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If you are looking for what to do in Charlotte, NC this week. There is loads to do. The 15th Annual Charlotte St. Patrick's Day Parade begins at 11:00am in Uptown Charlotte on Thursday. The parade start is at Tryon and 9th Street. It will proceed south to Tryon and 3rd Street. With pipe bands, Irish dancers, floats, step bands and lots more, it should be a great time for all. Have fun at one of “the premier St. Patrick's Day parades in the Southeast.” No admission.

And, while you are there, don’t miss the 2011 Charlotte Goes Green Festival. All ages will enjoy the festivities which will be held on South Tryon Street between 1st and 3rd Streets. From10:00 am until 6:30pm you can see Irish music, Irish dancers, bagpipers, food, vendors and plenty of beverages. Better yet, there is no admission fee.
 
Also this month in Charlotte, going on until March 27, is Cirque du Soleil: TOTEM, being held Under the Grand Chapiteau at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Totem traces the journey of the human species from its original amphibian state to its ultimate desire to fly. The characters evolve on a stage evoking a giant turtle, which is the symbol of origin for many ancient civilizations.Cirque du Soleil: TOTEM illustrates, through a visual and acrobatic language, the evolutionary progress of species and rarely disappoints.

Green living should become the motto of the present and future generations. It has become essential for all of us to educate our children about eco-friendly methods so that they learn to respect the environment they are born into. The love and respect for nature has to be inculcated right from childhood. Children of today are adults of tomorrow; hence values instilled today will reap rich dividends in the future.

The children who are brought up in a surrounding that is healthy and green would definitely get used to this kind of living. Therefore, when they grow up as citizens they will ensure that they do not do anything that would jeopardize the health of the planet. Which is why Auston Woods and HHHunt are committed to green living in all of our apartment homes.

There is a need today to develop new technologies which would facilitate green living. New researches are being done to find out new forms of green energy. The oil and coal reserves of our planet are fast depleting owing to massive industrialization.

We do our part to provide that all new communities developed by HHHunt save as many well-established trees as possible, and upon completion will exceed local standards for the size and number of trees re-planted within the community. Our company strives to exceed government standards for energy efficiency and water conservation during the development process and beyond. As a part of green living, people should be encouraged to use solar power for house lighting. These days, technology is also developed to run vehicles on solar power. Though, this is still in the gestation period, it would be a great alternative to gas and petrol used for running the vehicles.

The effects of irrational use of the natural resources should be explained to the people in detail. People in general have a tendency to misuse and waste fresh water. This has led to scarcity of water. Steps should be taken to curtail this wastage and make people more responsible. Similarly, people also tend to waste electricity by switching on lights unnecessarily. If one extra bulb is lit in every household, then imagine the amount power consumption. So we encourage you, our residents and customers, to join us in our efforts to sustain our environment.

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