Bike Miami Oct 4, 2009. Click to zoom.

Bike Miami, Miami’s Largest FREE Street Party is Back! No bicycle required.

Sunday, October 4, 2009. 9am-2pm

Downtown Miami streets CLOSED to motor traffic:

Flagler Street will be closed from the Courthouse to Bayfront and connect to
Mary Brickell Village via SE 1st Avenue and South Miami Avenue.
NOTE: Motorist Traffic allowed to cross at SE 7th, SE 8th and SE 3rd Streets, as well as Biscayne Boulevard

FREE Children’s Activities all day long
FREE Bicycle Rentals ~ Bike and Roll Cruisers and BuddyBikes
FREE Air, Brake Checks from local Bicycle Shop Mechanics
Park (your car) at Mary Brickell Village all day for just $3, FREE Bike Valet
Performances by Suénalo, Afrobeta, Jazzilla and other live music

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Don’t forget to swing by MiaGreen (I’m not saying it’s free…prices start at $25) Thursday and Friday, June 11 & 12, 2009. This is a green event targeted at professionals and businesses - something different than your typical eco festival. In addition to having an exhibition hall, there will be educational seminars and more. Check it out and let us know what you think. We’ll follow-up with some post-event coverage soon.

When: June 11 & 12, 2009, Thursday & Friday, Conference: 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, Exhibit Hall: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

Where: Miami Beach Convention Center (Hall C), 1901 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139

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ECOMB is at it again! Help clean up South Beach and have some fun doing it on June 14, 2009 from 8am-12 noon. Pre-registration is required

Here are the details from the ECOMB site. Check it out for more info and updates. 

Help ECOMB volunteers, the City of Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, US Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, the Boucher Brothers, the Surfrider Foundation and many others cleanup the beach section between Government Cut and 15th Street, Miami Beach.

This is a FUN BEACH CLEAN-UP COMPETITION between the beach sections mentioned above. There will be TWO VOLUNTEER SIGN-UP STATIONS and ONE END STATION, where all groups will finally meet, lunch served and TROPHIES and RAFFLE PRIZES awarded.

BIG SWEEP T-Shirts to be provided by the BOUCHER BROTHERS

LET’S KEEP OUR SHORELINE CLEAN … PASS IT ON!!

“YOU’RE AWESOME” PRIZES
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ALL VOLUNTEERS will be able to participate on the competition as individuals or in groups and each will receive a “YOU’RE AWESOME” raffle ticket towards a variety of prizes.

Beach Package for a Family of Four: Boucher Brothers
Fairchild Tropical Botanical Gardens - 2 Pases for Four People: FTBG
One Full Moon Kayaking Package for 2: South Beach Kayak
One Double Kayak Rental: South Beach Kayak
Two Surf Paddle Rentals:
Gift Certificates for a Walking Tour of the Art Deco District: MDPL
Snorkeling Lessons
Surfing Lessons
MORE TO BE ADDED SOON!! KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN

BECOME A MEMBER OF ECOMB AT THE BIG SWEEP
FOR $25 AND RECEIVE A SECOND FREE RAFFLE TICKET FOR ONE OF THE “YOU’RE AWESOME” PRIZES

BIG SWEEP PERPETUAL TROPHIES

GROUPS will be awarded Big Sweep Perpetual Trophies created by French-native / Miami resident Metal Sculptor Omar Ali (www.artaircraft.com) inspired by waste prevention messages. Trophies will be based on three categories and passed on to future Big Sweep Winners.

KEEP IT CLEAN: Team with the largest number of volunteers
BEACH MASTER: Team that collects the largest amount of cigarette butts
CAN IT: Team that collects the largest amount of general trash / recyclables

WHO WILL YOU CHALLENGE?
It’s up to you!!!!!
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STATIONS
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Station 1: Volunteer Sign-up - South Pointe Park X Beach
Station 2: Volunteer Sign-up - 15th Street Beach X Ocean Drive
Station 3: End Station - Between 7th and 8th Streets X Ocean
Drive
GRAND FINALE

At the end of the event, all collected litter will be removed from the bags and spread out in two areas: one area for cigarette butts and the other for general litter.

EXPECT A SURPRISE PHOTO-OP!

This will create a powerful photo and educational display for beach goers as to the amount of trash being left on our beaches. The litter will then be re-bagged in trash and/or recycling bags.

LET’S KEEP IT CLEAN … PASS IT ON!

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There are A LOT of green events coming up. As usual, they show up on the calendar in the right sidebar, as well as on Upcoming.org. Many of them request an RSVP, and some of the conferences have a cost associated with them. Please check them out and try to attend at least one!

Rag Trade Grand Opening: Sat, Jan 20 12-sundown FREE

• Bring some clothes to trade or just stop in to shop! Plus, there will be a bounce house!
• More information.

Plug-In Hybrid Lecture: Wed, Jan 24 12:30pm RSVP / FREE

• Sign me up!
  Sherry Boschert, author of PLUG-IN HYBRIDS: THE CARS THAT WILL RECHARGE AMERICA, will be speaking.
• More information.

Density by Design: Wed, Jan 24 5:30pm RSVP FREE

• A talk all about Smart Growth. Sounds like something we need to talk about.
• Register.

Under the Sun, Sustainable Innovations + Traditions: Jan 25-27 RSVP / $375 / $425 after 1/19

• UM School of Architecture conference to discuss and promote green building. Serves as AIA continuing education credit.
• More information.

Volunteer Workday @ Deering Estate (earn community service hours!): Sat, Jan 27 8:45a-12noon RSVP / FREE

• Need Community Service hours? Want to help clean up Deering Estate? This event is for you!
• More information.

e2 Vision Broward: Feb 8-9 RSVP / $50

• Environment & Economy: Keeping them both alive in South Florida. Discuss the year’s accomplishments and what is coming up.
• More information.

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Wow, anyone else out there starting to feel like they live in a city that really cares about the environment? The amount of green events in Miami lately has been overwhelming. Today, I have even more information about another upcoming green event.

FIU, Biscayne Bay Campus, is holding a Green Building Conference on Friday, November 3. Called, Green Buildings & Sustainable Construction: A Road Map for the Future, you will need to pre-register for the conference. It costs $50 per person, with a discount for USGBC members.

The conference is being hosted by FIU’s Institute for Technology Innovation & Canadian General Consulate of Miami.

The event is described as follows:

This event will bring together corporate leaders from our community in industries such as real estate, land development, construction, and architecture, as well as experts in climate, green technology, and the environment, focusing on three areas:

• New technologies and construction practices that decrease the energy footprint of buildings.  This will cover construction materials, energy and water use, and management practices.
• The future of government environmental regulations at the local, national, international levels as well as emerging industry standards and certifications.
• The future of global climate change and the effects this has on construction and building management strategies

View more event details and RSVP. The view the flier above, simply click on the image.

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Today I just want to focus on the calendar a little bit, because there is so much going on tomorrow!

At 9 am tomorrow morning, September 9, you could get started on the Redland Ramble by going to Williams Grove for a smoothie. Then again, you could get ready for Critical Mass and show Miami drivers that bikes ARE TRAFFIC and don’t need to get out of the way! (Did you hear that Alesh?) Of course, there is always the Heart Walk, as well.

The Redland Ramble will continue through the day, rambling through the Fruit & Spice Park at 10:30am, Bee Heaven Farm at noon, and Schnebly Winery at 2:30pm.

In the evening tomorrow there will be a free showing of Don’t Box Me In, the award-winning Grove anti-Home Depot documentary.

As always, you can find green events on our calendar in the middle of the right sidebar of greenerMIAMI, or in our events section on Upcoming.org.

Additionally, if you’d like to get involved in group events with greenerMIAMI, sign up here. Start a discussion on what types of events you are looking for!

Finally, Sunday is the deadline for Miami bloggers to sign up for Miami’s first Cross Blogination that will take place on Sept 19. We’ve got 20 blogs signed up already!!

ps: It’s my birthday. If you want to give me a gift, tell someone new about greenerMIAMI.com. Thanks!

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Our most recent poll, Would you be interested in group events with greenerMIAMI, had surprising but positive results. Of the X respondents, X are definitely interested, and Y are possibly interested. We’ll get work on the first idea.

As hopefully most readers have noticed, we offer a calendar feature on the right sidebar. We post the info, and it is hosted by Upcoming.org. I’ve created a greenerMIAMI group within that, as an experiment that will hopefully work out. In order to join the group, you will need to create an ID with the site. After that, you can subscribe to the group’s feed, start a discussion (or reply to the one I already started), and of course, join the group. Let’s give it a try and see if we would like to use this as our tool.

Take our new poll: How many KWH/day does your home use?

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