Home Energy Rating System analyses provided by a regional energy auditing company that help determine cost-effective energy efficiency improvements for homeowners.
"The mere fact that we exist is how we're green," said Keith Heming, director of operations. Heming said by taking in the items that are sorted and then sold or recycled, the Samaritan Center keeps 200 to 400 tons of clothing, accessories, toys and electronics out of the landfill each year.
DAYTON, Tenn. — Rhea County, Dayton and Spring City will be among several Southeast Tennessee areas that each will receive $100,000 in federal grants.
The Tennessee Valley Authority will spend more money to put more sunshine into its energy future.
As the bicycling coordinator for Outdoor Chattanooga, Philip Pugliese travels most days on his bike.
Beyond the Volkswagen plant, where crews work like ants constructing the new $1 billion auto assembly plant, a group of hikers marches through the woods.
The newest energy invention from Silicon Valley could help power the economy of the Tennessee Valley if local officials are successful in their bid to bring production of the device to Chattanooga.
CLEVELAND, Tenn. -- The annual garden tour of the University of Tennessee Extension Service looks back to a century of gardening across the state and in Bradley County.
The Tennessee Valley Authority is preparing to change the way electricity is priced to help cut the peak demand for its power.
Lighter shade of green
Less demand for new floorcovering slows recycling gains in economic slump
The national recession that’s taking a bite out of floorcovering industries also is adversely affecting a national green initiative — carpet recycling, according to the latest report from an organization committed to recycling and reusing old carpet.
Ann O'Brien said she's tried recycling before but the effort always ended up being more trouble than it was worth. Cans and plastics accumulated in the garage of her family's East Brainerd home.
Beyond cotton
Recycled rubber, plastic often made into Earth-friendly fashions
Chattanooga consumers are paying more attention to clothing made from organic or recyclable materials, according to some local retailers.
A $700,000 environmentally-friendly parking lot opened Friday morning next to Renaissance Park, an example of a new green future, said Mayor Ron Littlefield.
A love for art plus a desire for green living led Tara McRae Kestner to create Baby Steps to a Better Earth, a jewelry company whose products are made from recycled materials.
