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NEXT Cape Fear CAN MEETING - You're Invited! The Next Dinner Meeting is August. Exact date to be announced. Cool Coast Award: We are now accepting applications for the next Cool Coast Award. Please click on Cool Coast Award (to the right) to nominate the organization or individual you would like to see recognized.
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The First Cool the Coast Award Goes to the Ogden Elementary "Green Team"!
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Environment Education
New Hanover County Sustainable Schools Initiative
Show Support for Environment Education- No Child Left Inside Act see National Wildlife Federation
After School Club Teaches Energy Conservation See WRAL.com
What's New
Titan Cement critics develop green land use plans See Lumina News
North Carolina a Leader in Green Economy See the Pew Report
Will Big Ag plow under Waxman-Markey? See Grist
NC Judge allows hearing on Duke Cliffside permit See Triangle Business Journal
Electricity & Water - Water for Watts in the Southeast See World Resources Institute
le Home by husband-and-wife authors authors Avrim and Vicki Topel has received unanimous praise from three nationally acclaimed authorities with widely different perspectives.
Green Beginnings Won Gold Medal at First Annual Living Now Book Awards
The book is the first of its kind to be written from a homeowner’s perspective based upon experiential knowledge. The book uses the true story of learning about, planning and building a U.S. Green Building Council LEED Silver (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) home complete with the real life experiences that come along with such an undertaking as a venue to explain green homes. 114 sequentially presented color photographs document the actual construction process, and a glossary provides readers a valuable resource to aid in comprehension.
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Triad NCSBC Sustainable Business Forum - Winter 2009 |
- reduce energy consumption
- implement innovative techniques for recycling waste
- use environment friendly materials for building
- promote cleaner fuels
- support policies that preserve our naturally “cooling” plants & trees.