Rain is scarce, and perchance it should rain before 2008, consider catching it while you can. Two rain-barrel building workshops are scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 11, at Whole Foods, 81 S. Elliot Road, Chapel Hill, at 2:30 and 6:30 p.m. You can use rain barrels to harvest water to irrigate landscaping or gardens (or if […]
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The battle against the bio-lab
Read more Sidebar: “High-level research labs raise red flags in Congress” Documents about the proliferation of bio-labs: CDC testimony (81 KB, PDF) GAO testimony (533 KB, PDF) Witness list (81 KB, PDF) Archived video of the congressional testimony (169 MB, WMV) Our July 25, 2007, cover story “Biotech or biohazard?” Creedmoor Mayor Darryl Moss may […]
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Sick sense
I was a sickly kid. Although a robust toddlerI stayed at home and thus avoided the Petri dish of pre-schoolfrom kindergarten through sixth grade I was plagued not only by the garden-variety childhood diseases of chicken pox, strep throat and bronchitis, but also such odd ailments as scarlet fever; head-to-toe poison ivy contracted from hiding […]
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A Triangle tour of solar and green homes
The housing market may be circling the drain, but green abodes are piquing homebuyers’ interests. Whether it’s solar hot water, xeriscaping or rainwater catchment systems, you can outfit or retrofit your new or existing home with green technologies, while collecting tax credits. The North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association is sponsoring its fall solar and green […]
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Durham greenlights a greenhouse gas plan
Durham City Council and County Commissioners unanimously adopted a Greenhouse Gas Plan last week, calling for local government to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by half by 2030. Meanwhile, the plan also targets a 30 percent reduction in emissions by Durham households, businesses and industry. The county is hiring a sustainability coordinator to educate the public […]
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Demystifying endorsements
So, who are you gonna endorse? Ah, if the Indy had a dime for every time someone asked us that question, we could bankroll several local campaigns. As journalists, we ethically can’tand don’tdonate to candidates, but in publishing endorsements we can play an influential role as advocates. The Indy endorses candidates who we believe exhibit […]
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Indy Endorsements 2007
Go. Vote. Transforming Raleigh Raleigh City Council and parks bond Times are changing in Cary Cary Mayor and Town Council In Wake, lots of issues, few candidates Wake County school board and bonds A crowded field in Durham Durham City Council Candidate Questionnaires (Links to Candidate Questionnaires can also be found in the “On the […]
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Lakewood Y may be saved
Once destined for the wrecking ball, the Lakewood YMCA in Durham could be spared. At a packed Sept. 20 community meeting, Triangle YMCA CEO Doug McMillan announced the chances of it remaining open are “99.5 percent.” “We are using the word ‘repurpose,’ which is the same as save,” McMillan said. In May, Durham YMCA officials […]
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Immigration robocalls raise ire in Durham
Thomas Stith’s strategy to compel people to attend a city council meeting on Durham’s immigration policy backfired this week when dozens of peoplemost of them wearing pink stickers reading “Immigrant Rights and Human Rights”crammed council chambers Sept. 17, ready to speak. Unfortunately, it was the wrong meeting. Last weekend, Councilman Stith, who is running against […]
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Estranged from nature
It’s a sad day when our connection with the natural world is so tenuous that we need a “Take a Child Outside Week.” But apparently it is, and we do, so the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences is sponsoring the venture Sept. 24-30, as part of an international program to encourage kids to interact with […]