September 2009
The Archives
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Green
Virginia Tech's Lumenhaus – 2009 Solar Decathlon Entry
Virginia Tech has revealed their entry into this week’s Solar Decathlon, “Lumenhaus”. VT will be one of 20 entries into the Solar Decathlon, which will take place next week on the National Mall in DC. The Lumenhaus is funded 100% by external sponsors and contributors, the largest of which has been Siemens who provided funding [...]
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Life
Ken Burn's Documentary – The National Parks "America's Best Idea"
Filmmaker Ken Burn’s latest documentary about America’s national parks airs starting tonight on PBS/WHRO. It is a twelve hour documentary that will be shown in two hour installments starting tonight, and ending Friday. While twelve hours might be a bit much, I am sure it will be great even in small doses. The documentary tells the [...]
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Life
Shark!!!!
The day after it was announced that a man was probably killed by a shark in the Outer Banks, my brother-in-law Ryan caught this 250lb “Dusky”, casting from the beach in Corolla. He was out drum fishing, but threw out an extra line with some bloodied Bluefish where he caught this monster in chest deep [...]
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Sports
The New York Mess
Being a fan of the New York Mets has never been particularly rewarding, but this year has been one for the books. Things didn’t get off to a great start when the $400 million naming rights deal to our brand new ballpark “Citi Field”, fell under scrutiny, earning the moniker “Bailout Ballpark.” Well, 85 losses, [...]
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Green
Chicago Ranks #1 In Green Buildings
According to figures just released by the U.S. Green Building Council, Chicago has 88 that have earned the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. Chicago Mayor Richard Daly has long been an advocate for green building and architecture. He outfitted Chicago’s City Hall with one of the most impressive green roof layouts I [...]
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Green
Outer Banks Ban on Plastic Bags Goes Into Effect
Last week the ban on plastic bags on the Outer Banks took effect. The bill which was passed in June requires larger retail operations to completely remove plastic bags from their stores. The ban applies to stores larger than 5,000 square feet or with more than five locations in the state (mainly targeted at grocery [...]
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Green
Smart Grid Project in Fayetteville, NC
Just down the road in Fayetteville, NC Consert Energy Group and IBM are collaborating on a “smart grid” pilot test with 100 residential and business customers. So far the tests have been extremely positive, showing a first month 20% drop in average electricity consumption for the 100 customers in the program. The technology involves installing [...]
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