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08/27/10 by Kacey Hoover

Misunderstood Mass Transit Misunderstood Mass Transit

People have become accustomed to the comforts of driving in their own vehicles, with their own music and on their own schedule. As we enjoy the comforts of being alone in our four-door SUV, our health and well being are suffering from the pollutants of idling vehicles in traffic.

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08/12/10 by Staff Writer

Center Receives Grant to Launch Catawba Energy Corps Center Receives Grant to Launch Catawba Energy Corps

The Center for the Environment at Catawba College has received a $184,000 grant from the N.C. Energy Office’s Student Energy Internship and Fellowship Program to launch the Catawba College Energy Corps.

08/12/10 by Staff Writer

Save the Date for the Ugly Bug Ball Save the Date for the Ugly Bug Ball

The Fifth Annual Ugly Bug Ball and Silent Auction will be held Friday, October 1, at the Center for the Environment facility on the Catawba College campus.

08/12/10 by Staff Writer

Center Partners with City of Salisbury to Offer Lectures on ACCESS16 TV Center Partners with City of Salisbury to Offer Lectures on ACCESS16 TV

The Center for the Environment is partnering with the City of Salisbury to offer presentations by noted authorities on ACCESS16 TV. The speakers have talked to audiences at the Center in recent months on topics ranging from air pollution to sustainability issues.

07/25/10 by Staff Writer

Energy Efficiency a Top Priority for this House Energy Efficiency a Top Priority for this House

The house Spear Construction Company has constructed at 209 Lowe Avenue in Kannapolis is so energy-efficient that the owners will be guaranteed a monthly power bill of only $27.

07/22/10 by Staff Writer

Sign Up for EnviroFlash: Receive Air Quality Information by Email Sign Up for EnviroFlash: Receive Air Quality Information by Email

You can receive daily emails on air quality forecasts and ozone-alert days if you sign up for EnviroFlash.

07/19/10 by Staff Writer

Tomorrow's Bluer Skies: Concord Native Tracks her Interest in Air Quality Tomorrow's Bluer Skies: Concord Native Tracks her Interest in Air Quality

Checking the Internet in the morning has become a daily routine for me. However, I'm not concerned about the latest Facebook status update or how many people have read my friend's "tweet." Instead, I'm reading about the day's air quality forecast.

06/30/10 by Staff Writer

Rowan Express Adds Eastern Route July 19 Rowan Express Adds Eastern Route July 19

The Rowan Express will expand its weekday service to Granite Quarry, Faith and Rockwell beginning July 19. A 14-passenger mini-bus will travel the 22-mile, hour-and-20-minute loop seven times a day Monday through Friday.

06/22/10 by John Wear

Shifting from the Single to the Triple Bottom Line Shifting from the Single to the Triple Bottom Line

Day after day, night after night, the massive oil spill in the Gulf dominates headlines. We learn about the impact it is having on wildlife, on the shoreline, on the fishing industry. We look for ways to stop it as we would a bleeding wound, but in truth stopping the bleeding is only treating the symptoms. We need to do more: We need to treat the cause.

06/21/10 by Staff Writer

Grand opening of electrification service at Derrick Truck Stop

Derrick Truck Plaza Electrification Celebrated at Grand Opening Derrick Truck Plaza Electrification Celebrated at Grand Opening

Derrick Travel Plaza is doing its part to reduce air pollution. Officials launched a truck stop electrification service June 18 at a grand opening ceremony at the plaza off I-85 on Peeler Road.

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