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Beausolar
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette's BeauSoleil
solar project, one of 20 international teams that participated in the
U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon, wraps up its display at the
Solar Village at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., this month. Universities that competed in the decathlon were
challenged to design, build and operate an attractive, fully
operational solar-powered home.
October 26, 2009
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Wetlands Winners
The second annual Protect Our Wetlands, Protect
Ourselves film competition will debut its winning entries at the 2009
Voodoo Music Experience. The No Coast, No Music Theater at Voodoo's
Five Minute Films Festival, screens Edward Holub and Christian
Roselund's grand prize-winning The Human Cost, which documents
Hurricane Gustav's impact on the Native American community at
Pointe-Au-Chien and the residents of Chauvin, La., as well as the oil
industry's impact on the Gulf coast.
October 26, 2009
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Garden at Warren Easton High School
A 286-square-foot garden, producing tomatoes, greens,
peppers, squash, onions, beets and cauliflower, debuted this month at
Warren Easton High School. The project, led by 4-H extension agent
Pamela Marquis from the LSU AgCenter, who had help from 19 students,
teachers and health specialists, will provide a year-round outdoor
classroom environment where students will tackle environmental
stewardship while fulfilling earth sciences requirements.
October 26, 2009
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Make It Right Float House
Earlier this month, the Make It Right foundation
unveiled its FLOAT House, a structure built to float as water rises
under it. One of 13 architectural teams participating in the Make It
Right project, Morphosis Architects, working with UCLA architecture and
urban design graduate students, developed the 1,000-square-foot home
from technology tested in the Netherlands and modeled after a
traditional shotgun design.
October 26, 2009
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Backyard Gardeners' Network
The Backyard Gardeners' Network (BGN) seeks donations
for its Guerrilla Garden Project in the Lower 9th Ward. BGN wants to
create a vibrant, social green space and urban farm at Chartres and
Charbonnet streets.
October 26, 2009
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Opening Acts: Unique Products, Branch Out, Solar N Stuff
This month, Unique Products celebrates its 10th
anniversary of selling eco-friendly wares at its retail gallery (2038
Magazine St., 568-1020). "Recycling artists" Mark Kirk and Heather
Macfarlane opened the store in 1999, selling green house- and
kitchenware, decor such as Mardi Gras bead chandeliers, and other
accessories including recycled-glass cufflinks.
September 28, 2009
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Volunteers Needed: Rebuilding Together New Orleans
Rebuilding Together New Orleans (RTNO) wants to put
businesses to work this October. RTNO seeks local corporations and
organizations to put together volunteer teams for a community building
project, which will help reconstruct homes in seven New Orleans
neighborhoods over the course of two weekends (Oct. 2-3 and Oct. 9-10).
September 28, 2009
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Canal Lighthouse Benefit
Green Goddess chef Chris DeBarr will host a benefit for
the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation Wednesday, Oct. 7, from 6 p.m.
to 9 p.m. The "Cocktails for the Lighthouse" event features cocktails
from Tru Organic Vodka and Gin, courtesy of the restaurant's Exchange
Alley neighbors the Pelican Club.
September 28, 2009
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Microgreens
Local green news
Road Rules Drivers, keep the road rage at bay.
August 17, 2009
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Microgreens
Super Market The Hollygrove Market & Farm, an urban microfarm and
nonprofit storefront-in-progress, hosts an event Tuesday, July 28, to
benefit its Olive Street farm just steps from Carrollton Avenue.
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July 27, 2009
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