Green Florida

Yes, yes, we have all read about the $2.4 billion Florida Power and Light (the FPL Group) is investing in major solar energy projects. Announced at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York City, the gigantic utility company will be investing in solar thermal, a smart network to monitor energy management and to launch a new consumer education program, along with products that consumers can buy with their own money to reduce energy usage. FPL is working with a California startup called Ausra...Read Full Story

In a previous post , I mentioned some technologies that had been listed in the Top 10 for 2007, by the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH). These technologies were rated based upon their durability, efficiency, affordability and environmental performance in residential homes. As we may have guessed, solar water heating was listed. What I didn't expect was the statement that said solar water heaters have been commercially available since the 1800's! Is this correct? A little...Read Full Story

Several months ago, the Unitarian Universalist Church on North Meridian Road unveiled its solar panels. A part of its Green Sanctuary program, the UU church is the first in Tallahassee to go solar.Read Full Story

Our family tradition when traveling east and we cross the Suwannee requires each passenger in the car, related by blood or not, to sing the beginning lyrics of "Way Down Upon the Suwannee River" (while still the official state song, it was replaced this year by a more appropriate Official State Anthem, "Florida: Where the Sawgrass Meets the Sky" ). Traveling south requires a stop on US 19 at the Suwannee River State Park to acknowledge the venerable river and to comment on how high/low the...Read Full Story

Every once in a while you wish you had just the perfect fact as rebuttal to some inane global warming comment made by your brother-in-law or wish you could have one, comprehensive source for reliable facts that you could access quickly. Real Climate is a one stop link for resources that people can use to get up to speed on the issue of climate change for complete beginners to those seeking serious discussion of details. Click on "start here" and find your niche. The site was started as a...Read Full Story