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Solar Farm Ribbon Cutting Held Monday
Last Updated: 1:01 PM 01/30/12 - SunEnergy1 has completed the first stage of its own solar farm located in Plymouth, NC and held a ribbon cutting ceremony Monday.
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Organic Farming May Be Outgrowing Its Ideals
Last Updated: 2:58 AM 12/31/11 - Products moving away from emphasis on local growing, sustainability.
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Environmentalists Fight Planned Wind Farm In NC
Last Updated: 2:14 PM 12/04/11 - Environmental groups are fighting a planned wind farm near a wildlife refuge in northeastern North Carolina.
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New Year Will Bring New Light Bulb Law
Last Updated: 9:58 AM 11/03/11 - Beginning January 1, 2012 the Energy Independence and Security Act will go into effect for light bulbs.
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Obama Yields On Smog Rule In Face Of GOP Demands
Last Updated: 5:44 AM 09/03/11 - In a dramatic reversal, President Barack Obama on Friday scrubbed a clean-air regulation that aimed to reduce health-threatening smog, yielding to bitterly protesting businesses and congressional Republicans who complained the rule would kill jobs in America's ailing economy.
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Some Gasoline-Fueled Cars Save You More Money Than Hybrids, Electrics In The Short-Term
Last Updated: 12:33 PM 07/26/11 - Some people have gone to extremes to pay less for gas, but taking a look at 2011 cars, you don't have to break the bank to have a fuel efficient vehicle.
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Earth Day Freebies!
Last Updated: 12:10 PM 04/22/11 - Whether it's a free cup of joe or free earth-friendly products, April 22, 2011 is a day to thank Mother Earth and get free stuff!
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Green Energy: A New Steam Powered Engine
Last Updated: 11:38 AM 04/22/11 - A Florida company says it's building the answer to global warming.
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US Program Seeks To Increase Use Of E-85 Fuel
Last Updated: 10:29 AM 04/08/11 - U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is announcing an effort to increase production and use of a higher blend of ethanol fuel.
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NC's First Ethanol Plant Files For Bankruptcy
Last Updated: 1:32 PM 04/05/11 - Clean Burn Fuels of Raeford filed for bankruptcy protection.
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"Paper Or Plastic?" How About Neither?
Last Updated: 12:23 PM 03/16/11 - Supermarkets are finding a little bit of green doesn't make a big difference in breaking shoppers of the "paper or plastic?" habit.
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GORE: Winter Storms May Be "Consequence Of Global Warming"
Last Updated: 5:23 PM 02/02/11 - A crippling winter storm may be wreaking havoc across the United States, but former Vice President Al Gore says that doesn't mean global warming is debunked.
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Wind Farm Proposed In Pasquotank And Perquimans Counties
Last Updated: 6:23 AM 01/31/11 - An Oregon company wants to build what would be North Carolina's first wind farm.
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N.J. Retiree Takes Delivery Of First Chevy Volt
Last Updated: 3:25 PM 12/15/10 - A retired airline pilot living in New Jersey is the owner of the first Chevrolet Volt hybrid electric vehicle sold to the public.
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Work On NC Trail From Mountains To OBX
Last Updated: 12:19 PM 11/15/10 - Inch by inch, year after year, the Mountains-to-Sea Trail is taking shape -- with some of the latest progress around Falls Lake. The trail will eventually allow hikers to cover 1,000 miles from the Great Smokey Mountains to the Outer Banks.
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Organic Addition To Celebrate New Research Center In Raleigh
Last Updated: 12:15 PM 11/15/10 - The Raleigh skyline will be getting an organic addition to celebrate a milestone in construction work on a new research center.
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Sales Tax Holiday On Energy Efficient Appliances
Last Updated: 10:18 AM 11/15/10 - North Carolina is suspending sales taxes on Energy Star-rated appliances this weekend.
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Ultra-Small Houses Help Carbon Footprint, Satisfy Homeowner Dream
Last Updated: 11:50 AM 11/15/10 - Fuyuhito Moriya is 39 and still lives with his mother in Japan, but in circumstances you would call a tad unusual. Their house is about the same size of an average American walk-in closet.
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Saving Nags Head Beaches
Last Updated: 12:06 PM 11/15/10 - NC Coastal Resources Commission rules say sandbags are only meant as temporary structures for 5 years. So after many storms and many deadline extensions for the sandbags, the NCCRC ordered the Division of Coastal Management to restart enforcement.
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Going Green: New Reasons For Eco-Friendliness
Last Updated: 11:55 AM 11/15/10 - "Going green" is about saving the earth. But for some, it's also about saving money and saving face.
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Amazon Rainforest And Andes Connection
Last Updated: 12:02 PM 11/15/10 - The extraordinary biodiversity seen in the Amazon rainforest — one of the most species-rich ecosystems on Earth — may have evolved mainly due to the rise of the Andes, research suggests.
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How Far Can A Pumpkin Fly?
A team that shoots pumpkins from a giant air cannon says it achieved the holy grail of the sport -- chucking a pumpkin a distance of more than one mile.
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Waste To Energy Project Brings Star To Town
Last Updated: 10:02 AM 11/15/10 - You may know him from Seinfeld, Dancing with the Stars and Family Feud. But Friday, John O'Hurley was in Eastern Carolina talking about a green idea.
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NC Climate Change Panel Completes Four Years Of Work
Last Updated: 12:08 PM 11/15/10 - A legislative panel wrapping up four years of work says North Carolina state government should create a strategy on how it will adapt to changing weather patterns and climate in response to global warming.
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Doctors "Go Green" In ENC
Last Updated: 12:09 PM 11/15/10 - With the high cost of electricity, we're seeing more homes outfitted with renewable energy sources. And one county in the east is now one of the first with two businesses now capable of producing electricity.
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America Moves On From Spill; Gulf Coast Feels Abandoned
Last Updated: 10:49 AM 10/10/10 - About 800 miles from the Gulf of Mexico, Dave Edmonds is struggling to remind people about the BP oil spill.
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Recycling Program Expands To All Pitt County Schools
Last Updated: 11:02 AM 09/14/10 - The school recycling program, "Feed the Bin", has rolled out to every school in Pitt County. All 36 public schools and three private schools are involved.
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State Tests Water Near Old Landfill
Last Updated: 10:43 PM 09/08/10 - Water samples have been taken from homes near a closed landfill in Craven County to determine if residents have safe drinking water.
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NC Rebates Available For Efficient Appliances
Last Updated: 10:44 AM 09/05/10 - North Carolina energy officials say half a million dollars remains in a fund to provide rebates to people who replace old appliances with newer, more energy-efficient ones
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Seashore Park Personnel Keep Tabs On Sea Turtle Nests
Last Updated: 11:09 AM 08/30/10 - National Park Service staff are keeping tabs on the sea turtles along our shore, examining nests after eggs have hatched. You could also watch the process yourself.
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State's July Jobless Rate Dips Below Double-Digits
Last Updated: 11:10 AM 08/20/10 - North Carolina's unemployment rate has dipped below double digits for the first time since January 2009.
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Three Criminal Cases Against Eastern Carolina Fish Dealers
Last Updated: 8:37 PM 08/05/10 - Three criminal cases against fish house owners in Eastern Carolina have now been wrapped up, according to the N.C. Marine Patrol in Morehead City.
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Sandbags Along The Coast: Should They Stay Or Go?
Last Updated: 12:50 AM 07/16/10 - Those sandbags that you see dotting the shore are meant to protect valuable homes and business. But they may have to be removed.
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ENC Reacts To Oil Flow Plug
Last Updated: 11:23 PM 07/15/10 - Many along the North Carolina coast are breathing a sigh of relief to hear the oil has stopped gushing out from the oil well in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Manufacturers Must Recycle NC Computers And TVs
Last Updated: 4:30 AM 07/03/10 - North Carolina lawmakers have sent Governor Beverly Perdue a bill to give computer and television companies more options to recycle their products.
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As Oil Spills In Gulf, BP Leader Attends UK Yacht Race
Last Updated: 2:11 PM 06/19/10 - In what one environmentalist described as "yet another public relations disaster" for embattled energy giant BP, CEO Tony Hayward took time off Saturday to attend a glitzy yacht race around England's Isle of Wight.
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Jimmy Buffett Speaks About Oil Spill
Last Updated: 3:52 PM 06/09/10 - Timing is not on Jimmy Buffett's side. The "Margaritaville" singer is synonymous with the white-sand beaches along the Gulf Coast that are now being fouled by leaked oil. He's planning to open a hotel in Pensacola Beach, Fla., in two weeks.
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Camp Lejeune Largest Solar Thermal Powered Residential Community
Last Updated: 11:34 PM 05/20/10 - The solar project at Atlantic Marine Corps Communities at Camp Lejeune will produce 75 percent of the energy demand for 900 new and existing homes on base.
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Perdue To Tour Camp Lejeune Green Initiative
Last Updated: 8:37 AM 05/20/10 - Gov. Beverly Perdue is visiting a Marine Corps base in eastern North Carolina to get a look at its newest green initiative.
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Feds: Most Oil Still Not Near Strong Loop Current
Last Updated: 11:55 AM 05/18/10 - Government scientists are surveying the Gulf of Mexico to determine if oil from a massive spill off Louisiana has entered a powerful current that could take it to Florida.
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Earth Day Celebrates 40th Anniversary
Last Updated: 8:48 AM 04/22/10 - Thursday is the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. Locally, students at ECU and Croatan High School plan activities to raise awareness and make a difference. *Also Top 10 Earth Day photos slideshow.
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AAA Of The Carolinas: $700 More To Operate Car Than Last Year
Last Updated: 9:55 PM 04/08/10 - In a report by AAA of the Carolinas, the average driver in North Carolina will pay $700 more to operate their car this year than last.
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Funding Available For "Greener" Swine Lagoons
Last Updated: 12:12 PM 03/31/10 - Funding is available to swine farmers who switch from conventional lagoons to a more environmentally-friendly and innovative waste management system.
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Fort Macon State Park Earns Gold Rating For Being Green
Last Updated: 12:01 PM 03/31/10 - Fort Macon State Park Coastal Education and Visitor Center has earned a gold rating in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program of the U.S. Green Building Council.
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300 New Jobs Are Headed To Jacksonville
Last Updated: 9:17 PM 03/25/10 - PRC officials made the announcement at their 4 year anniversary celebration.
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NC Crops Need Potassium and Sulfur
Last Updated: 3:48 PM 03/16/10 - Some areas of eastern North Carolina have had more than 25 inches of precipitation, meaning water-soluble nutrients have been leached out of the crop root.
Perdue Salutes Opening Of Green McDonald's Eatery
Last Updated: 10:29 AM 01/12/10 - North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue is offering her congratulations for efforts to bring energy-efficient construction into the mainstream.
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Mile-Long Diesel Sheen Spreads Near Disabled Tugboat
Last Updated: 11:20 AM 12/26/09 - Salvage crews expect to complete work today transferring thousands of gallons of diesel fuel from a tugboat that slammed into the same reef as the Exxon Valdez 20 years ago.
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Study Asks: How Does Well-Kept Grass Matter?
Last Updated: 7:02 AM 12/26/09 - Grass experts, sociologists and community leaders are teaming up on a three-year project in Flint, Mich., to test the idea that well-maintained lawns and parks help revitalize neighborhoods.
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Toyota To Start Selling Plug-in Hybrids
Last Updated: 7:24 AM 12/14/09 - Toyota says it will start selling plug-in hybrid vehicles to consumers in 2011 at an "affordable" price.
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