Borrowing Sand
Post contributed by Maria de los Angeles Lemus, a freelance writer and designer who also blogs under the pen name Manola Blablablanik. Everyone knows that fancy cars and glass-walled condos are just but a few of Miami-Dade’s little luxuries, but did you know sand was a precious commodity? Yes, sand. In a recent article posted on Florida Sportsman’s website, I learned that Miami is...
Read MoreThey Paved Paradise and Put Up a Parking Lot
The song Big Yellow Taxi, most recently heard from the Counting Crows, has inspired this post. Originally written and performed by Joni Mitchell in 1970, this song has as much significance today as it did over 35 years ago. Let’s go through some portions of the lyrics: They paved paradise and put up a parking lotWith a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin’ hot spotDon’t it...
Read MoreMiami is #29 (of 50), 2006 SustainLane Rankings
SustainLane conducted sustainability rankings of 50 US cities this year and Miami ranks # 29. Let me try to sum it up: First of all, the study states, "Miami…is more vulnerable to natural disaster than any other city in the study." WE WON!!! It goes on to talk about how all of this construction is showing effects in our water. Additionally, "South Florida residents already...
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