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Solar Hot Water System at Carolina Biodiesel Install Workshop

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

I am writing to solicit your help to form a technical support team to assist
in installing a solar hot water system at Carolina Biodiesel in Durham,
which will heat the biodiesel during fuel production and will serve as a
demonstration project for yikes! (Youth Involved in Keeping Earth
Sustainable) and Ecolounge educational workshops we’re developing at the
site. We […]

Campaign to Reduce Exposure from Bus Emissions

Monday, January 14th, 2008

The Following is a letter from EPA on resources for beginning a campaign to reduce emissions from and exposure to bus fumes that Durham needs to rally behind. Increasing the use of biodiesel and idle reduction are easy first starts.

Grand Opening Party

Saturday, September 1st, 2007

Help us celebrate the opening of Bull City Biodiesel’s new card swipe biodiesel tank and
Carolina Biodiesel’s new “Green Oil” Site!

Foundation and friends move into new site in East Durham

Monday, August 20th, 2007

The Forest Foundation, Forests of the World, Carolina Biodiesel and Greenway Transit moved to its new location, the old, Exxon-Mobil/Standard Oil terminal on Angier and Alston Aves.(about a mile closer to downtown Durham), in March of 2007 and the transition took nearly 2 months

Nicholas School gains new Dean

Tuesday, July 24th, 2007

Duke University has selected atmospheric chemist William L. Chameides, chief scientist for Environmental Defense and Regents’ Professor Emeritus at Georgia Institute of Technology, as the new dean of the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences. (see http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/deansearch/index.html)

Sustainable Community Energy Program

Saturday, January 13th, 2007

The Forest Foundation (TFF) of Durham is accepting donations of waste vegetable oil from local area restaurants as a part of its effort to promote and develop local, alternative, renewable and sustainable energy.

Compact Fluorescent Lights FAQ

Wednesday, November 1st, 2006

Climate Change is a serious problem and Compact Florescent Lights (CFLs) are a great solution to reducing energy demand, mercury in the environment, the need to build more power plants and a host of other values. Not without their own problems, it is currently the least cost, best solution available.

October is C-r-a-z-y- State Fair (10th Year), Green Festival and much, much more!

Thursday, October 26th, 2006

Whew, October was nuts! Mary Katherine headed to DC for the Green Festival (our third year), and Marc held down the NC State Fair Booth - for TFF’s tenth year!

TFF participates in Multiple Earth Month Events.

Sunday, April 30th, 2006

The Forest Foundation, a Durham-based non-profit promoting sustainable livelihoods, participated in Earth Day events at Duke, UNC-CH and UNC Greensboro, as well as the annual, Haw River Festival in Bynum and EcoJustice Fair at Pullen Baptist Church.

TFF participates in Multiple Earth Month Events.

Thursday, April 27th, 2006

The Forest Foundation participated in Earth Day events at Duke, UNC-CH and UNC Greensboro, as well as the annual, Haw River Festival in Bynum adn the EcoJustic Fair at Pullen Baptist Church.