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Details of the new city-wide residential recycling program emerged today at an event held jointly by Mayor Michael Coleman and Columbus City Councilmember Eileen Paley. Mayor Coleman announced the program in his 2010 State of the City address and has… [Read More]
Easton Town Center recently installed two electric vehicle charging stations in the second floor of the east parking garage. This new technology is quickly taking hold in Central Ohio, with similar stations opening last month in the Underground Statehouse Parking… [Read More]
Parking your car in Downtown Columbus just got a bit more environmentally friendly. Six electric vehicle charging stations were unveiled yesterday morning on the green level of the Ohio Statehouse Underground Parking Garage. The stations can fully repower a standard… [Read More]
You’re invited to take the free “Green Energy Ohio Tour” and network with people using renewable energy, energy efficiency and green design. Over 260 open house sites in 137 communities across the state have registered in what will be our… [Read More]
Rumpke Recycling unveiled renovations today at their Columbus Material Recovery Facility (MRF), located at 1191 Fields Avenue. New high-tech equipment installed at the facility has doubled the maximum capacity for processing up to 60,000 pound of recyclables per hour. •… [Read More]
The Horseshoe is going green this season! Ohio Stadium will be transitioning to “Zero Waste” policies and procedures on football game days this fall, which means a 90% diversion rate of trash from landfills through the use of recycling and… [Read More]
Throughout the entire month of March, TheMetropreneur.com focused on green and sustainable businesses and local trends in a series called “Going Green”. Topics ranged from rain barrels to worm composting to solar panels to energy conservation. Below are the sixteen… [Read More]
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center and the Siemens Corporation just named Columbus as one of their three finalists for their 4th Annual Siemens Sustainable Community Awards in the category of U.S. cities with populations of 500,000… [Read More]
This year’s Earth Day cleanup event takes place on Saturday and Sunday, April 16th and 17th. The following Saturday, April 23rd will be host to the art and music festival portion of the event, taking place in Franklin Park. Organized… [Read More]
The Ohio Power Siting Board has approved three separate wind farm projects to be located in Northwest Ohio. Together, the Buckeye Wind Farm, JW Great Lakes Farm, and Hardin Wind Energy Project will have a nameplate capacity of approximately 483… [Read More]
COTA is turning a little bit greener today as they introduce six new hybrid-electric buses into their fleet. The hybrid buses will feature a distinct design and color scheme that will help them to stand out from the standard vehicles…. [Read More]
A keynote speaker at this year’s Ohio Ecological Food and Farms Conference, Joel Salatin owns and operates Polyface Farm with his family in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. Polyface Farm is a successful, small-scale, pasture-based farm which raises healthy people, animals, plants… [Read More]
One of the biggest announcements to come out of Wednesday’s 2010 State of the City Address was Mayor Coleman’s proposal for a comprehensive curbside recycling program targeted at single-family homes throughout Columbus. Coleman stated that the recycling program would be… [Read More]
What is the first visual you get in your mind when you hear the term “rain garden?” Many folks picture a pond with a few plants in it and maybe a lily pad floating around. As defined by Wikipedia: “A… [Read More]
The Ohio Renewable Energy Scorecard reports the status of renewable energy for electricity production in Ohio. The latest numbers show that we are lagging in alternative energy production. The national average for electricity produced from renewable sources is around seven… [Read More]
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