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Non-Native Lionfish Move to Florida Keys, Eat Everything, Won't Go Home
Lionfish are non-native to the Atlantic, but since 1992, they've quickly been making themselves at home to the despair of native fish, ecosystems, and divers. Now they've reached the Florida Keys, completing a circle that
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Toxic Drywall Rotting Houses, Sickening Occupants in Florida
In some new Florida subdivisions, the houses are corroding before their owners's eyes. According to Aaron Kessler in the Sarasota Herald Tribune:
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Organic Agriculture Could Significantly Reduce The Carbon Footprint Of Orange Juice
While today's New York Times article, How Green Is My Orange? does not state what our headline does, a glance at the graphic included (see below) illustrates the potential gain from a long term shift to
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Florida's First Commercial-Scale Cellulosic Ethanol Plant to Begin Construction in 2009
A bit over six months ago Cambridge, Mass.-based Verenium opened up its first demonstration-scale cellulosic ethanol plant in Jennings, Louisiana (which was also, at the time, the first in the US).
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Largest Solar Thermal Power Plant Outside of California Begins Construction in Florida, Online in 2010
There are bigger solar projects in the works , but the new Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center near Indiantown, Florida can make a couple of ‘first’ claims (for the time being at least): It is the largest solar thermal
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The Everglades and Galapagos—Two Ecosystems Imperiled
All photos by participating teacher and photographer Sue Cullumber 30 of the top teachers in the US are making a trek from the Florida Everglades to the Galapagos Islands in order to engage a series of global conservation issues in the Toyota
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Top US Teachers Meet in Miami to Begin International Study Tour
Yesterday was the first full day of the Toyota International Teacher's Program. The prestigious program is taking some of the top educators in the US on an intensive study tour of the
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Plans Underway for Florida's First Green Animal Shelter
With the already clear need for an animal shelter in Florida's Sumter County, the Humane Society/SPCA of Sumter County has outlined plans for Florida's first environmentally responsible animal shelter.
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EPA's 1st "Excellence in Site Reuse" Award Goes to Tallahassee's Ex-Gas Plant Park
The EPA debuted a new award this year—the "Excellence in Site Reuse" honor, which is awarded for, you guessed it, the most innovative and comprehensive efforts to renovate and reuse dilapidated or formerly
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US's First Plasma Gasification Waste-to-Energy Plant Online by 2011
The technology involved in plasma gasification, or perhaps more properly plasma arc waste disposal, has been around for about fifty years, but few facilities exist that utilize it to both dispose of waste and create energy, and
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5 U.S. Local & State Government Officials Putting the Environment First
While the federal government has been asleep at the wheel for most of the last decade, local and state government officials have been a driving force in many green initiatives. Through the U.S. Conference of Mayors and regional alliances such as the
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Largest US Pillow Maker To Have Zero Waste by 2010
You may not know their name, but there is a high chance that you have their products in your home if you've ever purchased a pillow from Bed, Bath and Beyond, Sears, Ikea, Bloomingdale's, Costco, Wal-mart, Target or
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US's First Feed-In-Tariff For Solar Power Could Be Adopted by Gainesville, Florida
Now that the legislative dust seems to have settled and the issue of renewable energy tax incentives resolved, at least for the time being, in the United States it might be tempting to overlook the following announcement coming
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Coca-Cola's Fleet of Hybrid Electric Delivery Trucks Hits Miami
Coke's Hybrid Delivery Truck Armada Adding to the 132 hybrid trucks it already has in circulation across the nation, green (ish) going Coca Cola deployed 10 more to the Miami area last week. The
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Visit Miami Mindfully, Organize a Neighborhood Clean-up and Hemp Orzo Pasta Salad
:: Soak up the sun sustainably with help from our Green City Guide: Miami.
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PETA to Buy Sea World
No we're not kidding. The San Diego Union Tribune reported this morning that as Anheuser-Busch, owner of SeaWorld, is about to be gobbled up by Belgian brewer InBev, they are looking to rid themselves of their theme parks and
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Florida School Saves Energy, Cash With 4 Day Week
When we recently pointed out that some school districts were eyeing a four day school week as a way to cut costs and save energy there were some who thought the whole idea was just too outlandish to pull off. And at the K-12 level it just may be; but
