City Appoints New Sustainability Manager
Megan Anderson began her role earlier this month
as the City of Raleigh’s new sustainability manager.
“The interview panel was
extremely impressed with the depth and variety of knowledge and experience that
Ms. Anderson possesses,” said Assistant City Manager Tansy Hayward. “Not only
does she have strength in environmental education and environmental stewardship
in facility operation, but she has unique experience in community engagement
through her experience nationally and internationally.”
This ABC11 interview
offers a glimpse of Anderson’s perspective on the City’s sustainability efforts.
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Art Along Blount Street Celebrates History
The Raleigh Arts Commission’s Art
Along Blount Street public art project celebrates the cultural history of
the East Raleigh-South Park National Historic District. Creative, colorful
banners by 10 different artists on utility poles from Cabarrus Street to Shaw
University will be on display through December 2015.
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Biofuels Production
This year the City of Raleigh is growing 50 acres of sunflowers, and 10 acres of soybeans fertilized with Class A and Class B biosolids.
As part of a NC Department of Agriculture grant and partnership with the Office of Sustainability, fabricators are creating a robust, mobile, self-contained biodiesel processor that will enable the Public Utilities Resource Recovery Division to extract the oil from these seed crops and convert it to biodiesel for use in its fleet. The City will conduct a field demonstration event to showcase the equipment in operation after its expected completion in September.
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Sustainable Restaurant Research
Ever wondered what your favorite local watering
hole does behind the scenes? Us too. The Office of Sustainability is working on
a project to better understand sustainable practices of restaurants in the Raleigh
area. If you’re aware of a business we should include in the conversation, send
an email to let us know.
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Up Periscope
Now you can discover the Raleigh community on your mobile phone in real
time through the eyes of City of Raleigh staff. The Public Affairs and Parks,
Recreation and Cultural Resources departments are experimenting with broadcasting
events and places via Periscope’s live-streaming app, connecting with audiences
in an interactive, shared experience. To catch the action, download Periscope
and follow @RaleighGov or @raleighparks on Twitter for notifications.
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