Happy Earth Day!

I hope you had a fabulous Earth Day. I spent mine learning about Sub-terranean contamination and remediation, and ended the day at the City of Raleigh Environmental Awards.

I would like to send a special congratulations to all the award winners from the Environmental Awards. This was the 2nd year the City has recognized the hard work of area businesses, organizations, and individuals and their efforts to reduce our environmental impact.

Some of the highlights from the evening included all local foods and drinks, one of the electric-hybrid buses on display, and of course, a great time to mix and mingle.

My favorite part was hearing who won, and the fabulous projects and activities going on out there in R-town. Two of my favorites were recognition of Hagersmith Design for their lunch 'n learns (Environmental Awareness Award) and Southern Energy Management for their efforts to improve energy efficiency and use solar power (Market Transformation Award).

I particularly enjoyed the Youth Awards - one was given to a 12 yr. old who started using the pickle barrels as low-cost rain barrels (he's expanding into other markets and apparently has had tremendous success to date). The other is a high school student who has made a lot of progress to introduce environmental concepts at Ravenscroft. I love that...for more info on the award winners, you can find the details of the event on the City's website.

Congratulations to everyone, and Happy Earth Day!