Eco-Briefs Atlanta City Hall hosted Local Food Day in October featuring a farmer’s market and “Lunch and Learn” for city employees. The event highlighted the city’s effort to bring local food within 10 minutes of 75 percent of Atlanta’s residents by 2020. The event was in conjunction with Mayor Kasim Reed’s announcement that his goal was to make Atlanta one of the top 10 sustainable cities in America. For more information, visit www.atlantaga.gov. “Eco-evangelist” and interior designer Jillian Pritchard Cooke has opened her first store in Atlanta called BEE. The store specializes in upholstered and wood furniture, bedding, accessories and rugs identified as pure, responsible and sustainable. BEE is located at 26 East Andrews Drive. For more information, visit www.bee-atlanta.com The Environmental Protection Agency has announced that Atlanta is one of 23 communities around the U.S. selected for the Brownfields Area-Wide Planning Pilot Program. EPA is promoting a planning approach to address community brownfield challenges, which are former industrial sites with contaminated ground that must be cleaned up before redevelopment can take place. The pilot program hopes to further community-based partnership efforts within underserved or economically disadvantaged neighborhoods by confronting local environmental and public health challenges related to brownfields while creating a planning framework to advance economic
development and job creation. For more information, visit www.atlantada.com EarthShare of Georgia (ESGA) announces several new employee-giving campaigns kicking off in the Fall of 2010. New ESGA campaigns starting this fall include Sustainable Atlanta, a non-profit dedicated to sustainable practices for those who live, work and play in Atlanta. Other new EarthShare of Georgia campaigns include the law firm of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, thanks to Angie Hunter of ESGA member group, Southface and Silverman Construction Program Management, thanks to Abi Paine of ESGA member group, Park Pride. For more information, call (404) 873-3173 or visit www.earthsharega.org.
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Nissan North America announces that it is entering into an agreement with Clean Cities-Atlanta (CC-A) to advance zero-emission mobility by promoting the development of electric vehicles and an electric-charging network. Atlanta is one of the first cities in the Southeast to launch the Nissan LEAF Electric Vehicle. The announcement was part of the city’s Sustainability Week in October, a series of events to raise awareness throughout Atlanta about issues such as energy and water conservation, the creation of green jobs, locally produced food and fuel efficiency. For more information, visit www.nissanusa.com or www.atlantaga.gov.
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There will be plenty of cooking in the kitchen over the holiday season. Here’s a few tips to help save money and the environment.
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