Profile Photos Courtesy of Mandy & Me Studios
I need to take a moment to show off my new professional photos. Along with the relaunch of the new look and feel of greenerMiami.com, I had some professional photos done. One evening while tooling around with some Twitter app, looking for users in Sarasota, FL (where I grew up), I found Mandy. I went from her Twitter profile to her website, Mandy & Me Studio. Wow. I mean wow. I was so...
Read MoreBringing Your Own Bags Not Always Easy At Publix
You may remember that last year I brought my own bags to Publix and had a weird experience in which my Publix cashier could not comprehend for the life of her why someone would not want to waste plastic bags. Turns out, my experience was nothing compared to what local resident Alex recently experienced: Hi Rebecca, I normally do most of my produce shopping at the farmer’s market but I...
Read MoreFlorida Summit on Global Climate Change – RFK, Jr & Schwarzenegger
As a follow up to the Governor’s Summit on Climate Change held in Miami this month (see previous posts), I wanted to touch on what Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger & Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. covered. First of all, to see Robert F. Kennedy, Jr speak in person was incredible. What an amazing speaker. You may see his entire speech here. I was especially intrigued by his discussion on the level of...
Read MoreServe to Preserve Day 1: General Themes
Today I attended the Florida Summit on Global Climate Change hosted by Governor Charlie Crist. First, let me just say that I’m so pleased to see an event like this occurring, and not just focusing on the local government, but to see representatives & press from across the state together and ready to tackle this issue. I do hope that we can get to the point soon where we can get beyond...
Read MoreGov. Crist to roll out the green carpet for the “Governator” and Environmental Icon RFK Jr.
This post was contributed by a local resident. greenerMIAMI will actually be attending the Summit and will bring you up to date information as quickly and as often as possible! Stay tuned! Well, to those of us who have been pushing for what seems like eternity for Florida to take action on global warming, the last couple months have been flat-out surreal. First we have our newly elected...
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