Durham Earth Day Festival: Sat. 4/24

""Go Green" at Durham’s 2010 Earth Day Festival. Celebrate our sense of community, raise awareness of current local and global environmental issues, actively engage in hands-on learning activities, and celebrate our environmental success. Festival goers will participate in "green" activities and demos; learn about many green practices and products at the Sustainability Expo and Earth Art Market; and enjoy great music, food and much more!"

Date: Saturday April 24, 2010
Time: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Location: CCB Plaza, 201 N. Corcoran St., in Downtown Durham

If you manage to squeeze in the NC Art Museum event, Earth Day Festival, and Maker Faire:NC then you deserve some kind of medal.  So much culture, so little time!

Durham's Golden Belt Earns Gold LEED Certification

The U.S. Green Building Council awarded Durham's incredible Golden Belt campus the Gold LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification in recognition of its exemplary sustainable practices.

Congratulations on a job well done!

Full press release here.