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New director takes helm at water authority

The Piedmont Triad Regional Water Authority got new leadership today after long-time executive director John Kime retired and his replacement was named.After meeting in a closed session, the regional group's board of directors unanimously appointed...

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N.C. raises concerns on casino gambling expansion

RALEIGH (AP) — Negotiations between North Carolina's only federally recognized Indian tribe and Gov. Bev Perdue over expanding games at the Cherokee casino in the mountains are getting complicated.The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is...

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Northeast Park in Guilford County Guilford County adds to its open spaces

GREENSBORO — Lovers of the outdoors take heart: Despite the sluggish economy, open-space leaders continue to carefully expand Guilford County’s cache of protected places. The Guilford Open Space Committee’s latest purchase covers...

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High Point University introduces car sharing program

HIGH POINT — High Point University has started a car sharing program.WeCar by Enterprise is a membership-based car sharing program available for students 24 hours a...

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New director takes helm at water authority

Gregory T. Flory,

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By Taft Wireback Tuesday Jan 17 - updated 4:27 pm

The Piedmont Triad Regional Water Authority got new leadership today after long-time executive director John Kime retired and his replacement was named.

After meeting in a closed session, the regional group's board of directors unanimously appointed Gregory T. Flory, 38, to take Kime's place, effective Feb. 1.

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African elephants play in water at the North Carolina Zoo.

John McDonald, maintenance section supervisor for the North Carolina Zoo, was a first-place winner for Individual Large Projects in the Sustainability Awards presented by the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources. McDonald used recycled oil industry pipeline to construct the mammoth holding stalls required for a new elephant holding barn.

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Poachers threaten rare wild-growing Venus flytrap

In a 2009 photo provided by The Nature Conservancy, a Venus flytrap is open, in the Green Swamp Preserve in Brunswick County, N.C. Credit: The Associated Press -
By Emery P. Dalesio Wednesday Jan 25 - updated 2:35 pm

RALEIGH (AP) — The Venus flytrap's struggle for survival in the wild along coast of the Carolinas faces an added threat from poachers looking to make a buck by uprooting and selling them.

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Sierra Club's N.C. chapter launching campaign against fracking

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By The Fayetteville Observer Wednesday Jan 25 - updated 5:34 am

FAYETTEVILLE — The state chapter of the Sierra Club is launching a campaign today to call attention to a controversial method of drilling for natural gas known as fracking.

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Technology could help consumers cut energy bills

Duke Energy corporate headquarters in a Charlotte. Credit: File photo - Associated Press
By Bruce Henderson (The Charlotte Observer) Sunday Jan 22 - updated 7:34 am

CHARLOTTE -- Tucked in the depths of Duke Energy's latest North Carolina rate request is a money-saving deal -- a 20 percent discount on electricity -- that few customers know about and fewer take. It's also a vision of the future.

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Entrepreneurs' hopes ride on the winds

By John Murawski (The News & Observer) Sunday Jan 15 - updated 8:42 am

A 22-year-old French entrepreneur and a 53-year-old shade tree mechanic from Whiteville have formed an unlikely alliance in an even unlikelier effort to harness wind energy in North Carolina.

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EPA: Power plants main global warming culprits

By Dina Cappiello Wednesday Jan 11 - updated 6:39 pm

WASHINGTON (AP) — The most detailed data yet on emissions of heat-trapping gases show that U.S. power plants are responsible for the bulk of the pollution blamed for global warming.

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