Posts Tagged ‘Asheville’
Green building is catching on in Tri-Cities
May 31st, 2010 | 
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Green building, which is already mainstream in cities like Asheville, N.C., and Charlottesville, Va., is starting to catch on in the Tri-Cities.
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Tags: Asheville, Charlottesville Va, Green Building, Tri Cities | 
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A Surge in Homeless Children Tests School Aid Programs
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — In the small trailer her family rented over the summer, 9-year-old Charity Crowell picked out the green and purple outfit she would wear on the first day of school.[...] Click below to read the full story from the source… A Surge in Homeless Children Tests School Aid Programs
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Tags: Asheville, Charity, Crowell, First Day Of School, Homeless Children, School Aid |
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Asheville Ought To Be On This List
Jun29 Gordon SmithThanks to SmithMillCreek for pointing me to this story from the Miami Herald listing ten of the greenest cities in America. Criteria “include air and water quality, efficient recycling and management of waste, percentage of LEED-certified buildings, acres of land devoted to greenspace, use of renewable energy sources, and easy access to products and services that make green lifestyle choices (organic products, buying local, clean transportation methods) easy.”Asheville’s commi
