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East Tennessee schools recognized for sustainability efforts

By Shelley Phillips on March 13, 2012 1:02 PM
Education around East Tennessee is getting a little greener on both the inside -- through student programs -- and on the outside -- including upgrades to campus buildings and equipment.

Maryville College received a STARS Bronze Rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements in January of this year.

In February, several area high schools and elementary schools were recognized by the East Tennessee chapter of the US Green Building Council at the High Performance + Healthy Schools Symposium.

The recipients included the Knox County Schools in the Outstanding School District category; Oak Ridge High School and White Pine Elementary School for Outstanding School; E.L. Ross Elementary School for Outstanding School Group; and Johnson City Power Board for Community Outreach.


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Electric car stations growing in popularity in Knoxville

By Shelley Phillips on March 8, 2012 9:46 AM
According to a Department of Energy report, has the second highest number of electric vehicle charging stations in Tennessee, behind Nashville, but ahead of Memphis and Chattanooga.

Between March and December 2011, Knoxville drivers charged up more than 7,100 times -- twice as many as in Chattanooga.

And 28 more charging stations are expected in Knoxville by June, including 10 solar charging stations in partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, says Knoxville News Sentinel reporter Gerald Witt in a recent article.

Knoxville businesses such as Cracker Barrel , Three Rivers Market, the Crowne Plaza hotel and others already have stations available for customers.

The growth is fueled by a $99.8 million grant from DOE to ECOtality to install charging sites. Knoxville is one of four cities in Tennessee and one of 18 in the country to benefit from the money.


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Kingston breaks ground on new greenways network

By Shelley Phillips on December 19, 2011 10:51 AM
A network of public walking trails is being built into an upscale residential community on the shores of Watts Bar Lake after city officials amended a hefty federal grant awarded more than a decade ago, writes Bob Fowler of the Knoxville News Sentinel.

City Manager James Pinkerton said the amended grant totals $3,015,928. That funding covers costs for three greenways, and the city is seeking a grant for a fourth paved path, Kingston Mayor Troy Beets said.

The Ladd Landing Greenways system, more than 2.3 miles of 10-foot-wide asphalt walking trails, was officially launched this past week with a groundbreaking.

The three trails will connect to points of interest, from the 10-acre, city-owned Ladd Park to a planned new development in Ladd Landing, the high-end gated community developed by Matt Caldwell.



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Boomsday competes to go green

By Shelley Phillips on July 2, 2010 11:50 AM

Knoxville Tourism and Sports Corp. wants to make Knoxville's annual Boomsday Festival more environmentally friendly with the help of a $50,000 grant.

Boomsday is competing nationally in the Pepsi Refresh Project, which awards grants to ideas Americans select in open online voting. The Boomsday Going Green proposal is in the category for "The Planet."

"This grant will help make recycling easier for festival-goers and keep Volunteer Landing and Neyland Drive clean and environmentally friendly," Rachael Oberman, director of community outreach at the Knoxville Tourism and Sports Corporation, said.

Goals are to increase awareness to the 400,000 people in attendance about being responsible and learning to recycle. Some plans for the grant money are to purchase recycle bins, recycle bin bags that are made from recycled material and encourage vendors to use eco-friendly products.

To learn more or to vote for the project, visit Boomsday's project entry.

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