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August 7, 2009

Super Green workshops planned

On Aug. 15, Sustainable Urban Infrastructure Inc. and Baltimore Biomass will hold "Super Green" workshops that teach how to heat homes using locally grown, sustainable Biomass, produce solar electricity, build rain barrels, and construct vegetable boxes. The 45 minute workshops will be held at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., noon and 1 p.m. at the Mill Valley General Store, 2800 Sisson St. There will be food and drink for purchase.

The first 200 people who pre-register for the workshops at www.baltimorebiomass.com will be eligible for giveaways of seeds, DIY handouts and more.

Posted by baltimoresun.com at 5:48 PM | | Comments (1)
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It's nice that O'Malley can install solar panels on his roof with tax payer money but has not created any training or higher education programs for green energy. Maryland is way behind in creating green jobs. We need our colleges to start offering programs in this new field.

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Tim WheelerTim Wheeler reports on the environment and Chesapeake Bay. A native of West Virginia, he has focused mainly on Maryland's environment since moving here in 1983. Along the way, he's crewed aboard a skipjack in the bay, canoed under city streets up the Jones Fall from the Inner Harbor, and gone deep underground in a western Maryland coal mine. He loves seafood, rambles in the country and good stories. He hopes to share some here.

Contributor Christy Zuccarini has been blogging about the local DIY craft scene for a year for Baltimoresun.com. She brings her pespective on all things handmade to B'More Green, where she will highlight projects you can do yourself as well as crafters who are integrating sustainable methods and materials.
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