What’s Green in Miami Today?

How green is Miami? I would argue that it is greener than yesterday and greening more everyday. I haven’t even been able to post regular content lately, as I have been promoting green events left and right. I can guarantee that the desire to be green is alive and well in this southern city. Is action following? I believe if it is not already, it soon will.

Rick gave me a tip of the "Daring to be Green?" article in today’s Herald. (When there are green articles, please let me know…I do not follow the paper as I should.) The gist of the article is summed up by this single line, "Now, the trend of environment-friendly building may, just may, finally be
reaching South Florida — where not a single building has been certified green
to date."

Yes, it has taken a long time for the green movement to travel to the end of I-95 to reach our great city, but it has arrived. I attended the Simple Solar Solutions workshop last week. It was a full house of around 200 people, with at least another 100 watching the live webcast from the MDC Kendall campus. I learned probably more than I ever wanted to know about solar panels, including the fact that they don’t like to be hot. What? I know. I also learned that there has been a solar panel company located near downtown Miami for 20 years, Sun Electronics. Additionally, I learned about all of the rebates currently being offered for solar systems in residential and commercial use…and they are pretty good. I will post my complete notes in a couple of days.

In the meantime, it’s time to promote another event that is happening this afternoon/evening. This is going to be a good one: Re-Energize America Town Hall Meeting.

Miami Town Hall to Address Oil Dependence and Global Warming

Speakers Will Highlight Solutions to Energy Crisis

With volatile energy prices and concern about rapidly accelerating global warming, Floridians are asking hard questions about our energy future.

On Monday, October 16, Mayor Manny Diaz, Senator Bob Graham and representatives from the faith, policy and environmental communities will come together for a town hall meeting to highlight solutions for America’s oil addiction and global warming.

The participants come from diverse backgrounds and demonstrate the growing support for Re-Energize America, a nonpartisan campaign with a goal to create a new energy future for America.

It’s at UM’s Storer Auditorium. I’ll be there. If you would like to meet, send me an email and I’ll give you my cell number.