Category: Green Page
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The transportation of goods consumes 15 million barrels of oil a day, about one-fifth of total production.
The average person in Wisconsin generates 4.
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The Paper vs. Plastic Debate…continued
Do you answer “paper” or “plastic” when the savvy, motivated young lad at the end of the conveyer belt asks you how you take your groceries?
Plastic has long seemed like the evil answer, but both paper and plastic have environmental drawbacks.
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Westwood Shores Now Travel Green Certified
Westwood Shores Waterfront Resort in Sturgeon Bay became the latest Travel Green certified business in Door County this month with 44 points.
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Local Eating Challenge Reveals Gaps in Food Sources
As spring turned to summer this year, the Door County 100-mile Food Challenge came to an end for several area residents.
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Katy Deardorff is a Peninsula Pulse intern entering her sophomore year at Indiana University.
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Natural Step for Business Offered
The Door County Economic Development Corporation (DCEDC) is partnering with Sustain Door to offer The Natural Step for Business class this fall.
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Wind Siting Bill Passes State Senate Committee
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Energy, Utilities and Rail voted 6-1 on Senate Bill 185 Aug. 4. The wind turbine siting bill would replace the patchwork of local regulations with statewide standards for permitting wind farms.
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Katy Deardorff is a Peninsula Pulse intern entering her sophomore year at Indiana University.
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The Door County Environmental Council has two noteworthy events coming up, their Annual Summer Program and a film at the Door Community Auditorium.
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It sounds counterintuitive – and a little gross – when one is told about a waterless urinal, but improved technology is making “low-flush” passé when it comes to conserving water.
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Katy Deardorff is a Peninsula Pulse intern entering her sophomore year at Indiana University. This summer she was assigned the task of collecting information for the Green Page, but there was one problem – she didn’t know much about going green.
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The Cookery Renews Travel Green
The Cookery Restaurant & Wine Bar has renewed its Travel Green Wisconsin certification and has received 73 points.
Katy Deardorff is a Peninsula Pulse intern entering her sophomore year at Indiana University.
The menu of the newly revamped Harbor Landing Restaurant in Egg Harbor is printed simply: black ink on plain, non-laminated white paper.
To keep batteries out of landfills and save money in the long run, use rechargeables. Once sketchy, rechargeable technology has improved greatly over the years.
Air conditioning spikes electricity use on hot summer days, driving up electricity rates, but WPS is offering the HELP Energy Conservation Program to reduce AC use.
Clean Boats, Clean Waters Seminar Offered
Clean, unpolluted water is what drives the local economy. The Door County Invasive Species Team (DCIST) is inviting everyone to take an active role in preserving the integrity of our water with a Clean Boats, Clean Waters seminar on on Saturday, July 25, 12:30 – 4 pm, at the Baileys Harbor Town Hall.
Mickelson’s technique for hybridizing a hemerocallis
The hybridizer is in effect becoming involved with the sex life of a plant. Blooms have both stamens (the “male” pollen producing organ) and pistils (the “female” seed producing organ).
In 2000 when Ronald Mickelson planted 20 assorted daylilies around the base of his new deck, little did he think those flowers would lead to a second career.
Reduce Your Utility Bills with European Net-Zero Housing
“The Race to Zero” is the title of the Door County Environmental Council’s (DCEC) next special program. Virge Temme, AIA architect, is featured speaker for the event that will be held Wednesday, July 15, 7 pm, at Crossroads at Big Creek, Sturgeon Bay.