WJZY Blog: Green Charlotte

How cool is this? The US National White Water Center, USNWC goes solar! With the help of Cyclone Roofing in Indian Trail, NC solar film is being installed on the roof of the building to create their own power.  The unit is going to be connected to a touch screen monitor in their meeting facilities [...]

The Quail Hollow Golf Championship is in full swing! The Pro-Am starts today and is already a success! The former Wachovia Championship has raised over $9.4 million for charity, and is recognized as one of the top events on the PGA TOUR.  The 6 million dollar purse also helps.
The tournament started in 2003 and has [...]

Charloteans met on Wednesday night to discuss the light rail extensions to UNC Charlotte and Davidson.  The light rail to UNC Charlotte is coming in at almost 1 billion from North Tryon to south of I-485.   The reason for some of the cost increase is the increase in ridership based on the success of the [...]

This weekend in Charlotte there are many chances to learn something new about the environment.  CPCC is hosting the Charlotte Clean and Green Event.  Charlotte Clean and Green: An Earth Day Celebration will show you many ways that today’s environmental focus provides for healthier living, creates economic opportunity and saves money!
This exciting event is a [...]

Mr. Taxi cab driving down Wilkinson Blvd this morning, who stopped at a red light opened your door and threw the paper from your car into the street. Shame on you.  Seriously you have been swatted you Litterbug.
Check out Lenny the Litter Bug at http://charmeck.org/Departments/LUESA/Solid+Waste/Keep+Mecklenburg+Beautiful/Swat-A-Litterbug+Report.htm and squash a Litterbug.  I don’t understand why it is [...]

1 hour with out power what could you possibly do?  EarthHour.org.  A stance against global warming.  What could we do for 1 hour with out power.  Here is the low down on Earth Hour!
1. What is Earth Hour?

Earth Hour is World Wildlife Fund’s global initiative where individuals, [...]

Since it seems to rain and rain and did I mention rain in the Charlotte area, now might be the time to discuss the rain barrel.
http://www.composters.com/rain-barrels.php
Composters.com has a fantastic explanation of rain barrels and there uses.  Residential watering uses 40% to 50% of domestic watering.  A rain barrel would allow each domestic user the ability [...]

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/19/recycling.issues/index.html?iref=werecommend
Check out this article on recycling and the budget cuts that are happening.  It is interesting to think that cities should make more on the recycling then what it costs. I wonder if recycling was always set up to be for profit.  Austria outlawed land fills; which means everything has to be reused and or [...]

To Whom It May Concern,
As a resident in the Ballantyne Area we are inundated with solicitations from pet sitting to roof repair. Not a day goes by that something is not placed on my mailbox or in the paper box below. Unfortunately many of these solicitations are blown into the yards,sidewalks, and [...]

Does everyone have the Coca-Cola sticker on the bin?  One of Charlotte’s own has stepped up to create an award winning Recycle Program! Coca Cola and Harris Teeter rewarding viewers for recycling.  If you have the Coca Cola sticker on your recycle bin and the prize patrol visits your neighbor hood you could be the [...]