Feature: Green to the Extreme

Taking things to the extreme is the manner of the day. Rock-n-roll bands boast that they turn their amps up to a non-existent level eleven, a live audience sits hushed until Emeril Lagase shouts "Let's kick it up a notch!" and participation in the adventure version of every sport means shorter lines for old-fashioned basics.…

Feature: Beyond Green Building: Expand Eco-Choices Outside the Walls of Your Home

Close your eyes and imagine the green home of your dreams. You're breathing clean air, protected from the elements by sustainable materials and doing your part to save the planet...or are you? What happens when you take a wider view of all that surrounds your green home? …

Feature: Go Green with a Little Help from Your Friends

While tips for greening up your daily life are appearing everywhere from the pages of your favorite magazine to prime time TV programs, it can still be difficult to take what you see or read and make it work for you. In other words, the value of first-hand or hands-on experience rings true. Luckily, Western North Carolina is not only home to many nonprofit organizations but also home to an abundance of eco-nonprofits, …

Life's Leaders: Heather Rayburn

While many of us may not have paid much attention in biology class, Heather Rayburn sure did. That education and her love of nature led her to establish the nonprofit group Mountain Voices Alliance (MVA), an organization based in Asheville calling for sustainable development in our region, with other eco- and civic-minded individuals. …

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