Be a part of Keep Williamson Beautiful’s Living Green Expo, August 29, 2009.
This event is KWB’s endeavor to educate the people of Williamson County as to how companies can contribute to making their lives cleaner and greener.
The event will be held at the Factory at Franklin where hundreds of people shop daily. On Saturday mornings there is a Farmers Market on the grounds of the Factory where environmentally aware shoppers gather for fresh vegetables and more. These same people will be an audience green companies will want to attract. In addition this will be KWB’s Environmental Leader class graduation and our annual volunteer appreciation event. Judge Larry Potter, presiding judge of the Memphis/Shelby County Environmental Court will be the speaker and we expect a large crowd to hear this 2006 Keep America Beautiful Iron Eyes Cody Award recipient.
Friday, August 28, 2009
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
California to Mandate Recycling for Businesses, Apartments
The San Diego Union-Tribune reports that if half of the 5.5 million tons of recyclable material dumped by large businesses, apartment complexes and mobile home parks were reused, the state could save space in landfills and reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by the equivalent of taking almost 1 million cars off the road.
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Monday, August 10, 2009
Nissan to launch electric car in Tennessee
By Mike Pare for the Chattanooga Times Free Press
A top Nissan official in the U.S. said Monday that Tennessee is one of the first locations where it will sell its new all-electric car after it arrives in late 2010.
The company would like to make the car and its batteries in Smyrna. The Chattanooga area is in line for electric refueling infrastructure for the new vehicle, said Mark Perry, director of product planning and strategy for Nissan North America.
A top Nissan official in the U.S. said Monday that Tennessee is one of the first locations where it will sell its new all-electric car after it arrives in late 2010.
The company would like to make the car and its batteries in Smyrna. The Chattanooga area is in line for electric refueling infrastructure for the new vehicle, said Mark Perry, director of product planning and strategy for Nissan North America.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Home Depot: Partner in Sustainable Housing
A partnership/pilot project between Home Depot Foundation and Habitat for Humantity started last year resulted in 260 sustainable houses. Some of the houses were LEED Platinum. Preliminary results shows a 15 to 30 % energy savings. The partnership started in 30 affiliates and now is looking to go national in the coming months. Read More
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