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Article: TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION CELEBRATES GRAND OPENING OF NEW MONTGOMERY BELL STATE PARK VILLAS
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- October 28, 2009
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 27 -- The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation issued the following news release:
Tennessee State Parks will unveil eight new, environmentally friendly villas at Montgomery Bell State Park at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, Oct. 28, beginning at 2 p.m.
These unique, contemporary accommodations serve as a first in a series of more energy efficient and environmentally responsible cabins to open within the Tennessee State Parks system in the coming months. An environmental focal point of the project is the geothermal system. Each villa has a 450-foot well to capture the energy of the earth to generate heating and cooling, using 40 to 60 percent ...