Wednesday, March 31
Sunday, March 28
Sunday, March 21
CLEAN ENERGY CITIZEN ACTION DAYS
Event co-sponsors are the Sierra Club Florida, cleanenergy.org, Audubon of Florida, Hands Across the Sand, Florida Wildlife Federation, and Environment Florida. March 22 and March 23 at the State Capital, the Clean Energy Citizen Action Day will host a series of events.
Monday, March 22nd, from 5:30 until 7:30 PM, an awards reception will honor Florida Senators and Representatives recognized as clean energy "Pioneers, Heroes and Champions" at The Tennyson: Penthouse Two on 121 N. Monroe Street. Those recognized will include Senator Lee Constantine, Rep. Rick Kriseman, Rep. Keith Fitzgerald, Senator. Nancy Detert and Rep. Joseph Gibbons.
- Discussion of Current Energy Bills in Florida
- The Political Landscape in Florida
- The Art of Talking to Legislators
- Briefing on New Birds and Global Warming Report
A tour of the Capitol will beginning at 10:00 AM, followed by individual meetings with Legislators at the Capitol.
Contact Toni Reale, Coastal Program Coordinator, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy with any questions at 843.641.0600 or toni@cleanenergy.org
If you haven’t registered, there is still time to do so.
Tuesday, March 16
RAW FOOD MEET-UP
The Raw Food Meetup is forming around a group interested in the raw food lifestyle. Details on the upcoming meeting this Saturday at the newly redesigned Green Food Tallahassee.
Sunday, March 14
GO GREEN, GO GARDEN
Small plot intensive or SPIN is a popular vegetable production system for small or part-time gardeners. Check out SPIN gardening at the newly redesigned Green Food Tallahassee. Then, go outside and plant
Saturday, March 13
GREEN? OR JUST SILLY?
The car will be driven the 210 miles between Manchester and London powered only by roasted coffee granules. Built a team in England from the BBC1 science program, Bang Goes The Theory, the car will go on display at the Big Bang science fair in Manchester to show how fuels other than conventional petrol and diesel can power vehicles.
The car, nicknamed Carpuccino, is calculated to run three miles per kilo of ground coffee - the equivalent of about 56 espressos per mile! That means the trip will use the equivalent of 11,760 espressos, and the team will have to take 'coffee breaks' roughly every 30 to 45 miles to pour in more granules. More info here.
Sunday, March 7
Due to lack of space, the cost and the real possibilty of theft, attaching a 'hard solar panel to a bike has never been a viable sustainable option.
The answer evolved with the development of flexible panels that the bike driver can wear on his bike. Attaching the flexible panels on his back ensures that he always has a charged cell phone to receive requests from customers, he has an emergency light with him, he can light his home with an LED light and significantly save on expensive power bills,and the panels are always with him, making them less vulnerable to theft. He can always offer a charge to his rider if they need a charge for their cell phone. He can charge for a charge?
It can also be hung up in a sunny window at home to continue charging on days when it's not on the bike driver. Other inventions include a light bulb that runs off batteries, a fuel efficient stove, flat parabolic reflectors, a food dryer and an arc welder that I can't even pretend to understand.
It can also be hung up in a sunny window at home to continue charging on days when it's not on the bike driver. Other inventions include a light bulb that runs off batteries, a fuel efficient stove, flat parabolic reflectors, a food dryer and an arc welder that I can't even pretend to understand.
Saturday, March 6
FLORIDA APPLICANCE REBATES
The State of Florida will implement a mail-in rebate program to help residents replace older, inefficient appliances with ENERGY STARTM qualified appliances. Timed to coincide with Earth Day activities, the program is tentatively scheduled to begin April 16, 2010, and will end April 25th. s scheduled to last two weeks.
Only new appliances, used personally by consumers are eligible, products include:
- Refrigerators
- Freezers
- Clothes washers
- Dishwashers
- Room air conditioners
- Gas tankless water heaters
See Florida Energy and Climate Commission for additional information.
