Florida Speaker defends coal?
Florida Power and Light must have cringed when they read that the Speaker of the House, racing to the defense of polluting utilities, declared that Florida was a coal burning region. So much for all those bill inserts the Speaker gets at his West Miami home saying that FPL is one of the cleanest utilities in the country (using almost no coal compared to their peers). Florida Power...
Read MoreGreentime Covers Renewable Energy Credits & Carbon Offsets
The following video has been contributed by the folks over at Greentime. These are two local residents, Rhett Aultman & Amy Hale that have undertaken learning to live more sustainably. At the same time, they are sharing these experiences on their video blog. We’re going to republish their weekly videos here on greenerMIAMI for a bit. Let us know what you think! Here’s Episode 12:...
Read MoreGet Ready for a Biodiesel Weekend
Girl Mark is in town this week and will be teach two biodiesel homebrew classes in Ft. Lauderdale. In the biodiesel community, Girl Mark is a celebrity. She even written a book, Biodiesel Homebrew Guide. You have an option of one of two courses, a short 1-day course this Friday, December 1 from 10 am – 4 pm, or a comprehensive 2-day course this weekend, Dec 2-3 (also from 10 am...
Read MoreMAST Academy Launches Green School Challenge
Our future is in their hands – and that makes me feel great. Yesterday I had the privilege of attending the kick-off for Dream in Green’s (DIG) Green Schools Challenge at MAST Academy. As Nicholas Gunia of DIG said at the end of the presentation, "it’s only fitting that the science magnet school for Miami-Dade County kick off this project." And what a great job they...
Read MoreSimple Solar Solutions: Full Notes
Last week I attended the Simple Solar Solutions workshop at MDC Wolfson Campus. It was a full house with about 200 people in attendance, with another 100 watching over webcast at the Kendall campus. The first presenter was Dr. Roger Messenger, a very smart and very funny man, and now semi-retired from FAU. After that, we heard from John Kimball and Dan Morris of Sun Electronics. Finally, the...
Read MoreRe-Energize Re-Cap
Last night I attended the Re-Energize America event sponsored by many, but mainly it is the doing of NRDC. The turnout was disappointing, with around just 50 people in attendance – but the information was good. The speakers were a well rounded mix, from former Governor and Senator Bob Graham to Reverend Brenda Girton-Mitchell, various angles of the issue were covered. New tidbits I learned...
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