/tags/solarbees SolarBees en-US Copyright Tue, 23 Aug 2016 20:28:39 GMT /environment/2016-08-23/new-unc-collaboratory-draws-skepticism Faculty at UNC-Chapel Hill and environmental groups are raising concerns over a new effort on campus created by the General Assembly.Republican lawmakers… Tue, 23 Aug 2016 20:28:39 GMT /environment/2016-08-23/new-unc-collaboratory-draws-skepticism Dave DeWitt /environment/2016-06-01/senate-leaders-propose-eliminating-pollution-controls-in-jordan-and-falls-lakes Senate Republicans are proposing eliminating the state’s protections for drinking water from Jordan and Falls lakes, in favor of new measures that could… Wed, 01 Jun 2016 21:22:52 GMT /environment/2016-06-01/senate-leaders-propose-eliminating-pollution-controls-in-jordan-and-falls-lakes Jorge Valencia /politics/2016-05-12/the-week-at-the-legislature-hb2-refugee-policy-and-solarbees The Department of Environmental Quality has pulled the plug on SolarBees. DEQ says it's removing the devices from Jordan Lake. SolarBees have been… Thu, 12 May 2016 16:32:42 GMT /politics/2016-05-12/the-week-at-the-legislature-hb2-refugee-policy-and-solarbees Will Michaels, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2016-05-12/the-week-at-the-legislature-hb2-refugee-policy-and-solarbees The Department of Environmental Quality has pulled the plug on SolarBees. DEQ says it's removing the devices from Jordan Lake. SolarBees have been… Thu, 12 May 2016 16:32:42 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2016-05-12/the-week-at-the-legislature-hb2-refugee-policy-and-solarbees Will Michaels, Frank Stasio /environment/2016-05-06/state-officials-to-scrap-solarbee-project-on-jordan-lake The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality announced it will halt the SolarBee pilot project, saying the floating mixers are not improving… Fri, 06 May 2016 19:37:44 GMT /environment/2016-05-06/state-officials-to-scrap-solarbee-project-on-jordan-lake Elizabeth Friend /environment/2015-12-16/a-year-in-report-says-solarbees-making-no-improvement-on-jordan-lake North Carolina is home to seven natural lakes. Jordan Lake—despite its name—is not one of them. It’s a reservoir, created in 1974.And almost from the day… Wed, 16 Dec 2015 22:22:15 GMT /environment/2015-12-16/a-year-in-report-says-solarbees-making-no-improvement-on-jordan-lake Dave DeWitt /environment/2015-09-02/senate-efforts-would-further-derail-jordan-lake-cleanup Two proposals in the State Legislature would have a significant impact on the so-called Jordan Lake Rules. The rules were passed in 2009 and were designed… Wed, 02 Sep 2015 18:11:41 GMT /environment/2015-09-02/senate-efforts-would-further-derail-jordan-lake-cleanup Dave DeWitt /environment/2014-07-22/solarbees-poised-to-churn-jordan-lake State environmental officials are overseeing the installation of special machines in Jordan Lake starting today. SolarBees are water circulators intended… Tue, 22 Jul 2014 11:16:31 GMT /environment/2014-07-22/solarbees-poised-to-churn-jordan-lake Gurnal Scott