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Green Matters Legal Conference Honors Louisiana National Guard

Mon, 27 Sep 2010 04:00:00 -0500

In recognition for constructing disaster readiness centers throughout Louisiana, the Louisiana National Guard will be honored at the Green Matters Legal Conference Thursday, Oct. 14. To address the need for National Guard response centers following Hurricane Katrina, the state planned for 15 centers to help the guard respond faster to disasters.…

Walk for Farm Animals

Mon, 27 Sep 2010 04:00:00 -0500

New Orleans animal rights activists will take to the streets Saturday, Oct. 2, for an annual Walk for Farm Animals. More than 70 cities are participating in the nationwide event organized by Farm Sanctuary, making this year's walk the largest in the organization's 25-year history.…

The ReUse District

Kandace Power Graves — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 04:00:00 -0500

gives a second life to items that often end up in the trash. by Kandace Power Graves The ReUse District Traditional recycling is a good first step in diminishing what goes into landfills, but the ReUse District puts an environmental spin on the adage "Waste not, want not" by giving a second life to items that often end up in the trash.…

Food Conference

Mon, 27 Sep 2010 04:00:00 -0500

Food, Culture, Justice: The Gumbo That Unites Us All This October, participants attending "Food, Culture, Justice: The Gumbo That Unites Us All" will get a glimpse of what could be the future of food in New Orleans. Hosted by the Community Food Security Coalition, New Orleans Food Policy Advisory Committee and the Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana, the conference explores the current obstacles and the latest strides in getting healthy, affordable food to city residents.…

Community Gardens in the 9th Ward

Mon, 27 Sep 2010 04:00:00 -0500

Joseph Brock of NOLA Green Roots has his hands full. After conceiving of and breaking ground on both the Mid-City Community Garden and the Wise Words Community Garden, managing and designing their respective websites and wrangling sponsorships and volunteers, Brock adds another garden to his collective.…

Five chilled summer soups

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 04:00:00 -0500

Cure 4905 Freret St., 302-2357…

NOLA Green Roots

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 04:00:00 -0500

NOLA Green Roots has given the phrase "naturally New Orleans" a whole new meaning. On May 29, the organization, which converts abandoned plots of land into thriving community gardens, opened its second location: Wise Words Community Garden.…

Textbook recycling

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 04:00:00 -0500

Beginning this fall, students at Loyola University New Orleans, Dillard University and Nunez Community College can save as much as half off the cost of regular college textbooks by using recycled books. Loyola's bookstore, run by the Follett Higher Education Group, will launch its Rent-A-Text program, which allows students to rent books for their courses instead of purchasing them new.…

Target Recycling Dropoff

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 04:00:00 -0500

Target is one bookend on the row of big-box retailers and their sprawling parking lots that line Metairie's Veterans Memorial Boulevard. It's the kind of place where shoppers might load up their sport utility vehicles with plastic bags carrying everything from groceries to new shoes.…

Environmental Armageddon: the Gulf oil disaster

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 04:00:00 -0500

After one quick visit on May 2 — slightly less than two weeks after the Deepwater Horizon explosion — President Barack Obama returned to coastal Louisiana last Friday, May 28, to survey the worst environmental calamity in U.S. history. His visit came right after BP's initial "top kill" attempt failed to stop the flow of oil in the midst of the ongoing disaster, which was then in its 38th day.…

Green Apple Foam

Kat Stromquist — Mon, 03 May 2010 04:00:00 -0500

by Kat Stromquist Costly energy bills for cooling remain one of the main scourges of summer in the Gulf Coast region. Jo Ann Lozes, co-owner of Green Apple Foam (25 Papworth Ave., Metairie; 408 N. Columbia St., Covington, 877-464-7336; www.greenapplefoam.com), helps customers combat energy-draining leaks by installing spray foam insulation.…

Second Line Stages- First Green Movie Studio

Alex Woodward — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 04:00:00 -0500

by Alex Woodward New Orleans is now home to the country's first green independent movie studio and soundstage. Opened last month, Second Line Stages, a 220,000-square-foot facility in the Lower Garden district, meets the U.S. Green Building Council's standards for silver LEED certification.…

Green Legal Matters Conference

Alex Woodward — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 04:00:00 -0500

providing the natural world with a defense by Alex Woodward 2010 is the "Year of the Green Professional," according to organizers of the inaugural Green Legal Matters Conference, the first-ever green law symposium. The conference, meeting in New Orleans April 26-28, discusses how to build a law firm around a green-focused practice; environmental risk management; trends and legal procedures for green building; tax incentives and LEED certifications; and the legality of greenwashing, the ubiquitous marketing tool exploiting the country's pursuit of all things eco-friendly.…

Five places for pupusas

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:00:00 -0600

Pupuseria Divino Corazon 2300 Belle Chasse Hwy., Gretna, 368-5724…

The Recycled Fashion Show

Lauren LaBorde — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 04:00:00 -0600

The Bridge House Recycled Fashion Show puts reworked clothes on the runway by Lauren LaBorde If you've donated clothing to a Bridge House thrift store recently, you may end up seeing re-imagined versions of it walking down a runway soon. The substance abuse treatment center that runs thrift stores around the city recruited local designers for its Recycled Fashion Show benefit on Friday, Feb. 26.…

Green Serene opens