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Asheville's new Urban Farm School will help participants launch local food projects all over town.
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Some of NC's sustainability leaders share what they see in store for the year ahead.
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Eastern NC is home to one of the largest residential solar thermal installations in the country. It's all part of the military's push for "Net Zero" energy, waste and water.
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Duke Energy, SAS, Ingersoll Rand, New Belgium Brewery and more than 100 other businesses support sustainability initiatives in NC.
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At Margaret B. Pollard Middle School, NC's first LEED Gold certified middle school, cutting-edge buildings have become an active part of the curriculum.
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Who believes that ‘the most formidable challenge we face is global climate change”? A hint: it's not government.
RECENT STORIES
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Asheville’s Urban Farm School to Foster Local Food Projects This May, a new Urban Farm School in Asheville is piloting an intensive 28-week program to train students to work on urban food applications like community gardens, green schoolyards, farm-to-restaurant plots, edible parks, church food yards, and community supported agriculture (CSA) programs.
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2013: THE YEAR AHEAD FOR SUSTAINABILITY
In every corner of North Carolina, there are leaders, innovators, activists and business people stepping up to the challenge of sustainability.
We reached out to some of the key influencers in the state to ask them what they see in store for the year ahead.
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CAMP LEJEUNE’S GROUNDBREAKING SOLAR SURGE
Eastern NC is home to one of the largest residential solar thermal installations in the country. It's all part of the military's push for "Net Zero" energy, waste and water - a commitment that could have huge implications for society as a whole.
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MAKING SOCIAL MEDIA PARTNERSHIPS PAY OFF Asheville area non-profit Wild South and hammock company Eagle's Nest Outfitters (ENO) have used a social media partnership to increase website traffic and strengthen their branding. Social media expert Leah Quintal met with them to learn their insights about successful partnerships.
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The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation funds projects that improve the quality of life of the people of North Carolina. The Foundation actively seeks to promote access, equity, and inclusiveness; and to discourage discrimination based on race, ethnicity, gender, age, socioeconomic status, and other factors that deny the essential humanity of all people.
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