tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046019136763632707Sun, 08 Sep 2024 02:22:19 +0000solaralternative energycloudcroft schoolseducationgreenhouseEarth Clublocal produceplantsrecyclingThis blog will track the progress of "green" activities in and around Cloudcroft, NM...especially at Cloudcroft Schools.http://cloudcroftgreen.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Margo Whitt)Blogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046019136763632707.post-2853514422335501620Wed, 18 May 2011 14:14:00 +00002011-05-18T08:14:51.549-06:00recyclingHere is the Alamogordo Daily News articlehttp://cloudcroftgreen.blogspot.com/2011/05/recycling-coming-to-cloudcroft.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Margo Whitt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046019136763632707.post-4935536618231147725Fri, 15 Apr 2011 17:15:00 +00002011-04-15T11:15:59.275-06:00plantsTomorrow (April 16, 2011), the Native Plant Society of New Mexico - Otero chapter, will hold its annual native plant sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Rose Garden on 10th Street (across from the Alamogordo Public Library). Check it out for native and xeric plants for our area.http://cloudcroftgreen.blogspot.com/2011/04/native-plant-sale-in-alamogordo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Margo Whitt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046019136763632707.post-7502226235106591948Thu, 14 Apr 2011 01:12:00 +00002011-04-13T19:12:41.522-06:00alternative energycloudcroft schoolseducationsolarA representative from Green Energy Works visited with Cloudcroft's School Board last Monday to explain the "Renewable and Clean Energy Bond Program" and how it could benefit the schools. A brochure was provided that outlines the program, along with a flyer explaining who Green Energy Works is. To hear this presentation, you can visit the podcast for the April 11, 2011 school board meeting at http://cloudcroftgreen.blogspot.com/2011/04/green-energy-works-presents-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Margo Whitt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046019136763632707.post-990971728410009784Thu, 14 Apr 2011 01:07:00 +00002011-04-14T14:17:42.256-06:00alternative energysolarThe Renewable Energy Conference will be held at the Ruidoso Conference Center on April 22nd. For more details, you might email the contacts listed in the brochure below. The Lincoln County Solar and Sustainability Tour will take place on April 23rd from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Directions and a description of the tour can be found here. (Updated April 14, 2011)http://cloudcroftgreen.blogspot.com/2011/04/lincoln-county-solar-and-sustainability.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Margo Whitt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046019136763632707.post-4114008587313337582Thu, 14 Apr 2011 01:01:00 +00002011-04-13T19:01:00.129-06:00Earth ClubMembers of Cloudcroft High School's Earth Club teamed up with a local exchange student from the Ukraine to pick up trash and debris from the swimming hole below the tunnel. The students donated their Sunday afternoon to remove almost a dozen sacks of trash from the area locally referred to as the "hippie dip." Students remove garbage from the waterfall area. The students hauled almost a http://cloudcroftgreen.blogspot.com/2011/04/earth-club-helps-with-clean-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Margo Whitt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046019136763632707.post-2007724613187378389Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:55:00 +00002011-04-13T18:55:00.135-06:00cloudcroft schoolsgreenhouseThe greenhouse project is finally underway inside the bus loop at Cloudcroft schools. Purchased with funds from the A+ for Energy Grant sponsored by BP, volunteers started pounding stakes into the ground this past fall. Then came the BIG freeze...and the only thing harder than pounding stakes into rock is pounding stakes into frozen rocks. Now that things have thawed out, we will once again be http://cloudcroftgreen.blogspot.com/2011/04/greenhouse-underway-at-cloudcroft.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Margo Whitt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046019136763632707.post-6892880924243177476Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:15:00 +00002010-01-18T09:15:11.132-07:00greenhouselocal producesolarJim Money will be giving a presentation at the Alamogordo Public Library this Thursday, January 21, 2010, from 6pm-7:45pm about his solar heated greenhouses. Jim is also a great source for local-grown produce, which he delivers in the Alamogordo area each Wednesday.http://cloudcroftgreen.blogspot.com/2010/01/solar-heated-greenhouse-talk.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Margo Whitt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046019136763632707.post-8642805224362256649Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:14:00 +00002010-01-18T09:17:00.380-07:00educationgreenhouseI know this isn't Cloudcroft, but since the project seems similar to ours I thought I'd link to it: Mountain View Middle School Breaks Ground for Greenhouse UPDATE: The Alamogordo Daily News links don't stay up for long, so the above link doesn't work anymore. You could get the article from their archives, though.http://cloudcroftgreen.blogspot.com/2009/11/another-school-gets-greenhouse.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Margo Whitt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046019136763632707.post-4658344935783478002Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:56:00 +00002009-11-09T22:56:55.007-07:00cloudcroft schoolssolarTonight the Cloudcroft School Board approved the application for a grant for a 100KW Solar photovoltaic system. More information is available at www.cmsbears.nethttp://cloudcroftgreen.blogspot.com/2009/11/school-board-approves-grant-application.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Margo Whitt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046019136763632707.post-4820806375018432818Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:58:00 +00002009-11-05T18:58:53.622-07:00cloudcroft schoolssolarOn November 9th, the Cloudcroft School Board will consider the approval of the application for a grant for a 100 KW PV Solar system. If you would like to check out this program, you can visit the PED memo or the Governor's press release. Cloudcroft Schools also received a grant for $150,000 for energy efficient lighting. The Governor has publicized this information here. Of http://cloudcroftgreen.blogspot.com/2009/11/cloudcroft-schools-looking-at-solar.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Margo Whitt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046019136763632707.post-7170373149409148842Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:22:00 +00002009-10-25T08:25:01.141-06:00alternative energysolarYou will have an opportunity to tour several homes devoted to alternative energy and sustainable living on November 21, 2009. Visit http://sacramentomountainssustainableliving.blogspot.com for more information.http://cloudcroftgreen.blogspot.com/2009/10/lincoln-county-solar-and-sustainability.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Margo Whitt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046019136763632707.post-3062199710471211766Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:51:00 +00002009-10-18T21:51:00.934-06:00alternative energyeducationsolarNew Mexico State University-Alamogordo, is offering the following community education classes: Basics of Alternate Energy & Home Energy Conservation, October 29, 2009 from 5pm-9pm. Passive Solar: Housewarming without Mechanical Systems, November 5, 2009 from 5pm-9pm. Active Solar Energy and Living off the Grid, November 12, 2009 from 5pm-9pm. All classes are taught by Ron Offley and are $http://cloudcroftgreen.blogspot.com/2009/10/solar-community-education-classes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Margo Whitt)0