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LGNO: There has been a great deal of chatter on the street about “green” building with energy efficiency being touted by various businesses. When should a homeowner re-insulate “green”?

Tucked away inside City Park, the Botanical Garden is a host of environments that will satisfy every eco-traveler, from the newly constructed, work-in-progress rain collection garden inside the Green Pavilion, to the Japanese Garden Society’s Zen-scape, the Rainforest and Living Fossils of the Conservatory, the Butterfly Garden, or even the New Orleans Historic Train Garden. Get away from your habitual grind and take a mini-eco-cation as New Orleans Botanical Garden Director Paul Soniat gives us the dirt:

Lead organizer Dr. Elizabeth C. English, of the Buoyant Foundation Project, seeks to broaden two vital dialogues in this region: the sharing with local practitioners of innovative flood mitigation techniques currently in practice in Europe, and the sharing
with local community stakeholders and policy makers of successful strategies for overcoming administrative obstacles and implementing new, sustainable solutions that promote community resilience.

Do You Have the Right Skills for Green Jobs? A report released by the Center for American Progress indicates that millions of U.S. workers across a variety of occupations have the necessary skills needed to transition into a green economy. Such a transformation of the U.S. into a green economy will benefit everyone, helping defeat global warming while generating new jobs.

With New Orleans taking center stage thanks to our WHO DAT Nation and aspiring SuperBowl Champion SAINTS, and a fantastic Mardi Gras, a new Mayor-elect with an eco-friendlier attitude, we can help unite the city, state, and perhaps even country with a greener front: giving up carbon for Lent.