Raleigh taking nominations for environmental awards
The City of Raleigh is now accepting applications for its 2010 Environmental Awards. Application forms, which are available online, are due by Jan. 15, 2010.Among the awards given out is one that honors an indivi

Raleigh protests planned against Duke Energy's new coal plant, for climate leadership
Raleigh is the site of two upcoming protests related to the climate crisis -- one targeting Duke Energy's proposed rate hike to build a new coal-fired power plant, and the other calling for stronger climate leadership from North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue.

Neuse River fall cleanup set for Saturday, Oct. 10
The Neuse River's fall cleanup is set for Saturday, Oct. 10, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. rain or shine. For more details on the event, check out the Neuse River Foundation's website. This NRF photo from April's spring cleanup of the Neuse shows the trash collected from under the bridge at the Poole Road canoe launch site in Southeast Raleigh.

Walnut Creek Wetland Center grand opening
Last evening I joined more than a hundred other Raleigh residents attending the grand-opening ceremony for the Walnut Creek Wetland Center in Southeast Raleigh. The city's first environmental education center, the sustainably-built facility is located in the 60-acre wetland area off State Street south of Martin Luther King Boulevard.

Urban wetland education center to open in Southeast Raleigh Sept. 29
The new Education Center at Raleigh's Walnut Creek Wetland Park will hold its official opening ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 5:30 p.m. The center is located at 905 Peterson St. in Southeast Raleigh.The park covers 59 acres of formerly neglected and polluted land south of Peterson between G