Climate & Environment
FL State Legislature Choking Clean Water Rules
Stinking, slimy, poisonous rivers filled with dead fish may sound like a horror movie, but it's a reality for some citizens of the Sunshine State. Toxic algae are increasingly plaguing a number of Florida's fresh waterways, while budget cuts and proposed restrictions on the state DEP could make it harder to keep those state waters clean.
Call for Action, Call Obama - Wednesday December 1, 2010
Here's a call to action that came into our Inbox this morning....let's all flood the White House on Wednesday, December 1st with pleas and firm reminders to President Obama to keep his promises for Climate Action!
Oceans: Protecting our Lives and our Livelihood Fri. Oct. 29th 5:45 pm - Sat. Oct. 30th
Free community event at the Naples Beach Hotel sheds light on science and applications of what we've learned from the oil spill. “This educational conference brings together great minds that have dealt with this unprecedented ecological disaster first-hand, we hope this will be both informational and entertaining, and serve as an excellent forum for the exchange of ideas...
Rookery Bay Unveils New Climate Change Exhibit
The new, permanent exhibit provides an overview of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and sea level rise, and how they might affect various forms of life in Southwest Florida.
Coconut Point Goes Green with Gulf City Solar
Unlike solar kits that use heavy glass panels or require cart owners to replace their roofs, Gulf City Solar’s kit uses a thin film-like panel weighing about nine pounds. Owners simply peel off the double-sided tape and stick the panel onto their carts...owners can easily recoup the cost of their investment in less than two years.
Pelican Bay has begun using Solar/Electric Trams
The solar/electric vehicles are expected to reduce the community's transportation carbon footprint by 11 tons of CO2 while providing over 800,000 rides to residents and visitors annually through Pelican Bay's 43 acres of parks, recreation, beachfront and boardwalk facilities.
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