North Carolina lawmakers passed House Bill 951 in October, which requires the state to cut carbon emissions from energy companies by 70% by 2030. The law states that North Carolina energy companies must be carbon neutral to 2005 levels by 2050. Part of that law required regulators to come up with a plan by the … Read more
Gov. Jared Polis is urging lawmakers to make it even cheaper for Colorado residents to buy an electric car, electric bike, or electric lawn mower. The governor announced the plan on Tuesday as an amendment to his proposed budget for 2023-2024. Ahead of the upcoming legislative session, he now wants lawmakers to approve a new … Read more
Never underestimate the power of those around you to feel good about yourself and improve your life. Leanne Moore speaks to interior design experts about the alchemy of carefully considered spaces. Janice Kumar-Ward of JKW Interior Architecture & Design, Auckland The look: Janice Kumar-Ward is all about innovation in the design process In doing so, … Read more
Douglas Kent began gardening as a teenager. It was just a hobby at first, but after witnessing the 1986-1992 California drought firsthand, he began to rethink his approach to the environment and devoted himself to green landscaping, gardening, and activism. “Gardeners have big hearts,” Kent, who is now a landscape contractor and an instructor at … Read more