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Teachers and schools embrace green curricula
By Harriet Blake The best teachers inspire. Their grasp and excitement of a subject is contagious. Talking to Bertha Vazquez, Susan Vincent and Patrick Curley, you can’t come away without absorbing at...
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FedEx puts more hybrids on the road; says feds should express incentives
From Green Right Now Reports FedEx has added 92 hybrid-electric trucks to its fleet, all of which are converted standard delivery trucks. The increase represents a jump of 50 percent in the company’s...
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Gleaning crews put sustainability into action, feeding those in need
By Harriet Blake Fact: America has an abundance of food. Question: So why does anyone go hungry in this country? A potato gleaning in Virginia (Photo: Society of St. Andrew) Armed with this simple...
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A North Carolina McDonald’s goes McGreen
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now When Ric Richards recently acquired an aging McDonalds in Cary, N.C., he knew the place needed an overhaul. The 25-year-old store was fraying at the edges. LED...
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North Carolina could gain jobs and lower energy costs with a green growth plan
From Green Right Now Reports North Carolina could benefit economically and add nearly 40,000 new jobs over the next 15 years if it follows a greener development path, according to a new study by the...
View ArticleDuke Energy will expand solar program to 10 new sites
Ten new customer sites across North Carolina will have solar panels installed on their building or grounds as part of Duke Energy’s distributed solar generation program, the company announced today....
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NASA photo captures Earl, Danielle and a third storm spinning across Atlantic
NASA's photo of the day for Sept. 2 shows what an active hurricane season looks like. This satellite “Photo of the Day” from NASA satellite GOES-13 taken on Monday shows Hurricane Danielle skirting off...
View ArticleHistoric hurricanes, drought, floods and tornadoes: Do we see a pattern here?
(Aug. 31 update: As power outages continue and crop losses mount, damage estimates for Hurricane Irene have climbed to $7 billion and possibly as high as $10 billion.) By Barbara Kessler Green Right...
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New York approves enviro-friendly B Corps; Pennsylvania, North Carolina and...
From Green Right Now Reports There are more than 450 B Corps nationwide. B Corps, or benefit corporations, have arrived in the state of New York. Earlier this month, the legislature passed, and Gov....
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Nature in Danger: The Red Wolf
B.C. Riley Green Right Now Red Wolf and pups (Photo: Greg Kosh, US Fish and Wildlife Service.) Red Wolves, commonly mistaken as coyotes, have stunning copper and gray coats. They live in packs composed...
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A spritely, solar-powered ELF is coming to town
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now Its creators call it an Organic Transit Vehicle (OTV), a “new class of velomobile” that’s positioned somewhere between a bike and a mini-car. The game-changing...
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