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Atlanta on PACE for Clean Energy Financing Project
Thursday, 1 Jul, 2010 – 5:45 | No Comment
Atlanta on PACE for Clean Energy Financing Project

By Ken Edelstein
MyGreenATL.com
It sounds too good to be true: A way to pay for home energy improvements that requires no upfront payments from homeowners and no payments at all by local taxpayers. And though you’d …

Green Insider: Saying No To Plastic
Thursday, 1 Jul, 2010 – 5:00 | No Comment
Green Insider: Saying No To Plastic

By Laura Turner Seydel
This past month, legislation was passed in California banning pharmacy, grocery, liquor and convenience stores throughout the state from giving out plastic shopping bags. This is great news when statistics show that …

MODA’s Beyond Bricks & Sticks at Lenox Square
Monday, 28 Jun, 2010 – 5:00 | No Comment
MODA’s Beyond Bricks & Sticks at Lenox Square

The Museum of Design Atlanta’s exhibit, ATLANTA: Beyond Bricks & Sticks, is on display now through July 12 at Lenox Square. Spotlighting many of the metro area’s outstanding design examples, the exhibit tells the stories …

Green Hotels A New Trend
Tuesday, 1 Jun, 2010 – 5:20 | 2 Comments
Green Hotels A New Trend

By Jenn Ballentine
Given the huge impact the economic downturn has had on the hospitality industry, one would think that hotels and inns across Atlanta would be looking for ways to cut costs and scaling back …

Got Compost?
Tuesday, 1 Jun, 2010 – 5:12 | No Comment
Got Compost?

Compost is organic matter, like leaves and grass, garden waste, kitchen scraps and manure that have broken down and decomposed.
Compost can be used to help create better soils, reduce erosion, keep moisture in the soil, …

June Eco-Briefs
Tuesday, 1 Jun, 2010 – 5:00 | No Comment
June Eco-Briefs

Decatur-based Columbia Theological Seminary (CTS) has announced that its new residence hall has earned LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. Atlanta architecture firm Lord, Aeck & Sargent designed the project, and are …