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Composting helping Kentucky farms go green

Composting helping Kentucky farms go green

Some Kentucky farms are going green and saving some green by turning their horse manure into fertilizer.

Go Green: Furniture company invests in environment

Go Green: Furniture company invests in environment

Businesses are usually looking for ways to cut costs, but one business is shelling out some green to save in the long run.

Company seeks federal loan for electric cars

Company seeks federal loan for electric cars

A company that proposes to build a plant in southern Kentucky that would produce electric cars is asking the federal government for help with financing.

Carbon credits' value may grow

Carbon credits' value may grow

As industries that pollute face the possibility of government sanctions if they don't reduce their emissions, they may be willing to pay landowners to claim the trees' ability to store carbon.

Johnson City studying wind power feasibility

Johnson City studying wind power feasibility

Johnson City officials are studying whether wind power is a feasible local energy source in the area.

Commentary: Cash out - Go Green Power!

Commentary: Cash out - Go Green Power!

Effective in 2009, the government is giving residential homeowners certain tax incentives to go green. And even without a tax incentive, it sometimes just makes sense. With rates so low, it may be the perfect time reason to consider cashing out and greening up.

West Knox County neighborhood becomes site for ORNL research

West Knox County neighborhood becomes site for ORNL research

In the Campbell Creek subdivision, ORNL researchers have helped builders to construct three homes with three different levels of energy saving features.

Affordable energy saving homes could start new trend

Affordable energy saving homes could start new trend

Knoxville is leading the way with a new trend in making affordable and energy efficient homes.

TVA, GM join to burn paint chips

TVA, GM join to burn paint chips

The Tennessee Valley Authority and the Kentucky assembly plant where Corvettes are made are working together to try to turn the sports car's paint green.

Trust buys acreage to add to Cumberland Gap park

Trust buys acreage to add to Cumberland Gap park

A nonprofit conservation organization has purchased more than 2,100 acres in eastern Kentucky with plans to eventually turn the land over to Cumberland Gap National Park.

Go Green: New recycling program pays off

Go Green: New recycling program pays off

Waste Connections' Single Stream Recycling program has been up and running for two months, and thousands of East Tennesseans have signed up.  No longer do they have to sort their items to be recycled.  Now, everything goes into a big recycle bin.  Next year, customers will  get another recycling perk that pays off.

Water board approves Everglades land purchase

Water board approves Everglades land purchase

The organization that controls water supplies for most of South Florida has approved a $1.34 billion buyout plan to restore the Everglades.

Clarksville factory heralds green future

Clarksville factory heralds green future

Hemlock is set to begin construction in early 2009 on a plant to build the basic components of solar-electric panels and computer chips.

Obama announces energy and environment team

Obama announces energy and environment team

President-elect Barack Obama has named an environment team that signals his determination to tackle global warming quickly and develop alternative forms of energy.

Land preserved on Tenn.-NC border for conservation

Land preserved on Tenn.-NC border for conservation

A conservation group has acquired nearly 10,000 acres of land for eventual public use on the Tennessee-North Carolina border.
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