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#FindYourLab with Jacqueline Goodwin

By UGL-Staff | August 30, 2021

Jacqueline Goodwin is the new Sustainable Workplaces Manager at Urban Green Lab. She oversees the Urban Green Lab Certification Program and the Nashville Sustainability Roundtable. An avid reader, traveler, and coffee drinker, Jackie tells us how she makes a little change go a long way.

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Environmental experts concerned over construction waste in Nashville

By UGL-Staff | August 17, 2021

Nashville is known for its constant construction and with that comes a lot of waste. Experts said it’s becoming a problem that is impacting everyone.

In many cases developers and builders are on a deadline. Their goal is to get done and get done as quickly as possible.

But the extra wood, metal and cardboard materials end up in dumpsters, which is impacting the environment which in turns impacts everyone.

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The First Lab Recogntion Graduating Cohort!

By UGL-Staff | August 5, 2021

Our first cohort of community institutions has successfully completed their first year in our recognition program!

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How to Weatherize Your Home

By Naomi Snyder | June 15, 2021

It’s getting to that time of year again. The heat rises, the HVAC struggles and the energy bills rise.

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The Green Issue: Environmental Justice Initiative Educates About Environmental Racism

By Noah Spiegel | April 22, 2021

“The environmental sector suffers from an alarming amount of whiteness,” says Patrick King, the sustainability education manager of local nonprofit Urban Green Lab. “There’s a perception that it’s a space only for affluent white folks, when in reality, when you look at the numbers, the overwhelming majority of people who believe in climate change and believe that things have to be done around climate change are Black and brown.”

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The Green Issue: So You Want to Recycle Responsibly

By Noah Spiegel | April 22, 2021

Voting with our dollar and buying into eco-friendly companies may become even more important in Nashville, as many of our landfills are set to fill up and close in the next few years. Todd Lawrence, executive director of nonprofit Urban Green Lab, says the organization educates residents about Metro’s priorities, like the current Solid Waste Master Plan, which “will serve as a roadmap to achieving Zero Waste over the next 30 years,” according to Metro’s website.

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Earth Day 2021: A Little Change Goes a Long Way

By Todd Lawrence | April 19, 2021

At first, you would think restoring our Earth back to what it was before a global pandemic which has taken 3 million lives would be a monumental task. But in reality, a little goes a long way in preventing its spread and destruction.

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#FindYourLab with Herb Williams

By Patrick King | April 1, 2021

Renowned local artist, Herb Williams tells us about his lab! “I have always felt a very deep connection to nature and wildlife and find enormous inspiration from both.”

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Nashville Is Experiencing a Mini-Revolution in Solar. Here’s How to Take Part.

By UGL-Staff | February 28, 2021

Energy from the sun accounted for 43% of all new electricity generating capacity in the United States in the third quarter of 2020.

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