sustainable
What: Community Town Hall Meeting with Greenpeace Energy
Expert Mike Johnson
Where: AARP Raleigh office, 1511 Sunday Drive Raleigh, NC
27607
When: Tuesday, November 13th, 7pm
Mike Johnson is on a state wide tour, talking about the possibilities for a
cheaper, cleaner, renewable energy future for North Carolina. Mike brings 10 years of
experience including stints at the Illinois Solar Energy Association and City
of Chicago’s
Department of Environment.
Mike will discuss the recent Greenpeace report, Charting the Correction Course, produced in association with
leading energy software company Ventyx. The report details how North Carolinians could save more than $108 billion
dollars over the next twenty years if Duke Energy switched to cleaner, cheaper
renewable energy.
Date:
Tuesday, November 13, 2012 - 7:00pm
Location:
AARP Raleigh office, 1511 Sunday Drive Raleigh, NC 27607
As part of our move to sustainable energy practices, the University is partnering with Orange County on a project to turn the landfill gas from the Orange County Landfill on Eubanks Road into energy. On Monday, October 13, from 7 - 8:30 p.m. Orange County will host an information meeting on the project at the Seymour Center at 2551 Homestead Road in Chapel Hill.
Landfills like the one on Eubanks Road produce landfill gas, created as the waste stored there decomposes. The landfill gas then escapes into the atmosphere and is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. This project would collect the gas and transport it to University property where it would be converted to electricity. This electricity would be used for power at the Giles Horney complex on Martin Luther King Boulevard and later for buildings at Carolina North.
This is an exciting project for the community. It is a great example of recycling a by-product of the landfill. Turning the landfill gas into electricity would move the University forward in its effort to become carbon neutral.
Speaking of Cyclists...
Matthew Lee does it again, this time in celebration of the inaugural Carrboro/Chapel-Hill Cruiser ride three years ago.
While the ReCYCLEry does not host Cruiser Tuesdays, you will ind a lot of us participating! For more information, please
read the following:
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008
What: Cruiser Tuesday dress up and ride
Where: Starting at the newest BUB Hub location,
Johnny's Sporting Goods, 901 W. Main Street, Carrboro
When: 7:00pm gathering, 7:30pm ride
Theme: Funky Formal -- semi-formal, fully funky!
It's a social cycling mobile dancing costume party. Usually there's a theme, and quite often a Pabst tasting or a final stop at the Resevoir. It's NOT a "critical mass" type ride; we obey all street lights and traffic rules and do not block motorists. All bikes and skill levels are welcome.
Matthew has a Cruiser Tuesday blog with photos and details: http://www.cruisertuesday.blogspot.com/
Here's an article describing how Matthew Lee brought it to the Triangle: http://www.recyclery.info/node/43
RSVP at: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=77805670496
Date:
Tuesday, August 5, 2008 - 3:00pm
Location:
Starting at Johnny's Sporting Goods, 901 W. Main St., Carrboro, NC
Location:
McKimmon Center, NCSU Raleigh
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