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Family becomes zero waste household
Becoming a zero waste household can happen one thing at a time Working towards becoming a zero waste household is not something new to Carol Bradford and her family; it is something they have been working on for the past 20 years.
How to lower your home energy usage
Grants for improving neighborhoods
Ways to turn your Valentine's Day green
Free Composting Workshop


Green initiative launched for Kentucky schools
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Last Updated: 10:44 AM 01/12/12 - Rep. Rocky Adkins launched the legislative plan Thursday morning. It's designed to make the state's schools more energy efficient. (Full Story)
Old electronics can be recycled in Lexington
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Last Updated: 11:18 AM 12/28/11 - Fayette County residents can drop off unwanted electronics at the Lexington E-Cycle Center on Versailles Road. (Full Story)
Hospital using solar power
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Last Updated: 3:51 PM 12/22/11 - Officials at Rockcastle Regional Hospital in Mount Vernon say they're among the few hospitals in the nation using solar power. (Full Story)
Bluegrass PRIDE encourages green holiday shopping
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Last Updated: 1:27 PM 12/09/11 - Bluegrass PRIDE (Personal Responsibility In a Desirable Environment) is encouraging holiday shoppers to support their local and green businesses this season. (Full Story)
Study highlights Lexington's parks shortcomings
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Last Updated: 11:07 AM 12/08/11 - Compared to other mid-sized cities, Lexington is among the worst for dedicating land for parks. (Full Story)
The Kentucky Center plans to go green
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Last Updated: 8:36 AM 11/28/11 - The facility in Louisville is working toward a new environmentally friendly roof. (Full Story)
UN: Concentrations of greenhouse gases hit record
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Last Updated: 6:22 AM 11/21/11 - The U.N. weather agency says concentrations of global warming gases are at record levels from emissions that exceed scientists' worst-case scenarios. (Full Story)
Ground broken for UK green energy research building
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Last Updated: 8:02 PM 11/08/11 - The building, under construction at Research Park Drive, off Iron Works Pike in Lexington, will create new and environmentally sound ways of converting coal and coal biomass into liquid fuel. (Full Story)
Algae being used to turn power station waste into biomass
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Last Updated: 10:26 AM 10/24/11 - UK has received more than $1 million to demonstrate carbon capture technology. (Full Story)
Folks in one town drinking toilet water?
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Last Updated: 2:56 PM 08/10/11 - As a possible solution to a drought problem that's plagued one Texas town, efforts are underway to develop a way to recycle toilet water into drinking water. (Full Story)
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