Recent unseasonably warm weather has the azaleas budding out, thinking it's spring.Saturday, December 27
Wednesday, December 17
Sunday, December 14
GREEN YOUR SOIL
Start 2009 by learning how to build healthy, sustainable soils at the "Building Healthy Soils" Workshop that will take place at FAMU Partner Farm, Crescent Moon Organic Farm in Sopchoppy on January 03, 2009. This workshop will demonstrate how to make healthy compost, compost tea, calculate compost ratio, qualitative analysis by microscopy, essential cover cropping, and vermiculture .
More information and registration details at Green Calendar.
More information and registration details at Green Calendar.
Saturday, December 13
GREEN ECONOMY FORWARD? STAGNANT? GOING BACK?
The New York Times reported that Connecticut, along with California, is considering cutting back on its green initiatives, including its new green building code. Will Florida follow?
Green Tallahassee's holiday wish list adopts the Earth Day Networks' vision:
Green Tallahassee's holiday wish list adopts the Earth Day Networks' vision:
- a carbon-free future based on renewable energy with the ultimate goal of a coal-free world
- Establishing a personal commitment to responsible, sustainable consumption
- Creating a new green economy to create jobs and help people out of poverty.
Sunday, December 7
GREEN GIFTS, CON'T
There is still time to shop the alternative markets here in Tallahassee today and next weekend. More on buying local at our Green Gift Guide.
Since you're by your computer, consider clicking on our local Second Harvest Food Bank page and making it one of your holiday donations through their secure on-line donation page. During the long winter break, as well as any time during the year, teens (and adults) looking for volunteer hours are always welcome to provide product donation sorts, help with special events or assist in the office.
A great tip from the Sierra Club is to give a gift the encourages the green habits of fledgling do-it-yourselfers. A set of knitting needles and some yarn or a bike tool plus lessons about how to use them are great gifts that don't cost much, but are useful long after the end of December. Besides, knowing how to knit a scarf to keep warm while turning down the thermostat or how to fix a bike tire can save money, not to mention carbon emissions.
Since you're by your computer, consider clicking on our local Second Harvest Food Bank page and making it one of your holiday donations through their secure on-line donation page. During the long winter break, as well as any time during the year, teens (and adults) looking for volunteer hours are always welcome to provide product donation sorts, help with special events or assist in the office.
A great tip from the Sierra Club is to give a gift the encourages the green habits of fledgling do-it-yourselfers. A set of knitting needles and some yarn or a bike tool plus lessons about how to use them are great gifts that don't cost much, but are useful long after the end of December. Besides, knowing how to knit a scarf to keep warm while turning down the thermostat or how to fix a bike tire can save money, not to mention carbon emissions.
Friday, December 5
CLIMATE EXCHANGE EXHIBIT
A new interactive exhibit opened at the Environmental Learning Center in Rookery Bay Estuarine Research Reserve that features climate change and potential effects on Florida.The permanent exhibit is designed to raise awareness and creating dialog among residents, visitors and decision-makers, with an overview of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and sea level rise, and how they might affect various forms of life in southwest Florida.
A touchscreen carbon calculator gives people an opportunity to see how their personal choices measure up on an international standard and a demonstration of ways people can make a difference in their homes and daily lives.
The Environmental Learning Center is located at 300 Tower Road, off Collier Boulevard between Naples and Marco Island.
The Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve is managed by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection in cooperation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The reserve is one of 27 research reserves operating across the nation and one of three in the state.
Thursday, December 4
NO NUKES IS THE ONLY GREEN NUKE?
The Environmental Alliance of North Florida has put out an alert regarding hearings on the most costly and most heavily government subsidized form of energy today--nuclear power. A public hearing was held today in Crystal River to accept public comment on the proposal by Progress Energy to build two nuclear power plants on currently undeveloped land in Levy County, a portion of which include Goethe State Forest.
However, anyone can still submit written comments until December 23, 2008, by mailing: Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Office of Administration, Mailstop T-6D59, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Washington, DC 20555-0001 or E-mail: Levy.COLEIS@nrc.gov
If you have concerns about nuclear power plants, it is the time for you to make your voice heard, if Florida wants affordable, clean and safe energy choices including energy efficiency, wind, solar and biopower.
Concerns over Progress Energy’s proposal to build the Levy County nuclear plant include the high cost of nuclear energy and the difficulty in providing accurate cost estimates. The cost of two Westinghouse AP1000 reactors has nearly tripled since initial estimates, to more than $17 billion.
The presence of nuclear power reactors within the Waccasassa River Drainage Basin could seriously jeopardize its well-being, with water withdrawal and discharge that could cause hydrological alterations in surrounding freshwater streams, lakes, the Cross Florida Barge Canal, groundwater, and the Gulf of Mexico. This is in addition to the fact that water discharged from the nuclear plant is hotter than what is withdrawn and that these temperature changes negatively affect the fish, plant, and animal life that depend on healthy water systems.
The proposed location in Levy County is currently a ‘green field’ site; it is clean and free of contamination or industrial facilities. The long-lived, highly radioactive nuclear waste that will be produced by the proposed new reactors will remain on-site for generations.
For more information on this position on nuclear power, click on Alliance for Clean Energy
Click here for the NRC’s information on the Levy County application process.
However, anyone can still submit written comments until December 23, 2008, by mailing: Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Office of Administration, Mailstop T-6D59, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Washington, DC 20555-0001 or E-mail: Levy.COLEIS@nrc.gov
If you have concerns about nuclear power plants, it is the time for you to make your voice heard, if Florida wants affordable, clean and safe energy choices including energy efficiency, wind, solar and biopower.
Concerns over Progress Energy’s proposal to build the Levy County nuclear plant include the high cost of nuclear energy and the difficulty in providing accurate cost estimates. The cost of two Westinghouse AP1000 reactors has nearly tripled since initial estimates, to more than $17 billion.
The presence of nuclear power reactors within the Waccasassa River Drainage Basin could seriously jeopardize its well-being, with water withdrawal and discharge that could cause hydrological alterations in surrounding freshwater streams, lakes, the Cross Florida Barge Canal, groundwater, and the Gulf of Mexico. This is in addition to the fact that water discharged from the nuclear plant is hotter than what is withdrawn and that these temperature changes negatively affect the fish, plant, and animal life that depend on healthy water systems.
The proposed location in Levy County is currently a ‘green field’ site; it is clean and free of contamination or industrial facilities. The long-lived, highly radioactive nuclear waste that will be produced by the proposed new reactors will remain on-site for generations.
For more information on this position on nuclear power, click on Alliance for Clean Energy
Click here for the NRC’s information on the Levy County application process.
Wednesday, December 3
SHOP GREEN, SHOP LOCAL
Since I very often forget to water my houseplants, I don't know how I would remember to water my clock. This clock runs on water, with an occasional touch of lemon juice.More practical gifts can be found locally when you Shop Green.
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