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Should Foods Containing GMOs Be Labeled ?
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM WITH BUYING FOODS CONTAINING GENETICALLY-MODIFIED ORGANISMS (GMOs) In a recent article published in the Organic Consumers Association newsletter entitled “Food Poisoning,...
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BRIEF ESSAY: Positive & Negative Aspects of Corn-Based Ethanol In Fuel
The purpose of the Sustainable Blacksburg website is to advance and promote our LOCAL SUSTAINABILITY, with major emphasis on Environmental, Social, and Economic aspects. But occasionally, topics come...
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Recycling Electronic Equipment in Blacksburg (VA)
Both working and non-working electronic equipment can be recycled in our community. Teresa Sweeney, the Education & Training Coordinator at Montgomery Regional Solid Waste Authority (MRSWA) says...
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NEED CONTRIBUTIONS TO SUPPORT CLASSROOM ART
The New River Creative Reuse Center The New River Creative Reuse Center, soon to be opening at Fieldstone United Methodist Church in Christiansburg, is collecting clean, unwanted items and materials...
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Lyric Screening & Discussion of “A Fierce Green Fire”– Saturday, 05 April 2014
WHAT - Screening and discussion of the documentary film “A FIERCE GREEN FIRE: The Battle for a Living Planet” WHEN - 1:00 PM Saturday, 05 April 2014 WHERE - The Lyric Theater, Blacksburg, VA...
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INVASIVE-PLANT REMOVAL DAY AT STADIUM WOODS – Saturday, 03 May 2014
Below is an announcement describing the Invasive Plant Removal Day at Stadium Woods on May 3rd. THIRTY volunteers are needed! For additional information, contact Dianna Bridges at...
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2014 SB Projects – Working with the YMCA for Processing Used Household Batteries
A merchant’s collection box. Our local YMCA is now providing SPACE TO STORE the black plastic boxes – purchased by the Town of Blacksburg (TOB) and used by select merchant-members of Downtown...
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NRV Eco EXPO 2014 – Music, Workshops, Yoga, Kids Activities – Saturday 10 May
WHAT - NRV Eco EXPO 2014 WHEN - 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Saturday 10 May WHERE - The Village Center, Warm Hearth Village, 2387 Warm Hearth Drive, Blacksburg DETAILS - See flyer below —
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HOUSEHOLD BATTERY RECYCLING PROGRAM FOR BLACKSBURG RESIDENTS
Sustainable Blacksburg and the YMCA Cooperate to Improve Household Battery Recycling in Blacksburg A few of the many different types of “household batteries”. WHAT ARE “HOUSEHOLD BATTERIES”. As you...
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INSECT POLLINATORS & HOW TO ENCOURAGE THEM
Many think of Honey Bees when we think of pollination, but in fact there are hundreds different kinds of bees that help to grow our food. Learn about who is visiting our flowers and how to encourage...
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WELL-WATER & SPRING-WATER TESTING, 16-20 JUNE 2014
Virginia Cooperative Extension at VT is Offering Water Testing for Montgomery & Giles County Residents Next Week Below is a note from Erin Ling, Senior Extension Associate with the Virginia...
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TOWN OF BLACKSBURG CONTRACTS WITH DIFFERENT COMPANY FOR TRASH & RECYCLING PICKUP
Waste Industries Replaces Waste Management for Refuse & Recycling Service In Blacksburg Waste Industries USA, Inc has been selected by the Town of Blacksburg to provide garbage and recycling...
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HOMEOWNERS – FALL CLEANUP SCHEDULE & MyWaste APP
Please Add To Your Calendar the Date That TOB Will Begin Fall Pickup of Brush & Extra Trash In Your Quadrant Schedule: NE Quadrant (having weekly trash pickup on Thursday) 22 September...
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HOW TO RECYCLE USED HOUSEHOLD BATTERIES AT THE BLACKSBURG YMCA
Just inside the Y-Center door (closest to the Thrift Shop), on your right, you will see a tall book shelf, and on that book shelf there are two black-plastic boxes each having a sign saying “USED...
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DOCUMENTARY FILM SCREENING –“DYING GREEN”
WHAT - The VT Department of Science and Technology in Society is sponsoring a showing of the award winning documentary, “Dying Green”. To see a preview of the film, visit the film’s web site at...
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Rain Barrel Workshop – 12:00 pm, Saturday, 04 October 2014
Making-A-Rain-Barrel Workshop Example of rain-barrel use. WHEN: 12:00 Noon, Saturday, 04 October 2014 WHERE: Floyd County Extension Office, 209 Fox St., Floyd, VA DETAILS: Come out and learn about...
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED – SATURDAY 22 NOVEMBER
Once again, SB is working with our local YMCA and the Town of Blacksburg to help keep the toxic chemicals from used household batteries out of our regional landfill (and eventually out of our area’s...
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SB Gifts 11 Recycling Bins To Blacksburg High School Stadium
An anonymous contributor to Sustainable Blacksburg allowed SB to buy and label eleven (11) recycling containers for use at the Blacksburg High School’s Bill Brown Stadium; that’s one to be placed...
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Rezoning Request for Trailer Park On Givens Lane, Blacksburg
Many of you have expressed your concern about the proposed re-development of 11 Acres at 401 Givens Lane. The proposal is to re-zone these 11 Acres from a Planned Mobile Home District (Blacksburg...
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SB’s Year of Water: Some Well-Stated Concerns From a Local Ecologist
Javad makes some excellent points. Do you have rain barrels or a rain garden? Would you have them if you got a stormwater credit?...
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EARTH-DAY FILM FESTIVAL – 22 April, 7:00 to 9:00 PM
FREE ADMISSION - BUT YOU MUST REGISTER, because seating at the Alexander Black House is VERY limited, and there will be a lot of people interested in attending. HOW TO REGISTER? This is explained in...
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HOW TO RECYCLE OF STRAIGHT-TUBE FLUORESCENT BULBS & BALLASTS
Attention Home Owners & Businesses Using Straight-Tube Fluorescent Bulbs ! Because of their Mercury content, ALL fluorescent light bulbs, regardless of type, should be recycled, so that the toxic...
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