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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.

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Center Receives Grant from Robertson Family Foundation Center Receives Grant from Robertson Family Foundation

The Blanche and Julian Robertson Family Foundation recently presented the Center for the Environment at Catawba College a grant of $50,000 to support the National Youth Environmental Summit, scheduled for July 2011 on the Catawba campus.

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2010-07-25 05:43 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.

2010-07-22 15:21 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.

2010-07-19 09:29 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.

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2010-07-20 14:13 by Salisbury Post

Ecological Preserve Different at Night Ecological Preserve Different at Night

Dr. Joe Poston led a group of 14 girls on a night walk at the preserve Monday, July 12, as part of the Catawba Conservation Camp. Each girl wore a headlamp and several carried large nets as they prepared to leave from the Center for the Environment.

2010-05-13 10:20 by Staff Writer

Devin Rodgers: Living Simply and Sustainably Devin Rodgers: Living Simply and Sustainably

Devin Rodgers loves plants and finds value in working together for a common purpose. That’s what motivated him to help out with St. Luke Episcopal Church’s community garden last year – a project that was inspired in part by the Center for the Environment’s 2008 Faith, Spirituality & Environment Conference. The fact that the produce went to a local shelter for the homeless was an added bonus.

2010-05-04 15:11 by Staff Writer

Home Schoolers Build Compost Bin for Center Home Schoolers Build Compost Bin for Center

Six home-schooled students from Rowan County built a three-chambered compost bin May 1 near the Center for the Environment facility on the Catawba College campus.

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