Amendment 3
Yesterday I went to a press conference on "No on Florida’s Amendment 3". At first, I have to admit, I didn’t know what Amendment 3 was. If you look on the sample ballot for the upcoming election, you’ll see this: REQUIRING BROADER PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS OR REVISIONS Proposes an amendment to Section 5 of Article XI of the State...
Read MoreDream (Your Schools) in Green
On Friday, I attended the launch party for a new non-profit organization, Dream in Green. It was held at the new Karu restaurant and Y (bar). During this inaugural celebration, Dream in Green was also kicking off their first project, Green Schools Challenge. From their press release: Dream in Green, Miami’s new non-profit organization dedicated to promoting conservation, environmental...
Read MoreEverglades Skyway
Last Thursday the Everglades Skyway Summit was held at the Biltmore Hotel. I was supposed to be there, but in the end wound up missing the event. Why the Skyway is important, from Build-the-Skyway.com: Tamiami Trail (US highway 41) cuts through Shark River Slough, one of the Everglades’ deepest and most important water passageways. Scientists say this 11-mile section of the 1928 road must be...
Read MoreGreen Burial, Eco-Cemeteries
Groovy Green features an article and a video on a new eco-cemetery in Ithaca, NY. The current form of burial includes many toxic and precious materials. These are injected into the body, or are used in the making of the caskets and tombstones. These "new" green cemeteries are actually reverting back to traditional burial…there is nothing new about it. It turns out that Florida has...
Read MoreBiodiesel in Florida, Part III
This is the final post of a three part series on Biodiesel in Florida. See Part I, Part II. For this final installment of our biodiesel series, we interview Jay Wherley of Brevard Biodiesel. Q: How many people are members of Brevard Biodiesel? A: There are about 2 dozen people that have been in on orders for biodiesel. Most of these are individual end users with diesel powered personal...
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