Southface, the Atlanta-based nonprofit that promotes sustainable homes, workplaces and communities through education, research, advocacy and technical assistance, presented its inaugural Fulcrum Awards in mid-March at its annual Greenprints Conference at Georgia State University. The awards recognize people, programs, buildings,…
There is a crisis in our natural world, and it requires action, said Wayne Lord, founding director of the World Affairs Council of Atlanta, as he introduced E. Neville Isdell, a man who has championed action as chairman of the…
Just when you think every building in Savannah that needed preserving has been preserved, a c. late-1800s cotton warehouse transforms into an award-winning boutique hotel. The Cotton Sail Hotel, which overlooks the river in Savannah’s historic district, recently received the Georgia Trust for…
The Garden Club of Georgia and the Georgia Water Coalition joined several other environmental groups in Atlanta on Feb. 18, for Capitol Conservation Day. Some 150 gathered at the Capitol after a breakfast briefing on environmental issues at Central Presbyterian…
Think the chef at your favorite restaurant sits around dreaming up exotic dishes that will land her a spot on Hell's Kitchen or Top Chef? Think again. These days, many restaurant chefs are saying no to the exotic and focusing…
The incubation model is moving into the social services sector with a $1,090,000 grant from the James M. Cox Foundation to the Atlanta Community Food Bank (ACFB). The grant will establish and incubate the Food Well Alliance, which in turn will expand access to…
The Savannah Harbor Expansion Project may be the biggest story to come out of the Georgia Ports in the last year, but it’s not the only one. As that project gets underway, the ports continue to grow and set records…
Some of the brightest minds in the world gather in Savannah each year to compete for two $100,000 prizes at the Ocean Exchange. The Orcelle Award, funded by Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics, challenges applicants to develop technologies to improve the efficiency…
Georgia recently vaulted to the top of the list in electric vehicle (EV) sales by state, thanks in part to a $5,000 tax credit granted to electric vehicle drivers. That’s great news for Georgia’s environment, but where are all those…
Atlanta-based Hannah Solar, a full-service design-build solar integrator, has invested big in south Georgia. Hannah is building two solar farms with nearly 7,000 panels generating 1 megawatt of power, or enough to power 400 homes, in Oglethorpe, as part of…
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