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Welcome to U Gotta Go Green!

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Welcome to Southwest Florida's eco-networking, resource and information-sharing website. We hope that you enjoy our magazine-style, news digest format and find lots of interesting ways to get involved in the burgeoning green community. As a comprehensive web portal and online community for everything and anything Green, Sustainable and Eco-friendly in SWFL...

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Join us at the 350.org Eco-Extravaganza at the Mercato on Oct. 10th, 2010!

Posted by U Gotta Go Green in Climate & Environment in Events

YOU'RE INVITED to the U Gotta Go Green! - “Let’s Get to Work” Eco-Extravaganza at the Mercato in Naples as part of a Global Work Party taking place on on 10/10/10 all around the world simultaneously! You definitely will want to be a part of this history-making, high profile event!

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We Gotta Keep PACE!!

Posted by U Gotta Go Green in Energy & Sustainability in Politics & Government

As many of you are aware, PACE financing programs suffered a severe setback in the past few months when the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), issued new rules. The rules have forced cities in 22 states to suspend or dissolve their programs and have prevented launching of new programs across the country, including here in Florida.

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50 Things You Can Do Right Now to Reduce Carbon, Help the Environment

Posted by U Gotta Go Green in Climate & Environment in Energy & Sustainability

There are many dramatically urgent and serious environmental problems crying for our help right now. Each individual can play a critical and important role. Starting from little everyday things, collectively, we can make a difference...

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Make no mistake: The Gulf of Mexico is still an oily mess.

Posted by U Gotta Go Green in Climate & Environment

Beaches are covered in oil; pools of liquid oil ooze on the surface and oil mixed with sand is hardened into mats along the water's edge. Digging into the sand with rubber gloves, oil is just six inches below the clean looking surface. Crabs and birds are covered in oil as they cross the marshes...

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What's Happening in SWFL?

Introduction to Organic Gardening Class Starts Sat. Sept. 25th 8:30 - 11:30 am - Garden at Eden Farm

Introduction to Organic Gardening Class - Learn how to grow Organic food at home with Farmer Extraordinaire, Captain John Puig...experience planting cycles on the farm and get an inside look at their growing…

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Really, Really, FREE Market in Fleishmann Park, Sat. Sept.4 , 2010

"Really, Really Free Markets" have been springing up all over the country for years and we are now fortunate enough to have one crop up in Naples!!

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Eco Networking and Entertainment at Rutenberg Eco Center’s “Mangrove Cafe” Fri.September 17, 7:30 pm

Come join us at the "Mangrove Cafe" - an Eco-networking opportunity for people who care about the Earth … a place to socialize - every couple of months! With live music, coffee-tea-juice bar, snack and…

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Bill McKibben’s “EAARTH” - Book Discussion Wed. Sept. 29th 4:30 - 6:00 pm

In preparation for 10/10/10 "U Gotta Go Green" Eco-Extravanza at the Mercato in Naples, join us in discussing this important book on environment and climate change entitled "Eaarth" by Bill McKibben. McKibben…

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FGCU - Sustainability Week Kick-off Program - Fri. Oct .1st, 10am - 4:15 pm

There will be a kick-off program of diverse speakers from 10:00 am - 4:15 pm on Friday October 1st, 2010 for FGCU’s Annual Sustainability Week, sponsored by the FGCU Student Government. From Monday,…

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Spotlight On..

We’re Hot as Hell and We’re Not Going to Take It Any More

The time has come to get mad, and then to get busy. The task at hand is keeping the planet from melting. "Energy independence is nice, but you need a planet to be energy independent on."

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We Need To Invest in a Green Economy, An Investment in Our Future

As President Obama calls for fiscal restraint in domestic spending, a coalition of public interest groups and conservation and wildlife organizations make the case for what Congress can do to create jobs…

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From Fashionista to “Trashion-ista”!

The earth friendliest form of sustainable fashion uses fabric from garments that are in the post consumer chain. Because of their unique combinations these are often one of a kind pieces that distinguish…

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Green Your Routine For Back-to-School!

It’s back to school time, and it has been another great opportunity to evolve our family's green strategies and add a few new ones to the list. Here are eight green ideas we have applied to help green…

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Important New Study from EPA Warns of Sea Level Rise and more…

The indicators in this report present clear evidence that the composition of the atmosphere is being altered as a result of human activities and that the climate is changing. They also illustrate a number…

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Contributors

Cloe Waterfield, Scientist Extaordinaire

Cloe Waterfield

One of the brightest, most engaging and most articulate on the subject of climate change, ocean acidification and all things…

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This Year Green Drinks Meet and Mingle, Last Year, ROAD TRIP!!

Heidi Van Korff a LEED certified Engineer, Designer and President of the firm, Sustainable Civil, took to the road in the middle…

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The Green Myth Buster – Dr. Languell

Dr. Jennifer Languell is a trail blazer. Not only is she a female engineer in a field that is still largely a man’s world,…

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Steve Hart, A Guy With Heart in Naples

Steve Hart is a writer, editor and wordsmith. He is also a sailor, angler, explorer, raconteur, triathlete, amateur citrus grower…

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Dianne Rhodes is Spreading the Word About the Perils of Climate Change

Dianne Rhodes embodies the true spirit of an untiring activist working towards positive change. After having read “The Last…

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Has LEED been LEADing?

Dr. Gerry Segal, founding Associate Professor of Management at Florida Gulf Coast University’s Lutgert College…

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“Moral Equivalent of War.” by Steve Hart

“The energy crisis has not yet overwhelmed us, but it will if we do not act quickly. It’s a problem that we will not be able to solve in the next few years, and it’s likely to get progressively worse through the rest of this century.“We must not be selfish or timid if we hope to have a decent world for our children and our grandchildren. We simply must balance our demand for energy with our rapidly shrinking resources. By acting now we can control our future instead of letting the future control us.” - Jimmy Carter

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Naples, Florida - Capitol of Conservation, Guardian of the Everglades…

Recently re-published in the Naples Daily News, this 1972 video produced for the Chamber of Commerce heralds Naples as "Home to an influential and visionary population who are striving to establish the Naples area as the country's capitol for conservation". What's your take on how have we fared?