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WORTHY LINKS *Green Calendars Click Here *Listing of Local Groups and Organizations Click Here *North Carolina Energy Tax Incentives Click Here *Permaculture Activist Articles Online Click Here *Greenwashing Articles Online Click Here *Drive Smarter Challenge Click Here *SUSTAINABLE ASHEVILLE EVENTS CALENDAR Click Here  U.S. Rep. Shuler Introduces Environmentally Conscious Legislation *WNC's 11th District U.S. Representative Heath Shuler | On August 1, 2008, Rep. Shuler, who serves the Asheville Area in the U.S. Congress, introduced new legislation to sustain forests and reduce emissions. Click Here>  Organic Street Festival Downtown Sept. 6 *EVERYTHING Organic | OrganicFest, now in its seventh year, offers a tasty sampling of heathly food, fun and information from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sat., Sept. 6, along Battery Park Ave. and Otis in Downtown Asheville. Discover and celebrate organic from people who live, breathe and eat organic. Click Here> Hagan vs. Dole League of Conservation Voters Endorses Kay Hagan in U.S. Senate Race in NC According to the Conservation Council of North Carolina on Aug. 8, 2008, the national League of Conservation Voters this past week announced its endorsement of Kay Hagan in this fall's election for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Elizabeth Dole (R-NC). The official endorsement announcement took place during a tour by Hagan of a wind energy facility at Beech Mountain. For more info, Click Here 'If It's Friday, It's Forest and Tosca' New Episode Published Weekly  Illustration by Peter Loewer at BlackBird Frame & Art EPISODE 5 OF FOREST AND TOSCA 'Remembering Yellowstone' WRITTEN BY PETER LOEWER TheGreenerHome.com is proud to publish the latest episode in the new and biting parody series, entitled "Forest and Tosca." Click Here  S.E.E. Expo Aug. 22, 23 & 24 Southern Energy and Environment Expo 2008 returns to Western North Carolina Agricultural Center S.E.E. EXPO, now in its 8th year, is designed with the public in mind. It features over 100 indoor exhibits and dozens of practical workshops about everything that is green. Also included are hybrid and electric vehicles, innovative green building products, sustainable living ideas, and how to live responsibly to counter the effects of global warming. This popular annual showcase is organized by green activist and educator Ned Doyle. It's one show not to miss. Click Here Discover Green Collar Jobs
*GREEN DREAM JOBS Listed | Presented by SustainableBusiness.com. Click Here *COULD ASHEVILLE BECOME A HUB for Green Jobs? | Citizen-Times reports. Click Here *HOT JOBS for A Warming Planet | The Sierra Club weighs in. Click Here *WHY BUSINESS SCHOOLS Must Change Course | Harvard has some answers worth noting about greening up curriculums. Click Here  Buy Fresh! *ASAP (Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project) Click Here *Asheville Area Farmers and Tailgate Markets Click Here Fast Food and the Family Farm *STANDFORD SOCIAL Innovation Review takes a look at how it's time to reform how we grow food. Click Here  Unskilled Labor Can Lay AAC Block *AAC BLOCK HOUSE Is Green and Ideal for D-I-Ys | Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC) may be in your future, especially if you are a do-it-yourselfer. Interview with SafeCrete's on-hands training. Click Here  Quakers Going Green *WITNESSING FOR SUSTAINABLILTY and Renovating A Major Historic Center with Green in Mind | The Religious Society of Friends has made it a priority to witness for sustainable living. To make the point in physical terms, the Friends Center in Philadelphia, PA, now under a major renovation, will be a showcase of green building products and sustainable systems. Click Here Feds Freeze Solar Panel Projects on Public Lands
*MORATORIUM to go into effect immediately | The U.S. government "has placed a moratorium on new solar projects on public land" that generate power by converting the sun's rays into electricity until the completion of a new two-year study to evaluate their environmental impact, reports NYTimes.com. Click Here> 'Exceptional Drought' Grows Throughout Most of Western North Carolina  *NC DROUGHT MAP Shows Current Conditions | Most of Western North Carolina has now gone from Extreme Drought (red) into the worst rating, known as Exceptional Drought (dark brown). For weekly information about drought conditions across all 100 North Carolina counties, Click Here Rainwater Harvesting 101
 *ROBIN CAPE TEACHES Water Conservation Online | In these dry times, this timely information posted on the website of Asheville City Council member Robin Cape resonates with many who seek sustainable solutions. Click Here  1960 U.S Commemorative Stamp at Wikipedia 10 Ways to Save Water *WATER-SAVING TIPS By An Earth-Friendly Plumber | A2Z Plumbing Contractors of Asheville provides 10 ways to be water smart at home. Click Here Build Greener Now
 *REGIONAL GREEN BUILDING DIRECTORY On the Street and Online WNC Green Building Council (WNCGBC) and MountainXpress deserve credit for putting out WNCGBC's informative 2008 Green Building Directory. It is available in print and, for the first time, online. Without question, it's the nonprofit's biggest and best compendium yet -- chockful of informative articles and listings of local green industry folks. The Directory will now be published annually, instead of once every two years, said program director Maggie Leslie. Click Here *WHERE TO BUY Greener Building Products | GreenerBuilding.org provides green building products with description and distributor names for professionals looking to build or renovate with eco-friendliness in mind. Click Here *ASHEVILLAGE INSTITUTE Presents Sustainability Workshops | Learn how to live greener by taking one or all of eight sustainability courses offered throughout 2008 by Ashevillage Institute. Topics include permaculture, natural building, beekeeping, capturing rain water, and more. Click Here Greener Solutions...
Builder's Guide to Reuse and Recycling The Sustainable Design Resource Guide  * Free Parking on Tuesdays Click Here Local Links Henderson County Arby's To Use Solar Energy Canary Coalition Posts Photos of TVA's Wind Project WNC Residential Energy Survey Southeast Drought Monitor It Takes An EcoVillage Live Lightly on Earth Grow Local, Buy Local NC Water Conservation Tips NC Recycling Markets Directory NC Steep Slope and Landslide Maps NC Geological Survey Information National Forests in North Carolina  Frequently Asked Questions About Saving Energy  Harvest Wind Power on Your WNC Property  Laurel Valley Watch News  Meet You at the Landfill "Swap Meet"  The EcoBuilders' Passion: Green Building  The Amazing "Eloo" Toilet Comes to America Solar Water Heating Course
 *LEARN HOW TO DESIGN & INSTALL Domestic Solar Water Heaters | Appalachian State University is offering a two-day course this summer. Click Here Cool Wind Demo
 *WIND POWER Mechanics | This online animation shows the elegant simplicity of this renewable energy that has great potential in Western North Carolina. See how a wind turbine works. Click Here *WIND ELECTRICITY BASICS Online | Homepower Magazine offers this succinct primer. Click Here *WIND TURBINE Information Available in WNC | Appalachian State University offers small and large scale wind turbine information and workshops to one and all. Click Here Green Facts Sheets
 Southface Institute's resource center in Atlanta is open to the public. *SOUTHFACE'S Responsible Solutions for Environmental Living Available Online | Southface Institute, an Atlanta-based nonprofit known nationally for its environmental education and outreach programs, has worked with the U.S. Dept. of Energy to explain practical ways to green up your life. Click Here *SIMPLE THINGS YOU CAN DO to Cut Carbon Emissions | Every day in many small ways, you can green up your home life. Click Here Super Solar  *SUPER SOLAR PANEL Videos | TheGreenerHome.com has selected several solar panel videos worth your viewing time. May they help you bring renewable energy into your home. Click Here Every Day Is Earth Day  Photo compliments of NASA's Visible Earth Series *JOIN the 2009 Earth Day Countdown | Email your idea, news or favorite link to be added to The Greener Home's "EARTH DAY COUNTDOWN" to highlight worthy work of thousands of individuals, organizations and businesses that are greening America and the world. Click Here FEATURED STORIES... *TEST YOUR HOMETOWN'S Green Quotient | Grist.com, one of the nation's top websites for green-minded folks, offers an "urban-dweller's pop quiz" survey. Take this survey anonymously to test just how green your city is. Click Here  Photo compliments of EveryStockPhoto.com *ASHEVILLE AREA RESTAURANTS' FRYER OIL Converted into Biofuel | Blue Ridge Biofuels expands its reach to help more area restaurants do the right thing. It's a tasty story of collecting and converting local fryer oil into fuel. Click Here *CHATTANOOGA Is Doing It Right - and There's A Prayer for Atlanta | Grist.com's "Smart(ish) Cities" series gets to the heart of the matter with the following articles: "What's a sustainable city, anyway?; "Despite drought and sprawl, Atlanta has a prayer"; "How three more Southeast cities are changing." To read all the "Smart(ish) Cities" articles, Click Here  *TIME Goes Green | Time Magazine's special environmental issue for 2008 highlights the critical need to combat global warning, writes Laurie David, founder of StopGlobalWarning.org. Also, Time with CNN offers their Top 15 Green Websites. Click Here  *KATE SHOWS OFF Ohio University's Eco-House | In Asheville and everywhere, the greener home trend continues to grow. Take a peek at this short, informative video about a cool Eco-House, emailed by OU's Jennifer Krisch. Click Here  American Pioneers, Awake Who's Who in helping the mountains stay green. Click Here 50 People Who Could Save the Planet It's a tough job, but someone has to do it. The Guardian of the United Kingdom gives their list. Click Here  Plan and Plant An Edible Landscape Spring (and fall) is a great time to start planting. Interview with Griffin Abee. Click Here Sierra Club Ranks Two North Carolina Colleges as "Coolest" Buncombe-based Warren Wilson College (No. 3) and Raleigh's Duke University (No. 5) received kudos from this environmental giant. Click Here  Peak Oil Beginner's Guide "The Wolf at the Door" is an online book with free contents that explains why the end run of peak oil is really bad news. Click Here>  GreenSpec Directory 7th Edition Now Available. Over 2,100 green building products selected by the editors of Environmental Building News. Click Here The Latest Myths and Facts About Global Warming Authored by Dr. James Wang and Dr. Michael Oppenheimer. Published by Environmental Defense. Click Here Free Mineral Identification At Colburn Earth Science Museum. Every Weds., 3 to 4 p.m. Click Here MORE NEWS... * PROPOSED U.S. ENERGY BILL Boosts Fuel-Economy Standards Reports Los Angeles Times Click Here * EXTREME DROUGHT IMPACTS NC and SC Click Here * NEW GREEN TRANSIT Company Serves Asheville Click Here * NC COOPERATIVE EXTENSION CALENDARS By County Click Here  *AL GORE'S Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech Excerpts Click Here * NEW SUSTAINABLE ENERGY COUNCIL of WNC Promotes Greater Citizen's Voice Click Here * REMODELED GREENER HOUSE Serves As Classroom Click Here
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