Join us for a Webinar on June 21 at 1pm Please join us for this Clean Energy 101 Webinar presented by the U.S. DOE's Southeast Clean Energy Application Center. (www.chpcenterse.org)

Topics covered by this webinar include:

• Overviews of Waste Heat Recovery, Combined Heat and Power (CHP), and District Energy systems
• The benefits of Clean Energy systems
• Successful applications of Clean Energy systems
• How to determine if a facility is a good candidate for Clean Energy technologies

Speakers:

• Keith McAllister, North Carolina Solar Center
• Rhett Graves, Mississippi State University

Title: Clean Energy 101
Date: Monday, June 21, 2010
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/585994386

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Join us for wine, hors d'oeuvres and "Kilowatt Ours" Wednesday, June 30th 6:30pm-8:30pm at Yes! Solar Solutions in Cary

 

NC GreenPower, in partnership with Yes! Solar Solutions and Green Plus, will be screening the documentary "Kilowatt Ours - A plan to re-energize America." Come mingle and network with us!

The space is limited to 40, so we are requesting reservations. Please RSVP no later than Friday, June 25th to: speaker@ncgreenpower.org. Please provide your name and the number of people attending.

If you RSVP, but later find that you are unable to attend, please contact us to let us know so that we may allow anyone on a waiting list to attend. We will email you to confirm that you are one of the first 40.

SCREENING LOCATION: Yes! Solar Solutions 410 Ledgestone Way Cary, NC 27519 (919) 459-4157 Wednesday, June 30th 6:30pm-8:30pm Light refreshments & beverages provided.

 

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Featured NC GreenPower sponsor

A warm welcome to our newest in-kind Partner level sponsor, Fairway Outdoor Advertising! Have you seen our billboards rotating around Raleigh and Durham? Thanks to the generosity of the folks at Fairway, we were able to keep our billboards up this year with a donation of space.

While most people don’t contemplate the carbon footprints of advertising mediums, the billboard industry has long been considered the most environmentally friendly.  The out-of-home medium has never used any water or sewer services in its operations and can now tout that it uses recyclable display vinyls.  In 2009, the billboard industry converted from using paper and paste materials for displaying its ads and began using Eco-Posters which are made from a recyclable durable, yet lightweight material called polyethylene (PE).  The recycled billboard vinyls are used in industrial and consumer products such as: composite decking boards, rail road ties, hand bags, portfolio binders and other useful items.  

Fairway Outdoor Advertising is just one of the local billboard companies that began using Eco-Posters in its North Carolina operations.  The positive environmental impact of this newly adopted practice is dramatic.  Since implementing Eco-Posters as an operational practice, Fairway has eliminated the use and disposal of 2,500 gallons of paste per month.  In addition, this change has saved 6,000-8,000 pounds of paper from entering area landfills every year.  While freeing-up a vast amount of landfill space alone is dramatic, the trickledown effect of this new product creates additional eco-friendly attributes.  Consider the vehicle emissions saved from the elimination of shipping paste as well as the riddance of daily miles driven by Fairway staff to local landfills.

Last year, Fairway installed its first solar billboard in Raleigh, N.C.  Fairway has also been conducting wind testing in its coastal markets to see if vertical wind turbines would be a viable option for the industry’s environmental goals. As additional advances in solar and wind generating technology come into the market place, many outdoor advertising industry experts expect more and more billboards to convert to alternative energy.  It will be just a matter of time until the greenest advertising medium is fully grazing on green pastures.     

For the full content of the article submitted by Fairway Outdoor, follow this link:
Fairway - The Greenest Advertising Medium is Transitioning to Greener Pastures.pdf

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Featured NC GreenPower partner

Riley Life Industries is a warehousing and order fulfillment company that has pushed the boundaries of what it means to focus on the triple bottom line.  A small sample of its sustainable solutions include reducing packaging costs by 61% through reuse, organizing monthly company-wide community service activities, purchasing a battery powered forklift, encouraging carpooling, and bringing together shareholders to encourage community-wide sustainable practice sharing.

Since 2007, Riley Life Industries, based in Durham, North Carolina has worked to deliver superior outsourced service support to companies who aim to be sustainable and progressive.  They allow their customers to focus on advancing their own business while Riley Life manages product shipment and inventory.

Riley Life Industries is also a Certified Green Plus business and has received numerous awards, including Triangle Business Journal Green Innovative Idea Award 2009; Durham Chamber of Commerce Sustainable Business of the Year 2009; Sustainable North Carolina Entrepreneurship Award 2009.

For more information about Riley Life, call 919-439-3380.
They are located at 1000 Parliament Court, Suite 310, Durham, NC 27703

 

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Green up! Father's Day tips and Green Spring Cleaning

Looking for some eco-friendly ideas for Father's Day? Check out these!

• Skip the traditional polo & give him one made of recycled bottles. 8bottles.com offers a 100% post-consumer recycled performance polo made from PET bottles.
• Not a polo man? How about a 'Green' Tee instead! http://www.humanwear.com
• Planning to grill out for Father's Day? Consider picking up grass fed beef at your local green grocery.
• Pamper dad with a great organic shaving gift set by Aubrey Organics from The Ultimate Green Store.
• Whatever you decide, make sure you show him how much you appreciate him, check out these and more tips here at The Green Samaritan

Got Spring Cleaning on the brain? Make sure it is Green Cleaning, here are 5 green cleaning agents provided by GreenPeace:

• Use Pure Soap. It's biodegradable & non-toxic but make sure it is synthetic scent and color free.
• Vinegar is a mild disinfectant that cuts grease, cleans glass, deodorizes & removes calcium deposits.
• Eucalyptus oil is a good disinfectant & deodorizer. It removes stains & repels insects. It even attacks rust!
• Washing soda cuts grease, removes stains, disinfects & softens water, but don't use it on aluminum...
• Baking Soda works well as an abrasive in alternative recipes. It also deodorizes, removes stains, polishes & softens fabrics.
• For more tips, visit their website: Greenpeace home cleaning solutions
  

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We are also very pleased to announce our newest website revision! You can now sort columns for each of our 300+ generators and search by utility, project size, etc.
Take a look by clicking the image below!



PROGRAM UPDATE: June 2010 Total subscribers* as of May 31: 12,550 Monthly Renewable Energy Blocks: 28,435 Total annual generation: 34,122,000 kWh Monthly Carbon Offset Blocks: 806 Total annual offset: 4,836,000 lbs. CO2 Annual equivalent trees planted: 5,839,856 *All numbers reflect current utility reporting to date.

Current generators: Wind – 7 Landfill methane – 2 Small hydroelectric – 2 (including multiple sites) Large Solar photovoltaic (PV) – 12 Small Solar photovoltaic (PV) – 307 Total Solar photovoltaic (PV) – 319 Total Generators – 330 *Check out our more than 40 new project photos online!

 

What if NC GreenPower earned a donation every time you searched the Internet? Or how about if a percentage of every purchase you made online went to support our cause?

GoodSearch.com is a new Yahoo-powered search engine that donates half its advertising revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities its users designate. Use it just as you would any search engine, get quality search results from Yahoo, and watch the donations add up!

And if you download the GoodSearch NC GreenPower toolbar, our cause will earn money every time you shop and search online - even if you forget to go to GoodShop or GoodSearch first! Add the NC GreenPower toolbar at http://www.goodsearch.com/toolbar/nc-greenpower-green-power

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