Backyard barbecue season is upon us, as well as Cinco de Mayo fiestas, Fourth of July cookouts and summer weddings. Just because it’s party season doesn’t mean we should forget all that we’ve been celebrating with Earth Day. Throwing parties doesn’t have to produce a lot of waste. Paper plates and cups are popular options […]
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Driving Clean & Green
More than two dozen cars, trucks, buses and utility vehicles displayed the latest in green automotive technology at the Driving Clean & Green event at N.C. State’s McKimmon Center on April 15, part of the sixth annual N.C. Sustainable Energy Conference. Cary residents Julia Taylor and Marguerite Summers came to see the plug-in Prius. “We […]
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Recycling: More to be done
The Triangle does it right when it comes to recycling. At least the American Forest and Paper Association thinks so. Wake County Public School System was given the 2009 School Recycling Award for Feed The Bin, a program dedicated to paper recycling. During the 2007-2008 school year, Wake County schools collected 800 tons of paper […]
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As the worm turns
If plain old composting isn’t cutting it for you, try using worms. Vermicomposting is a great way to reduce the amount of garbage that goes into the landfill and to improve your soil. Each day, worms can eat their weight in garbage (OK, it’s just a few ounces, so you need a lot of the […]
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Celebrate Earth Day
On April 22, the Triangle will celebrate Earth Day’s 39th anniversary. Founder and former Sen. Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin wrote that the inaugural Earth Day in 1970 “worked because of the spontaneous response at the grassroots level. … That was the remarkable thing about Earth Day. It organized itself.” It’s up to us to continue […]
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Get your goat
Is it hard to see your lawn through the weeds? Do you have overgrown shrubbery that is out of control? Using herbicides isn’t always the answer, or, depending on whom you ask, it’s never the answer. Want a different solution? Rent a goat. Before the introduction of chemical herbicides, goats and llamas were used for […]
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New heights on Grandfather Mountain
Gov. Beverly Perdue signed a bill this year establishing part of Grandfather Mountain as the state’s newest parkits 34th. The proposal was announced last September while Mike Easley was governor. Although there are several state parks closer to home, at 5,946 feetthat’s more than one mile highGrandfather Mountain has breathtaking views and is home to […]
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National Gardening Month
It’s time to dust off your spade, sharpen your lawnmower blades and get back into the garden. Each April, citizens across the U.S. celebrate National Gardening Month. The National Gardening Association (NGA) estimates that more than 70 percent of Americans garden, whether it’s indoor or out. And the number of gardeners rises when the economy […]
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Springing up: Farm tours and farmers’ markets
From early season asparagus to garlic that has spent all winter under the soil, fresh, local produce is coming into season at area farmers’ markets. Many Triangle markets that close during winter reopen this month, while others arrive in May. Year-round markets are expanding their Saturdays and adding mid-week hours. These are not only great […]
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Ship a box, kill a tree
In a former life, that FedEx container, cereal box and candy wrapper piling up in your recycling bin were parts of trees. The environmental impact of shipping materials is the theme of an exhibit at the Green Gallery at the Scrap Exchange in Durham. Through March 14, Ben Bruzga’s The Nature of Packaging will be […]