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10/22/08 by John Wear
Like everyone, I have been shaped by my experiences. My childhood days spent on my family’s farm in Rowan County helped direct me to a life devoted to educating others about our environment. That experience laid the foundation for my beliefs and for the creation of the Center for the Environment.
Read more … Center is Catalyst for Change
06/18/08 by Staff Writer
…People of Diverse Faiths Gather at Center for the Environment at Catawba. An evangelical Christian quoted a Hindu. A rabbi came to the table with an Episcopal priest.
Read more … Care of Creation
04/17/06 by Salisbury Post
Catawba College is widely known for its performing arts programs. But in just 10 years, the college has also built a reputation on another stage - as a leader in environmental advocacy and education.
That's thanks to the Catawba College Center for the Environment, which marks its first decade of existence this year and its evolution from campus program to regional resource.
Read more … Catawba Finds it Easy to be Green-Center for the Environment celebrates 10th anniversary
05/04/04 by Staff Writer
I’d like for you to think of one common thing as I go through my presentation tonight, and that is: What kind of community do we want to live in? What comprises that community and how do we interact with it and what are the contributions that we can make? I think those are the central questions for most American communities today.
Read more … Greenways: Connecting People and Places
04/01/04 by John Wear
Count Rowan among the forward-looking counties in this region. And count Rowan officials among the financially astute.
For the price of one soda per person per year, Rowan county commissioners have established a Farmland Preservation Program to ensure that Rowan’s farmland does not follow the state trend.
Read more … An Investment in Our Future
02/25/04 by Salisbury Post
The state’s energy director says local communities have the power to change how they use and produce energy and doing so will save them money and improve the environment.
So what’s that have to do with cleaner air? Everything, Larry Shirley told a large gathering at Catawba College Center for the Environment Tuesday night.
Read more … It’s Not Easy Being ‘Green’
02/08/04 by Salisbury Post
Mention air pollution and most people think cleaner auto exhausts and tighter controls on coal-fired power plants and smokestack industries. They think about state rules and federal regulations. Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory thinks about those things, too. When he ponders how local governments, businesses and individuals can help reduce pollution, he also thinks about sidewalks and street grids, red lights and greenways, land-use plans and regional transit systems. In a talk kicking off the Clean Air Lecture Series at Catawba College, McCrory described how those things have a direct bearing on our air, our water and ultimately, the health of our local economy.
Read more … Solutions Both Big and Small
02/05/04 by Salisbury Post
Fresh from his trip to the Super Bowl to pull for his home team, Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory said don’t go there -- Houston, that is. The only land-use planning Houston employs is to make sure strip clubs are at least 500 feet away from schools. Otherwise, it’s a development free- for-all, a sprawling city congested with traffic, McCrory said.
Read more … Clean Air or Else
