Treated wastewater from a leaky storage pond at a UNC facility did reach Collins Creek, state environmental officials say. On Dec. 18, 2009, the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources issued UNC a notice of violation for an illegal discharge at the Bingham Facilityformerly known as the Farmwest of Carrboro. A breach in the […]
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Institute for Southern Studies launches Haiti relief
The Institute for Southern Studies has announced an online fundraiser for Haiti relief. The money will go through ISS. Within 24 hours, all of the funds will be evenly divided among four groups: Doctors Without Borders, Haiti Emergency Relief Fund, Lambi Fund for Haiti and Partners in Health. Check out isshaiti [Word doc 36 kb] […]
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Haw River Rounders to play benefit for Haiti tonight
Cary Moskovitz of the Haw River Rounders just announced the band is playing at the Blue Bayou in Hillsborough tonight at 8:30. According to Moskovitz, the band will collect money to donate to Partners in Health, which has an office in Haiti and has been providing medical and food aid for the last 10 years.
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Form a sun bloc at solar energy discussion
That mass of incandescent gas hovering 93 million miles away? Its energy is free and for the taking, if we could only tame it. The possibilities of solar energy and other renewables are the topic of a free public forum, “A Sustainable Energy FutureMapping the Way,” Friday, Jan. 15, from 5-9 p.m., at the Friday […]
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Paper trail lacking in state’s litterbug reports
The N.C. Department of Transportation is touting the success of its Swat-a-Litterbug program, announcing it received more than 11,700 littering reports in 2009a 20 percent increase over 2008, according to a press release: 2010-1-05-swat-a-litterbug. There’s a problem, though: There are no records to support that contention. The original littering reports include the vehicle’s license plate […]
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Ten eco-pledges for the New Year
1. Occasionally I break the law and toss a particularly disgusting cat food can in the trash. I won’t do it again, so, City of Durham, please don’t fine me. That goes for oily peanut butter jars, too. I will conquer my aversion to touching slime. 2. I will compost more: I’m a vegetarian, so […]
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The Farm springs a leak
More than 600 gallons of treated wastewater leaked from a 175,000-gallon storage pond last month at the UNC Research Resource Facility, also known as the Farm, in rural Orange County. Although the leak was detected Nov. 18, Orange County residents living near the Farm so called because it houses animals undergoing experiments at UNC’s main […]
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Duke Energy slapped with $1.75 million penalty, must spend $85 million on reducing air pollution
Duke Energy will spend $85 million to significantly reduce harmful air pollution at an Indiana power plant and pay a $1.75 million civil penalty, under a settlement to resolve violations of federal clean air laws, the Justice Department and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today in a press release. The settlement also requires Duke […]
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After robbery, Beggars & Choosers owner decides to close store
By Rebekah Cowell After 32 years of business, the owner of Beggars & Choosers, Pittsboro’s eclectic vintage shop has decided to take a hiatus after an Oct. 24 robbery during the town’s Street Fair wiped out the store’s jewelry case, cash register and ultimately owner Pam Smith’s faith in her customers. ‘I’ve always loved what […]
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Doing the math on the R-Line
Here are the latest numbers on the R-Line, Raleigh’s free downtown bus service that launched last winter: 152,634: The number of passenger trips on the R-Line since Feb. 13, according to Raleigh’s Transportation Operations Division, about 3 percent of the city’s total transit load 5 million: The number of passenger trips taken in 2009 on […]
