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In this issue:
Upcoming events!
NC GreenPower is a part of more than 100 events each year. Earth Month is April and it is by far our busiest month. Thinking about volunteering as a member of our Speakers Bureau? Visit our events calendar and sign up to volunteer today. We offer free trainings throughout the year and across the state.
March Volunteer Opportunities:
DURHAM
Parkwood Neighborhood Green Fair Evite invitation
Saturday, March 13, 10am - 2pm *Volunteer needed
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RALEIGH AREA
MS St. Patty's Day Run Green 8K
Saturday, March 7, 1-4pm *Volunteer needed
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WAKE FOREST
Wake EMC Annual Meeting www.wemc.com
Friday, March 26, 4:30-7pm *Volunteer needed
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WILMINGTON
Student & Faculty presentation www.uncwil.edu - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Wednesday, March 3, 6:30-8pm
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If you would like to be notified about the next volunteer training in your town, please contact us
via email or call (919) 857-9026
for more information on opportunities!
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173 kW Solar Array Dedication, February
Wednesday, February 24: A luncheon reception was hosted by Wallace & Graham, PA who have stepped out in front to set the example for other businesses by showing that a commitment to Solar Energy can be good for the environment and good for business. The firm recently invested in a 173.25 kilowatt grid-tied solar electric system, one of the largest privately- owned photovoltaic systems in the region to date, and the largest on the NC GreenPower program. State and Federal Tax Incentives, along with purchase agreements with NC GreenPower and Duke Energy, combine to create a solid financial opportunity and is part of an energy strategy to create lower long-term operating costs while offering environmental benefits to the community.
The system, installed and commissioned by Sundance Power Systems on the rooftop of the building that houses the Medical Department of the law firm is seen as a secure investment that promises significant financial returns, transforming what was once an empty rooftop into a productive profit center. The switch to green renewable energy will also greatly reduce the firm’s carbon footprint and overall environmental impact.
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Green up your home or office with these paper tips!
- Every ton of recycled paper saves 17 trees compared to paper made from virgin materials.
- Instead of using a new piece of paper for rough work, turn over a used copy and write on the other side.
- Junk mail is more than an annoyance. It clogs landfills as well as your mailbox, and costs millions of trees and tax dollars every year.
- 5.6 million tons of catalogs and other direct mail advertisements end up in U.S. landfills annually.
- The average U.S. household receives unsolicited junk mail equal to 1.5 trees each year—That's more than 100 million trees for all households combined.
- 44 percent of junk mail is thrown away unopened, but only half that much junk mail (33 percent) is recycled.
- Americans pay $370 million annually to dispose of junk mail that doesn’t get recycled.
- On average, Americans spend 8 months opening junk mail in the course of their lives.
- Start by registering with the Mail Preference Service of the Direct Marketing Association (DMA). It won’t guarantee you a life free of junk mail, but it can help.
- You can also go to OptOutPreScreen.com, which can enable you to remove your name from lists that mortgage, credit card and insurance companies use to mail you offers and solicitations.
- One option is to use the Stop the Junk Mail Kit developed by the Consumer Research Institute.
- The website JunkBusters.com provides further guidelines for reducing junk mail and other intrusions, from unwanted e-mail (Spam) to telemarketing.
- Pay your bills online! Eliminate your paper trail as well as the energy used to transport paper bills.
- Go digital. If only 10 million people in the US change Mon-Fri newspapers to online, we could save almost 50,000 trees each year!
- Manufacturing products from recycled materials requires substantially less energy and natural resources than products from virgin materials.
- You may think that a lot of paper gets recycled, but according to the National Recycling Coalition, Americans throw away enough office paper each year to build a 13-foot-high wall of paper from New York to Seattle.
- Do your part - recycle!
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FEATURED green business
My Eco Lamp is a lamp recycling solution service, specializing in “non-household” universal waste services with a primary focus on commercial lighting, ballasts, batteries, and E-waste. Their service offers affordable solutions to commercial, industrial, schools, towns and state buildings. They help their clients stay up to date with the ever increasing regulation of properly handling and disposing of mercury containing lamps (ie, fluorescent, HID, compact fluorescent lamps, etc…).
In addition to lighting, My Eco Lamp offers a full line of eco-friendly lighting supply ranging from LED, energy efficient T5 and T8 lamps along with green ballasts and fixtures for retrofits. The company's main focus is small to medium size facilities that do not have a convenient or economical alternative to recycling other than pre-paid boxes. My Eco Lamp was founded in January, 2009 as an LLC in NC.
Currently located at 5421-102 Old Poole Road, Raleigh, NC 27610, My Eco Lamp, LLC features a show room and warehouse for lamp storage and lamp supply distribution.
For more information, contact Harry Mahler or visit their website: www.myecolamp.com
"The Next Generation in Lighting" - Lamp Recycling Solutions and Eco-Friendly Lighting Supply.
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NEW 2010 Generator map!
Ever wondered if NC GreenPower had any solar panel generators in your area? We now have an updated map available for you on our website! We plan to update it every quarter, but the listing of generators below it is updated daily, as each new agreement comes in.
http://www.ncgreenpower.org/resources/generators.php
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PROGRAM UPDATE:
Total subscribers as of January 31: 13,131*
Monthly Renewable Energy Blocks: 21,629
Total annual generation: 25,954,500 kWh
Monthly Carbon Offset Blocks: 472
Total annual offset: 2,832,000 lbs. CO2
Annual equivalent trees planted:4,372,390
*All numbers reflect current utility reporting to date. |
Current generators:
Wind – 7
Landfill methane gas – 2
Biomass – Clean wood waste – 1
Small hydroelectric – 2
Solar photovoltaic (PV) – 293 (including 10 large solar PV)
Total Generators –305
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