A colleague of mine recently had me meet Pete Pagano of Green Planet Catering here in Raleigh, NC.
NBC 17 covered the company recently, and though the catering company has only been catering for about half a year, but the concept has been growing much much longer.
I have to admit, the “greenie” in me is deeply [...]
The wildfire last week had Raleigh (and other parts of the state) looking like Houston in the late 1980s. My girlfriend from the VA beach area said it covered them last week as well.
The smoke lifted by Friday, but in case you missed it, were out of town, or just want to know what Raleigh [...]
I’m guessing unless you’ve sat in your home the last day, you’ve also inhaled the warm smolder lingering in the air.
Both Durham and Raleigh are feeling the effects of the 42,000 acre wildfire burning in Eastern NC. Which is a huge ordeal, and with rain levels lower than average, the fire could continue burning and [...]
Welcome to The Carbon-Free Home, where you can recycle your water and end your home’s dependence on oil, all while composting your own poo!
On May 31st, this Saturday, at Common Ground Green Building Center and Kitchen Design (326 W Geer St), the Durham authors will be signing their newly published book, The Carbon-Free Home. The book [...]
My friends Jake and Anna have done an AMAZING job looking through NC Assembly laws, on the books or in the works, and highlighted the top 20 on greening our state responsibly.
Check out their finds across four separate posts: NC Assembly Part 1, NC Assembly Part 2, NC Assembly Part 3 and NC Assembly Part [...]
Planning a wedding can be difficult, but if you want to be a bit more eco-friendly and have a “green” wedding, your headache in finetuning the details may just be starting.
The Green Life has a whole slew of tips for your big day… Some suggestions are reasonable, and some are a bit too… er… “granola” [...]
From Durham to Raleigh to Pittsboro to Chapel Hill to Clayton to Wake Forest, the entire Triangle is getting down and getting dirty to celebrate Mother Earth this Saturday (April 19th). Here are some of the Rockstar events going on THIS weekend, as well as which ones you are apt to see me!
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So, in addition to this weekend’s West Durham Urban Hike, check out “Slow-Flow, Warm Glow”, an AWESOME energy, water and conservation event at Watts-Hillandale. All you have to do is show up at Oval Park on W. Club Blvd on Saturday morning (THIS SATURDAY, 12th April) at 9 am, and then you can pick what you [...]
In case you hadn’t heard, Raleigh banned sink garbage disposals, but after outcry and various town meetings, Raleigh is now repealing the ban and ALLOWING garbage disposals.
No $25k a day fines. No need to gripe. No issue for builders.
I’ll stick with my buddy, Doug, on the final sentiment I have:
My debate was cleared up once [...]
This weekend, Chapel Hill is having a rainbarrel event, and Chatham County’s Abundance Foundation is having a Vermiculture Workshop at Pittsboro’s Piedmont Biodiesel.
1. Chapel Hill’s rainbarrel event:
Purchase Discount Rain Barrels at H2Oh! Education Fair
Chapel Hill’s Stormwater Management Division is sponsoring a rain barrel sale and H2Oh! Education Fair on Saturday, April 5, from 9 a.m. [...]
