NC nuclear plant shut down after crack discovered
Source: Fox
Raleigh :: NC :: USA | updated 2013-05-16 20:05:20 -0700 | green-news
N.C. A nuclear plant near North Carolina's capital city was shut down after operators reviewing ultrasonic tests from last year found the results showed tiny marks of corrosion and cracking that need repair, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said. Operators...
Crystal Springs Reservoir mystery: What happened to the bald eagles?
Source: Contra Costa Times
Walnut Creek :: NC :: USA | updated 2013-05-16 16:07:51 -0700 | green-news
The thrilling tale of two bald eagles that made a historic mating attempt last year at a reservoir in San Mateo County has turned into a mystery. The eagles returned this winter to examine the nest they'd built in a...
Climate Change Is Happening… So What?
Source: Inter Press Service
Burlington :: NC :: USA | updated 2013-05-16 10:41:55 -0700 | green-news
US Army Corps of Engineers tours flooded areas in Burlington, North Dakota in 2011...Seven in 10 U.S. citizens believe climate change is real and happening now. Yet most have never even contacted a government official about the issue, let alone...
Vt. US Rep. Welch to talk about farm bill hopes
Source: Boston.com
Burlington :: NC :: USA | updated 2013-05-14 13:33:25 -0700 | green-news
Rep. Peter Welch is going to be talking about the farm bill that Congress will be considering in Washington. Welch, a member of the House Agriculture Committee, plans to discuss his priorities for the farm bill on Tuesday in Burlington....
N.C. Coal Plant Emissions Might Play Role in State Suicide Numbers
Source: Newswise
Charlotte :: NC :: USA | updated 2013-05-13 14:36:17 -0700 | green-news
May 13, 2013 New research from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center finds that suicide, while strongly associated with psychiatric conditions, also correlates with environmental pollution...Spangler, M.D., M.P.H., a professor of family medicine at Wake Forest Baptist, looked specifically at...
Police investigating fires at UNC Wilmington
Source: SF Gate
Wilmington :: NC :: USA | updated 2013-05-11 13:21:50 -0700 | green-news
N.C. (AP) Police at the University of North Carolina Wilmington are investigating five small fires that were found on campus. Police Chief David Donaldson says campus police and the Wilmington Fire Department responded early Friday to a path in the...
Police catch driver clocked in excess of 120 mph
Source: Boston.com
Burlington :: NC :: USA | updated 2013-05-11 01:15:41 -0700 | green-news
Vt. (AP) Police say a motorist who was driving in excess of 120 mph was apprehended after an extended chase...Wade Labrecque attempted to stop a vehicle that was traveling more than 120 mph, weaving in and out of traffic and...
State to allow new water connections to Goose Creek
Source: Charlotte Observer Online
Mint Hill :: NC :: USA | updated 2013-05-10 12:52:54 -0700 | green-news
Environmental Management Commission has lifted an 11-year-old moratorium in Mint Hill designed to protect the Carolina Heelsplitter. The commission unanimously voted to allow new water connections in the Goose Creek Basin of Mint Hill. The moratorium was automatically lifted as...
Vt. Natl Guard training sparks small brush fires
Source: The Boston Globe
Burlington :: NC :: USA | updated 2013-05-08 04:33:14 -0700 | green-news
Vt. (AP) The Vermont Army National Guard is monitoring some ongoing small fires at the forested Ethan Allen Firing Range in Jericho that flared up during training exercises last weekend...Chris Gookin of the guard tells the Burlington Free Press (http://bfpne.ws/18UREeE)...
North Carolina hit by heavy rains
Source: United Press International
Charlotte :: NC :: USA | updated 2013-05-06 13:40:58 -0700 | green-news
Heavy rains in North Carolina on Sunday and Monday caused school cancellations, traffic delays, power outages and flood warnings, meteorologists say. Flood warnings have been issued for Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and Watauga counties that are in effect until...
Western NC beekeeper, farmer help bees flourish
Source: SF Gate
Rutherfordton :: NC :: USA | updated 2013-05-04 21:50:45 -0700 | green-news
N.C. (AP) Beekeeper Jackson Corbin has been stung hundreds of times. "Once you've been doing this job for a while you don't even realize it," Corbin said. "The main times when you get stung is if you try to move...
NC’s new energy economy: temporary, nomadic work
Source: Charlotte Observer Online
Dunn :: NC :: USA | updated 2013-05-03 15:32:52 -0700 | green-news
Their work experience includes fast food, pest control, nursing homes, state government, Walmart, military service and a stint in prison. Some are fresh out of school and have no work history at all. This is North Carolina's new solar workforce...
NH investment firm seeks Alcoa's NC dams license
Source: Boston.com
Raleigh :: NC :: USA | updated 2013-05-03 10:33:39 -0700 | green-news
N.C. (AP) A New Hampshire investment firm is challenging Alcoa Inc.'s bid for a new federal license to operate dams along one of North Carolina's largest rivers. New Energy Capital Partners filed a petition this week with the Federal Energy...
Fracking giant Halliburton nixes NC’s chemical disclosure rule
Source: Charlotte Observer Online
Raleigh :: NC :: USA | updated 2013-05-03 17:05:29 -0700 | green-news
Mining & Energy Commission was set to approve its first fracking rule Friday, perhaps the most important of all the safety rules the commission will write to protect the public and safeguard the environment. The standard spells out which chemicals...
NASA`s latest rover set to explore Greenland ice sheet
Source: Zee News
Grover :: NC :: USA | updated 2013-05-02 08:11:39 -0700 | green-news
Greenland Rover and Goddard Remotely Operated Vehicle for Exploration and Research, is set for testing May 3 through June 8 in the highest part of Greenland. It will roam the frigid landscape collecting measurements to help scientists better understand changes...
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