Proximity: A Very Green Hotel In North Carolina
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Published May 1, 2008 09:39 AM
Proximity: A Very Green Hotel In North Carolina
NC GreenPower announces carbon offset option for customers
NC GreenPower is excited to offer carbon offsets as another
opportunity for all of us to balance our impact on the environment.
Offsets help individuals and businesses mitigate harmful greenhouse gas
emissions. Combined with energy conservation and NC GreenPower's
Renewable Energy Credits, offsets help create a total package for
protecting the environment.
State awards $1 million to 'green' companies
Durham -- Thirteen companies will split $1 million from a new
state fund intended to help small businesses create
environmentally-friendly technologies.
Lt. Gov. Bev Perdue, the
Democratic nominee for governor, announced grantees this morning.
Slow but steady gains in Raleigh's 'green' goals
David Bracken, Staff Writer, Raleigh News and Observer
RALEIGH - When Mayor Charles Meeker listed the top priorities for his fourth term in office, he declared that Raleigh would seek to become a model "green city."
It was time, the mayor told a room full of reporters in late November, that Raleigh pursue energy-efficient policies even if they require more money up front.
"The city needs to show the public what we need to do here," Meeker said. "We need to lead by example."
Green Saves Green (Raleigh News & Observer)
, Staff Writer
In his day job, Russell Ciliento oversees vaccine production as a biochemist at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals in Sanford, about 45 minutes south of Raleigh. In addition to his primary duties for the multinational drug company, Ciliento performs a vital function: driving a van to and from work every day, chauffeuring 13 Wyeth employees on a 52-mile round trip from Apex. Far from an onerous duty, driving the van is coveted more than a corner office.
