Tag Archives: energy conservation
Happy Hour: Walk The Walk
Mayor Dean kicked off a new program challenging Nashvillians to walk 100 miles over the next two months by participating in a series of scheduled walks to familiarize folks with greenways, parks and sidewalks around the city. [WKRN] Sponsors of the proposed bill banning the practice of Sharia law have removed all the language the [...]
Bright & Early: Happy Birthday, Al Gore Edition
Good morning, Nashville. We were trying to ignore the whole Al Gore Earth Hour saga, but in honor of his birthday today, we’ll give you the rundown. In case you’ve missed it, Drew Johnson, head of libertarian thinktank Tennessee Center for Policy Research, went lurking around Al’s mansion in Bellevue Belle Meade during Earth Hour [...]
Bright & Early: Lights Out Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Businesses downtown are resorting to some pretty drastic measures in order to save money and electricity: They’re actually turning off the lights when they leave at night. In the name of good stewardship (and saving hundreds of thousands of dollars), some are even installing timers to shut off the lights at 9pm–so [...]
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