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Citizens Ask for Protection of Local Waterways
Last Updated: 6:56 PM 01/12/12 - The citizen-based environmental advocacy organization Environment Virginia is asking President Barack Obama to protect local seasonal waterways under the Clean Water Act.
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Families Conserve 400 Acres of Forestland in Greene
Last Updated: 2:52 PM 01/03/12 - Thanks to three families, the Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) recently recorded its first working forest conservation easements in Greene County.
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Local School Shows Off Renewable Energy Resource Center
Last Updated: 5:17 PM 12/16/11 - There was some excitement at Henley Middle School Friday afternoon, not for the looming Christmas break, but for a ribbon cutting ceremony for the renewable energy resource center at the Albemarle County school.
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Local Pee Wee Cheerleaders Prepare for National Competition
Last Updated: 10:57 PM 11/30/11 - Two local pee wee cheerleading squads will compete in a national competition at Disneyworld next week. The Pee Wee Jets of Greene County and Junior Pee Wee Steelers of Albemarle County, each in their first year of existence, advanced through district and regional competition to make the national finals.
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Local Schools Win Top Honors in Green Challenge
Last Updated: 10:55 PM 11/17/11 - Nine school divisions, including two in Central Virginia, received top awards in the 2011 VSBA Green Schools Challenge. Charlottesville City Schools placed first among school divisions with student populations under 5,000.
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LED Lights Going in at Albemarle County Office Building
Last Updated: 7:14 PM 11/09/11 - Over the next two weeks, the parking lots at the Albemarle County Office Building on McIntire Road will be getting an energy efficiency retrofit as the lot’s 48 metal halide lights are being replaced with LED models.
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Local Contractors Receive Inaugural LEAP Awards
Last Updated: 3:36 PM 11/04/11 - A handful of local contractors have been crowned the best-of-the-best by the Local Energy Alliance Program (LEAP) for their efforts to bring Central Virginia homeowners health, comfort and cost savings through home energy efficiency.
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UVa Dining Hall Places 4th in National Energy Competition
Last Updated: 7:33 PM 11/02/11 - The University of Virginia's Observatory Hill Dining Hall has finished fourth among 31 buildings in a nationwide energy conservation contest.
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Albemarle County Gets Gold in Green Challenge
Last Updated: 7:47 PM 10/31/11 - Albemarle County once again took home the gold when it comes to going green. For the second year in a row the county has been awarded the gold level certification in the "Go Green Virginia Challenge".
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Tour des Trees Stops by Monticello
Last Updated: 7:52 PM 10/05/11 - Cyclists from the 2011 STIHL Tour des Trees made stops at Columbia Elementary in Palmyra and Thomas Jefferson's Monticello in Albemarle County on Wednesday to plant and dedicate trees.
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Local Businesses Earn Points in Green Challenge
Last Updated: 6:10 PM 08/31/11 - Nearly 60 Charlottesville-area businesses are competing against each other to be more sustainable and more energy efficient. Wednesday, members of the Better Business Challenge team issued points to participating businesses.
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LEAP Welcomes AmeriCorps Team to Help Local Homeowners
Last Updated: 7:11 PM 08/08/11 - Monday, the Local Energy Alliance Program (LEAP) welcomed members of AmeriCorps to the area. The team of 12 will be engaged in neighborhood and community outreach in Charlottesville and Albemarle County.
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Contest Offers Local Homeowners $10,000 Energy Makeover
Last Updated: 3:09 PM 07/18/11 - If high power bills, stink bugs, or mold are causing you problems, you could win a home makeover through the PowerSaver Home Energy Makeover Contest. One grand prize winner will get a $10,000 home makeover.
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Charlottesville Businesses to Compete in Green Challenge
Last Updated: 1:35 PM 06/15/11 - The Local Energy Alliance Program (LEAP) has challenged Charlottesville businesses to "Go Green". Groups will compete in a year-long sustainability competition, complete with a points system and awards.
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Eco-remodeled Home on Display in Charlottesville
Last Updated: 5:52 PM 05/12/11 - After a year of work, a new environmentally friendly eco-remodeled home was on display in Charlottesville on Thursday. It will be used as an educational model home for future projects.
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Residents Asked to Take Clean Commute Pledge
Last Updated: 2:20 PM 05/10/11 - The Commuter Information Team hosted the 21st annual Clean Commute Day in the Central Virginia region on Friday. They gathered at the Community Chalkboard on the Downtown Mall to encourage residents to take the "Clean Commute Pledge".
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UVa Students, Faculty Endorse Green Plan
Last Updated: 3:12 PM 05/02/11 - Faculty and students at the University of Virginia are backing a plan to reduce the school's effect on the environment.
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EcoFair Encourages Clean, Green Lifestyles
Last Updated: 8:03 PM 04/23/11 - An EcoFair at the nTelos Wireless Pavilion took place Saturday, as part of Charlottesville Earth Week. More than 75 exhibitors showed residents how to live greener, cleaner lifestyles through workshops and demos.
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UVa Encourages Green Living at EcoFair
Last Updated: 7:52 PM 04/21/11 - A celebration of Earth Week took place on the University of Virginia grounds, and some students are jumpstarting some good habits.
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County Seeking Local Artisans to Join Monticello Artisan Trail
Last Updated: 11:40 AM 02/02/11 - The Artisans Center of Virginia is urging local Nelson, Albemarle and Charlottesville craft-artisans, agri-artisan farms and supporting businesses to enroll onto the "Monticello Artisan Trail".
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Charlottesville Transit Introducing Hybrid Buses
Last Updated: 2:17 PM 01/18/11 - Charlottesville Area Transit (CAT) is introducing the first hybrid buses in the CAT fleet on Tuesday. Powered by a combination of electric and diesel technology, the new hybrid buses are part of CAT's plan to help green Charlottesville's future.
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"Greenest" Apartment Building in Charlottesville Reaches Milestone
Last Updated: 7:12 PM 12/02/10 - CBS Rentals and Martin Horn celebrated the topping out of The Greenhouse apartment building Thursday afternoon. It is lauded as the first LEED-registered apartment building in Charlottesville.
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Albemarle County Gets Gold for Going Green
Last Updated: 9:57 AM 12/01/10 - Albemarle County received a gold level certification in the 2010 Go Green VA Challenge, which is part of the Virginia Municipal League's larger Go Green Virginia environmental initiative.
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County Office Building Receives Prestigious Energy Star
Last Updated: 3:46 PM 10/27/10 - The Albemarle County Office Building located on 5th Street has earned the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) prestigious Energy Star, the national symbol for protecting the environment through superior energy efficiency.
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WAHS Students Freshen Up School, Crozet Community
Last Updated: 1:16 PM 10/17/10 - While sophomores and juniors took the PSAT, freshmen students at Western Albemarle High School spent Wednesday afternoon freshening up the school and community.
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Winners of Local Home Energy Makeover Contest Announced
Last Updated: 9:19 PM 09/28/10 - Two local homeowners have been selected as the winners of the Charlottesville Home Energy Makeover Contest and will receive up to $10,000 each in home energy improvements.
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Charlottesville Expo Makes it Easier to be Green
Last Updated: 11:56 PM 09/12/10 - Monticello Media hosted the Healthy Green Expo at the Omni Hotel Saturday afternoon. More than a dozen local services set up tables to show people how to lead a greener, healthier lifestyle. Finalists of the Home Energy Makeover contest were also announced.
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Clean Energy Bus Tour: The Job's Not Done Yet!
Last Updated: 7:54 PM 09/02/10 - Self-titled "defenders of the environment" held a rally on the Downtown Mall in Charlottesville Thursday afternoon as "The Job's Not Done" Bus Tour made a stop in town to bring awareness to clear energy jobs.
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Albemarle County Resources Map Makes Green Living Easy
Last Updated: 11:15 AM 08/12/10 - Albemarle County’s newly updated Green Resources Map is intended to make “green living” more convenient for residents.
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Group Helps Rid Local Forests of Alien Trees
Last Updated: 12:14 PM 08/02/10 - CBS19 cameras traveled deep into the protected woodlands of western Albemarle County with a man who works to save the forest from attacks by alien trees.
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City Officials Debut New, Green Transit Center
Last Updated: 3:09 PM 06/17/10 - Officials held a ribbon cutting Thursday morning for a new area transit center, an operations and maintenance facility on Avon Street in Downtown Charlottesville. The building will allow the bus fleet to grow when the community is ready to expand transit.
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Va. Wildlife Center: Not Enough Rescue Workers in the Gulf
Last Updated: 6:41 PM 06/16/10 - The president of the Virginia Wildlife Center in Waynesboro, Ed Clark, just got back from a trip to the Gulf where he got a rare firsthand look at how the oil spill is impacting wildlife there. Clark says most animals aren't getting the care they need because there just aren't enough rescue workers.
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JMU Hosts State Wind Energy Symposium
Last Updated: 9:46 AM 06/16/10 - A wind energy symposium, happening at James Madison University Wednesday, is bringing hundreds of renewable energy experts, from all over the country, to the Valley.
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Nelson County Couple Successfully Lobbies Peat For Oil Spill Cleanup
Last Updated: 7:35 PM 06/04/10 - The oil mess along the gulf coast now has a Nelson County connection in the cleanup solution.
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Local Business Pitch Peat as Solution to Oily Marshes
Last Updated: 6:27 PM 05/27/10 - A local business believes it has the product that will safely clean up the mess in the marshes along the Gulf Coast, where America's worst oil spill is poised to damage the fragile wetlands in Louisiana.
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UVa Hosts Sofa Shuffle to Recycle Used Furniture
Last Updated: 7:49 PM 05/24/10 - As students begin moving out of dorms and apartments at the University of Virginia, the school has organized the Sofa Shuffle, where students can drop off unwanted furniture to be donated to the Salvation Army and Habitat Store.
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Charlottesville Residents Pedal to Work for Bike Week
Last Updated: 3:21 PM 05/21/10 - Friday is Bike to Work Day, which could explain the increase of cyclists of Charlottesville streets. Bicyclists are ditching their cars for the day to pedal their way to work.
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Charlottesville Receives Award for Tree Growth
Last Updated: 7:11 PM 05/17/10 - Charlottesville was recently recognized by the non-profit Arbor Day Foundation as a Tree City USA community for its commitment to urban forestry. It's the fourth year the city has received this national recognition.
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Local Home Energy Makeover Contest in The Works
Last Updated: 7:05 PM 05/14/10 - A group of local business men and women met Friday afternoon to plan a Home Energy Makeover contest for the Charlottesville area.
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Rideshare Encourages Cleaner Commutes
Last Updated: 7:01 PM 05/07/10 - For the 20th anniversary of Clean Commute Day, officials from Rideshare were on the Downtown Mall, showing people different options they have to make a greener commute throughout town.
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Planting Trees 'Teaches Kids to Care'
Last Updated: 7:11 PM 04/29/10 - Officials from the DoubleTree Hotel in Albemarle County helped preschoolers at Northridge plant a new tree as part of their program Teaching Kids to Care, which was launched eight years ago.
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A Local Camp Goes 'Greener'
Last Updated: 9:11 AM 04/27/10 - Triple C Camp is building a new green building. Once completed, the Nature Studio will be the first EarthCraft certified light commercial green building in the state.
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UVa Today: Earth Day
Last Updated: 7:33 PM 04/22/10 - The University of Virginia has expanded Earth Day to Earth Week, showcasing the problems facing the environment and what students and staff can do to help.
UVa Promotes, Celebrates Earth Day
Last Updated: 6:27 PM 04/22/10 - In honor of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, the University of Virginia is holding several events on grounds to educate students, faculty and staff about important issues facing the environment.
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CASPCA Goes Green with New Solar Panels
Last Updated: 7:36 PM 04/21/10 - Dominion Virginia Power helped fund new solar panels on the roof of the Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA's shelter. The panels will supply about 10 percent of the building's energy during peak hours.
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City Council to Discuss Future of McIntire Recycling Center
Last Updated: 6:21 PM 04/19/10 - City councilors will discuss ending Charlottesville's contributions to the McIntire Recycling Center at a workshop Monday night. The funding cut to the facility would require Albemarle County and the Rivanna Solid Waste Authority to pick up the difference.
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Golf Courses Chip In to Go Green
Last Updated: 6:46 PM 04/06/10 - A number of local golf courses are doing their part to bring the native habitat back to the fairways. By not maintaining areas outside the fairways, tee boxes or greens, the courses allow wildlife to inhabit those areas.
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Environmental Groups Challenge Va.'s EPA lawsuit
Last Updated: 3:21 PM 03/19/10 - Two environmental groups are challenging Va. Attorney General Kenneth Cuccinelli's block of the EPA's findings, and federal regulation on greenhouse gases.
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Charlottesville Woman Takes on Zero Garbage Challenge
Last Updated: 12:11 PM 03/05/10 - Last year, Rose Brown started the Zero Garbage Challenge after deciding she didn't want to take out the trash anymore. Her goal was simple: 365 days, zero garbage. After 12 months, Brown accumulated just one pound of trash.
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UVa Electric Car Is Now Solar Powered
Last Updated: 6:10 PM 02/24/10 - Over the past year a mechanical engineering class at UVa converted a Honda Accord to run on electricity. Now that electricity will come from solar panels.
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~ Green Living

~ Natural Resources Defense Council

~ Campaign Earth

~ Future Friendly

~ Green Guide for Everyday Living (National Geographic)

~ Healthy & Green Living (Care2)