Help Clean Jordan Lake
The organization Clean Jordan Lake is holding its annual spring cleanup on Saturday, March 19.
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October 11, Help “Clean Jordan Lake”
Posted by Aaron Keck | Sep 19, 2014 | News Around Town
In five years, the Clean Jordan Lake event has picked up 9,000 bags of trash and 3,400 tires.
Read MoreFracking Concerns Blue Ridge Environmental Defense, NC Citizens
With the rising concern of the dangers associated with fracking, many North Carolinians are deeply uncertain about what lies ahead for the state relying on the questionable method of obtaining fuel and energy.
Read MoreParking, Water, Beer, Business, And Education!
Posted by Aaron Keck | Feb 3, 2014 | News Around Town
A new parking lot downtown, a new manufacturer in Mebane, and new honors for UNC and CHCCS. And more.
Read MoreHard Facts and Hard Heads on the Outer Banks
Posted by D.G. Martin | Apr 8, 2013 | D.G. Martin
Every week we read another news story about access to our coastal islands. Last year Hurricane Sandy and two other storms pushed water across Highway 12, cutting the road to shreds one more time. The channel across Hatteras...
Read MoreRocky Run Farm
Posted by Staff | Mar 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
There is a lot of talk these days about farm-to-fork eating. In our area many people take it seriously and generally do a good job of eating thoughtfully; using fresh, local ingredients. Isaiah Allen personifies this way of...
Read MoreNorth Carolina Must Rise To Its Unique Climate Challenge
Posted by The Commentators | Mar 8, 2013 | The Commentators
NASA’s James Hansen recently declared that climate change has become a planetary emergency. If humanity doesn’t begin cutting global emissions by 2015, the climate crisis will pass a point of no return – and a hellish condition...
Read MoreNews Around Town: Foushee, Old Tree
ORANGE COUNTY – Newly elected State Representative Valerie Foushee will take her oath of office on Tuesday, January 8, at 4:00 p.m. in the Orange County Courthouse in Hillsborough. The ceremony is open to the public;...
Read MoreIs Resiliency an Economic Priority?
Posted by Staff | Aug 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
A few weeks ago, I was in Iowa and South Dakota and saw first-hand the fields of stunted, parched corn that are the result of the worst U.S. drought in 56 years. Sioux Falls had .01 inches of rain in July. It was on everyone’s...
Read MoreThe County Needs an Alternative Energy Task Force
Posted by Staff | Aug 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
The growth of alternative energy is accelerating. Here and there across Orange County, photovoltaic systems are being installed, solar water heaters are appearing on rooftops, and geothermal systems are on the rise. A large...
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