Environment
Screening of Fresh
Wednesday, October 13, 7-9 p.m.
Chapel Hill Public Library (100 Library Dr.; directions)
We've learned a lot about what's wrong with the American food system--fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides made out of fossil fuels, polluted water, poisoned produce, and don't even mention processed foods loaded with fat and sugar. Fresh is an up-beat look at how we can grow and distribute food that's better for human heath and the health of the planet. NYU nutrition professor Marion Nestle says "It's a must see for everyone who eats." Please join us for a screening and discussion. (Official movie website.)
Date:
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 3:00pm
Location:
Chapel Hill Public LIbrary, 100 Library Drive
Durham Tech's Orange County Campus is offering a new Solar Photovoltaic Installation Certificate as part of the Sustainability Technologies program this upcoming fall. A solar photovoltaic installation certificate will cover energy use analysis and solar photovoltaic system installation. The intended audience is electricians or people who are working in facilities services under the supervision of an electrician. This certificate can build on the existing skills of students who are enrolled in or who have completed the Electrical, Architectural, or Industrial Systems associate degree program. An associate degree and a diploma program will begin this academic year and includes electrical and math courses for students without previous electrical experience. The diploma program will include work experience with a local company. View the Sustainability Technologies plans of study which can be completed entirely at the Orange County Campus.
To find out more detailed information about admission procedures, plan of study, etc. we have scheduled two upcoming information sessions:
Monday, July 26 5:30–6:30 p.m. Orange County Campus (OCC)
Thursday, July 29 5:30–6:30 p.m. Orange County Campus (OCC)
For additional information please contact Carlo Robustelli, carlo@durhamtech.edu or (919) 536-7238 ext. 4202.
www.durhamtech.edu/orange
Date:
Monday, July 26, 2010 - 1:30pm
Location:
Durham Tech's Orange County Campus, 525 College Park Road, Hillsborough, NC 27278
Is there a difference in the landscaping of parking lots regulations between Chapel Hill and Carrboro? I noticed the new lot by the Open Eye Cafe doesn't have any space for trees and the old farmers market (now private carr mill employee parking) only has only one tree handing on. Of course the trees provide pleasant shade in the summer and most people with a car want to park it in the shade. I see some new bus shelters have been built. Is there any plan to plant trees near them?
Loren
As we watched the oily horror spread through the Gulf, some fiendish homeowner's demons launched a shock-and-awe assault on the homefront, leaving us at one point without hot water, air-conditioning, television, all kitchen privileges, or garage door opener. We particularly missed the A/C as six behemoth heaters and dehumidifiers blasted hot air throughout kitchen and living room. Our savings have taken a breathtaking hit, soon to be eased somewhat by a low interest credit union equity-line-of-credit. (We need more credit unions and fewer ... but that's another blog.)
The link between the oil spill and the pushme-pullyou of A/C vs. floor-drying machines hit me like that hot slap of air on emerging from an air-conditioned building into 98-degree heat -- and it did so as I was looking across Penobscot Bay at 3 windmills on an island. And I'd noticed several others have popped up, more or less one at a time, around the Boston area, NH, and Maine.
Via postcard:
UNCCH invites you to attend a public pre-application information session for the Carolina North US Army Corps of Engineers Individual Permit Application. The University will describe the permit, the approval process, and work accomplished thus far. Representatives from the Army Corps of Engineers will attend. There will be a Q and A session.
Monday, June 21, Seymour Senior Center, 5:00-6:30 pm. Contact info: Jill Coleman, 843-3246. jcoleman@fac.unc.edu
And via Julie McClintock (for those who, like me, were wondering what the heck this is all about):
It is not commonly known by the public that UNC is seeking a 50 year Corps of Engineers permit which will document and assess impacts of all roads, greenways etc that will impact water courses on the entire tract of Carolina North.
Date:
Monday, June 21, 2010 - 1:00pm
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