4th International Interdisciplinary Sustainability Forum
There’s a Sustainability Conference coming up. Are you going? Florida Tech will address smart growth and environmental sustainability at its fourth international, interdisciplinary forum, “Sustainable Pathways: New Research and Practices,” on March 6-7 on campus. The only catch – the campus is in Melbourne. A conference registration fee of $85 entitles registrants to attend all...
Read MoreMiami Arbor Day Celebration
Today the Miami Arbor Day Celebration was held at Miami Senior High School. We were there and put together a video of most of the speakers during the press conference today. Please watch it and let us know what you think! Now go plant a...
Read MorePanthers & Cars Not Getting Along
Alesh pointed out an article in the Herald about endangered panthers, and issues with cars killing them. When there are only 100 adults in the wild, 11 highway panther deaths last year is a HUGE number. Read the article. Photo Credit: Cayobo’s Flickr...
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 MoreSaving Our Reefs
Get ready to tune your TV to WLRN Channel 17 tonight – or set your TiVo – at 8pm. It is the premiere of a new documentary called Saving Our Reefs. It was filmed mainly in the Florida Keys, and tells the local story of our local coral reefs. I had the pleasure of seeing it last week at a special WLRN event. It has beautiful footage, but also tells a very important story. In this...
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