's green machine
Change. Hope. Green. When our president-elect was just another guy with an itch to rule the world, we heard a lot about those three items.
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Greening the Generations: Permission for passion
I just spent a very un-romantic afternoon with my mother-in-law. 'Thank God!,' you might say. But see, I was helping her order an Amazon Kindle -- the gadget that stores and displays books and newspapers.
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Fair pushes 'green' initiatives
A whole exhibit, Green NC, will highlight steps that fair-goers can take to preserve the environment -- including eating locally-grown foods, recycling and conserving water.
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While energy producers plan ever taller towers, Wall Street crumbles
The surge in energy prices over the past couple of years has wrecked our economy. The mortgage mess has only made matters worse.
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Greening the Generations: A bigger bail out
So, we were on hand for a remarkable, high-level debate of the bail out. Not the financial one. The one having to do with this little ol' place we live.
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Our bio buddy: Brainy or bonkers?
Rumor has it my pal has gone nuts. Traded in his sleek Saab convertible for a biodegradable tractor that runs on chicken grease.
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Greening the Generations: RTP's future = Invasion of the Ys!
Hey, so would you agree we were shocked to find out what Raleigh's next big thing is when we went to the planning retreat of the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce?
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Cleaning up the Democratic National Convention
Crews sort trash at the Democratic National Convention.
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Tips to make community sustainability work for you, #5
Tips for business to promote and advance community sustainability: environmental stewardship, social equity and economic prosperity.
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Greening the Generations: The new corporate cool
When my dad was an executive, he brought back awesome souvenirs, but I don't recall 'green' entering his corporate equation.
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Shades of Green: Conserving water in your home
Suggestions for conserving water in your home.
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Shades of Green: Composting
I recently happened across this excellent article that lists 163+ items that you can compost in your home composted at PlanTea, Inc.
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Free enterprise mixes with patriotism, going green
As the energy debate intensifies in coming months, the NIMBY problem is one that will loom ever larger. A lot of people will say this: “Energy independence sounds good – just make it happen somewhere else.” What will you say?
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Greening the Generations: 'WALL-E,' Smash hit or short circuit?
"WALL-E" it was. The newest Disney-Pixar mash-up was exquisite in its portrayal of robots and scary in its portrayal of an Earth abandoned because of the amount of waste left behind.
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Shades of green: Greening your cookout
Suggestions for making your outdoor cooking and eating greener.
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Tips to make community sustainability work for you, #4
Tips for business to promote and advance community sustainability: environmental stewardship, social equity and economic prosperity.
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Want to cut your carbon footprint? Want to give shaft to OPEC? Telecommute!
Just imagine how much smaller everyone’s carbon “footprint” would be if we could all telecommute to our jobs rather than burn gas and waste time in parking lots mislabeled as expressways or interstates.
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Greening the Generations: Sexy, sustainable summer flings
Biodegradable bikinis and locally-grown flowers are just two of the treats in our summer selections.
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Shades of green: Recycle your Crocs
Recycle your Crocs shoes through the SolesUnited Program.
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Shades of green: A new resource in town!
Golo greenie group is an excellent resource for aspiring and true greenies.
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Shades of green: Greening your toy box (Part 3)
Suggestions for greening your children's toys
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Shades of green: Greening your toy box (Part 2)
Suggestions for making your children's toys greener.
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Shades of green: Greening your toy box (Part 1)
Ideas for making your children's toys greener
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Duke’s solar plan could put panels on a house near you
Going 'green' will cost money. Are you ready to help pay the price for more environmentally friendly energy?
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Shades of green: Greening your laundry (Part 1)
Choosing a greener laundry detergent can reduce contaminants.
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Greening the Generations: Get a raise, go green!
There is nothing worse than going into a meeting with a company that touts its sustainability and then as soon as lunch comes around your carbon footprint skyrockets.
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Tips to make community sustainability work for you, #3
Tips for business to promote and advance community sustainability: environmental stewardship, social equity and economic prosperity.
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Shades of green: commuter vehicle?
One of the drawbacks of living in our area is the typical long commute to and from work.
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Bill Leslie's Carolina Conversations: Solving the energy crisis
Folks, we’ve got an energy crisis. How do we solve it? I would like to hear your thoughts.
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Shades of Green: Green pets; Cat litter
Greening up your cat's litter box and finding healthy alternatives to common cat litter products.
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Greening the Generations: Is it wrong to rock'n'roll?
On this blog, two guys from different generations -- X and Y -- try to figure out how to get green. They need your help. So read on and chime in.
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Shades of Green: Recycle!
What can you recycle? In general, most curbside recycling programs take newspaper and all of its inserts, corrugated cardboard, recyclable plastics numbered 1 & 2, magazines and junk mail, and aluminum cans.
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Shades of Green: Greening your shopping, (Part 1)
Did you know that we consume over 380 billion plastic grocery bags per year? Worldwide, the rate of consumption is approximately 1 million per minute.
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Tips to make community sustainability work for you, #2
Tips for business to promote and advance community sustainability: environmental stewardship, social equity and economic prosperity.
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Greening the Generations: Adios minivan, hello … hybrid?
On this blog, two guys from different generations -- X and Y -- try to figure out how to get green. They need your help. So read on and chime in.
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Tips to make community sustainability work for you
Tips for business to promote and advance community sustainability: environmental stewardship, social equity and economic prosperity.
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Greening the Generations: What started this green stuff?
On this blog, two guys from different generations -- X and Y -- try to figure out how to get green. They need your help. So read on and chime in.
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Shades of Green: Exploring green stereotypes
Tara Stanford explores what being “green” really means? How can I become greener? Do I have to trade my car to be green? Can I wear make-up and still be green? Is it easy to incorporate “greenness” into my daily life? What are the benefits of being green; is it really going to make a difference? Can I green-up my lifestyle and still take advantage of my own luxuries?
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Internet ideas for Earth Day
Happy Earth Day! If you're at a bit of a loss on how to celebrate, WikiHow offers some Earth Day celebration ideas.
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Technology, man and Outer Banks - the jaded shade of 'green'
Innovation Exchange: Court fight to ban over beach access highlights man vs. nature debate. Organic crops require land, water and energy. Hybrid cars are built of metal, plastic and glass and use fuel. All human activity, on whatever scale, violates the environmentalist belief to ‘leave nature alone.’
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Earth Day 2008 weekend events
The Triangle has a packed schedule of events over the weekend to help celebrate Mother Nature and raise awareness on ecological responsibility.
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Waste not, want not?
If wasting resources is bad now, shouldn't it have been bad earlier? Shouldn't we always be on the lookout for wasteful spending? And shouldn't we always look for ways to cut back on energy and water usage? Well, let's see.
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You say you want a revolution? What about a ‘green’ one?
N.Y. Times columnist Tom Friedman tells Emerging Issues Forum that innovation is key to deal with growing energy, climate, economic issues. ‘I’m an innovation guy,’ he says.
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In these global tipping points, will you seize opportunity?
In every crisis the best and brightest seize upon the event, sea change or disaster as an opportunity. Will you make the right choices?
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Duke Energy is going big time with the wind
Utility firm is adding another 100 wind turbines to its alternative energy portfolio.
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What are you going to do with all these batteries?
Are you up to your armpits in old batteries? They do pile up, don't they -- from old cell phones, laptops, digital cameras -- the list goes on and on.
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Are you saving this week's rainwater?
The rain this week has been a welcome and blessed reprieve; but we're not totally out of the red. Have you thought about collecting rainwater?
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CNN’s ‘Planet in Peril’ effort capitalizes on ‘my’ media demand
Regardless of your opinion on global warming and environmental threats and CNN’s politics, the network’s promotion of the series is top drawer.
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In an ever-increasing 'e-world' business climate, is U.S. falling behind? Statistics sound a warning
New surveys show Americans don't rank in top 15 when it comes to hours spent online and global e-commerce divide is closing. Do these indicators mean "e-innovation" will shift more overseas? Food for thought.
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