GREEN DRINKS - TAKE A BREAK

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Green Drinks tonight at Waterworks on Thomasville Road. Take a breakfrom Thanksgiving day prep (or holiday house guests) and stop by at5:45. Info on 10,000 Villages and fair trade--just in time to focusus on buying sustainable and fair trade for the holidays!-- Sent from Gmail for mobile | mobile.google.com Read Full Story
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SOLAR MORE TRADITIONAL - SOME DAY SOON?

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An article on My Florida Home Buyer starts off: One of the less traditional methods of heating a swimming pool is through the use of solar energy.How soon will it be before we are reading: The most traditional method is solar? Read Full Story
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PODS PLEASE, NOT PEAS

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Holidays are approaching. My wish list includes a personal rapid transit pod. Space age? It could be here today. According to Citizens for Personal Rapid Transit, "less than 5% of Americans use public transportation. It’s just too slow, complicated and inconvenient." Not unlike Star Metro. Alternatively, these pod vehicles are electrically powered, glide almost silently on elevated guideways, high above traffic. Imagine convenient access stations located every few blocks throughout Le... Read Full Story
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FOOD INC SHOWING TONIGHT

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Food, Inc showing one night, tonight, Wed, Nov 18 at 6:30PM at FreeRadicals Infoshop.Co-hosted by FSU EnvironmentalGroup with VERDE (vegan & vegetarian group), there will also be avegetarian potluck. Please also bring your own dishware and utensilsto reduce waste.The film starts at 7PM. "Food, Inc" is a documentary that critiquesour current industrialized food system.Free Radicals Infoshop is located in the former CD Warehouse onRailroad Ave right next to the Engine Room, just o... Read Full Story
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The Integral Passive Solar Water Heater
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The Integral Passive Solar Water Heater Book, by David Bainbridge, includes: How to design a passive solar water heater How to build a passive solar water heater How to install a passive solar water heater Examples of many types of designs that would almost any situation Discussion of potential improvements to the design David Bainbridge is an Associate Professor of Sustainable Management at the California School of Business and Organizational Studies, Alliant International U... Read Full Story
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REDUCE, REUSE,RECYCLE

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The holidays are almost here! Who knew we could recycle the plastic containers for transparent tape?TerraCycle, the company that makes things out of juice pouches has launched a new partnership with Scotch Brand transparent tape, to recover and reuse clear plastic tape dispensers and cores.The test program will begin later this year and will involve the collection of more than 25,000 dispensers through 1,000 TerraCycle collection programs, called "Brigades." The Scotch Tape Brigades will co... Read Full Story
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CLIMATE CHANGE DISCUSSION IN TALLAHASSEE

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The FSU Environmental Service Program is hosting a Focus the Nation discussion panel on global climate change on Saturday, November 14, from 11:30AM-2:30PM in the FSU Claude Pepper Center’s Broad Auditorium.Details at Green Calendar. Read Full Story
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Simplified Residential Solar Hot Water System Calculator

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Developed by the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), this calculator provides consumer information on the energy, cost and environmental savings potential of residential solar hot water systems in Florida. The calculations and assumptions were modeled on the solar system calculator tool (SHW-calculator_simple.xls, 204k) available for Microsoft Excel and developed by FSEC's Deputy Director, Philip Fairey. To use the calculator, answer basic questions and decide if you would like to change an... Read Full Story
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Simplified Residential Solar Hot Water System Caqlculator

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Developed by the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), this calculator provides consumer information on the energy, cost and environmental savings potential of residential solar hot water systems in Florida. The calculations and assumptions were modeled on the solar system calculator tool (SHW-calculator_simple.xls, 204k) available for Microsoft Excel and developed by FSEC's Deputy Director, Philip Fairey. To use the calculator, answer basic questions and decide if you would like to change an... Read Full Story
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HOW GREEN DOES MY PET HAVE TO BE?

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The new book, Time to Eat the Dog: The real guide to sustainable living, compares the ecological footprints of popular pets with those of various other lifestyle choices - and our pets do not fare well. We predict that the book, from authors Robert and Brenda Vale, two architects who specialize in sustainable living at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand, will not become a best seller in the US.The book, (and there is all that pesky conversion as the calculations are done in ... Read Full Story
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