Tourism Business Development in Floyd Opens with 9th Dist Development Funds

February 10, 2014

From Congressman Boucher’s web page after the Wednesday event in Floyd… The Station at South Locust will further the Town’s successful tourism development by providing twelve commercial spaces for local entrepreneurs. These include a new musical instrument store, which is affiliated with the Floyd Music School and sells instruments from …

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Congressman Boucher Visits Floyd

September 2, 2011

Cameras were poised for Congressman Rich Boucher’s stop in Floyd  on 31 March, 2010. Woody Crenshaw, Mike Burton–SustainFloyd Director, and other project funders, allies and friends of the Community Market and “the Station” spoke in the cool shade of the timber-frame pavilion across from the Floyd Country Store. Doug Thompson …

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Earth News that Matters

September 2, 2011

EARTH HOUR March 27: Symbol or Substance? Ker Than for National Geographic News Published March 26, 2010 For Earth Hour 2010, record-breaking millions of businesses, homes, and landmarks around the world will turn off their lights Saturday evening for the sake of the planet, conservationists say. Now in its fourth …

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Getting Off the Grid

December 15, 2016

If you haven’t heard of the “Bloom Box”, chances are, you will. This might be the first of the fuel-cell technologies to actually, economically (in today’s market) produce electricity at the point of use. Today, it is only affordable by the top dogs. In a few years, homes might have …

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What is sustainability?

February 10, 2014

What is Sustainability? “Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.” (United Nations Bruntland Commission) At SustainFloyd we believe sustainability means working on solutions for today’s challenges while always looking towards the future. By practicing responsible land management, energy consumption and …

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