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Fresh, Fabulous Fruit Delivered from Green B.E.A.N. (With Coupon) [Food & Dining]

March 12, 2012 - 11:38am

Does anyone remember what a fresh, ripe strawberry picked right off the vine SHOULD taste like without all those chemicals?

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A bright idea for energy efficiency [Technology]

September 24, 2010 - 12:14pm

by Lewis Bertolucci

LED lighting... a bright idea for an energy efficient Louisville? "Lighting currently represents about 17.5% of all global electricity consumption. The U.S. alone accounts for approximately 20% of this amount at an annual cost of over $40 billion. What's Louisville doing to help?

LED lighting a bright idea? According to the Pike Research report, “Energy Efficient Lighting for Commercial Markets”, nearly half (46 percent) of the $4.4 billion commercial lighting business will be given over to LED lighting, by 2020.

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Not all fowls are bad [Kentucky State Fair]

August 27, 2010 - 4:22pm

by Tarsha Stith

And a cockle-doodle-doo to you, too.

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My first time at the Beer Walk, and the crowning of Miss Germantown-Schnitzelburg [Germantown-Schnitzelburg]

May 10, 2010 - 2:09pm

by Svetlana Binshtok

A first-timer's perspective of the Germantown Beer Walk, and the crowning of the first Miss Germantown-Schnitzelburg

Rosie Trimmer being crowned by the Germantown-Schnitzelburg #1 citizen

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Louisville Building Receives Highest Honor for Sustainability

March 6, 2010 - 1:29pm

by Jeromy Edwards

GBBN Making it Look Easy Being Green

Local architecture firm, GBBN, wears green colored glasses in the city of roses.

Recently awarded ‘Gold’ certification for three local projects, and the highest rating for their Louisville offices, GBBN is setting the standard for sustainable practices in the Derby City, our region, and worldwide.

GBBN Louisville earned a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification using the Commercial Interiors Rating System from the US Green Building Council (USGBC).

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Get it at the markets this week

June 7, 2009 - 9:40am

by Dana McMahan

Starring this week at Louisville farmer’s markets: radishes

Farmer’s markets are starting to swing around Louisville now. I can’t stay away, even when it’s just eggs, over-wintered greens and green tomatoes. But I was gone for a couple of weeks and voila!

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Celebrate Earth Day in Louisville by picking up, going green and having fun

April 21, 2009 - 10:15am

by Zach Everson

Here are some Earth Day activities in The Ville this week (most of which take place this weekend rather than on April 22).

I hate Earth Day.

While the first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22, 1970, no one save a few stinky hippies gave a smoldering compost pile about it until the early 1990s. And by that time, April 22 had become an important day for another reason: in 1976 it became my birthday.

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May 22	Dominate Local Search Results: 5 Things You Can Do Now!
May 22	Oneness Blessing
May 22	Film Screening: Miss Representation
May 23	Journey of Hope Luncheon
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