Grand Shoe Archway at EarthFest Will Show Reuse
One of the many cool features of EarthFest this coming Sunday will be the "Sole of Our Path". Instead of a grand archway made of balloons to welcome you to Miami’s Earth Day festival, you will be welcomed by many many little shoes. Says art teacher & creator Meme Ferre, it "will be a portico of creativity made out of previously owned shoes by students at North Beach...
Read MoreJacksonville Will Make Own Biodiesel
I know I’ve gone outside of Miami more than once this week, but I find it very interesting to hear green initiatives elsewhere in Florida. Today’s news is that Jacksonville, FL will begin to make its own biodiesel. The fuel will be used for fire trucks and garbage trucks, among others. The fuel will be made from used cooking oil donated from local restaurants. They’ll process...
Read MoreHybrid Buses – Anyone Seen?
Miami Dade received a couple of hybrid buses on loan for about a month…which is probably ending soon. I headed down south to the busway (where the Metrorail ends @ Dadeland South), to try and catch a glimpse. No dice. Larry Lebowitz writes: Transit plans to purchase 39 of the 60-foot hybrids by 2008 and 180 of the 42-foot models between 2009 and 2012 as part of its routine fleet...
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