Please join Gainesville Compost and Grow Gainesville for a “Waste-to-Food Workshop” at Tempo Bistro to Go this Saturday at 1pm!
We will be demonstrating how we turn Tempo Bistro’s food waste into black gold for Gainesville gardens, including the vertical garden we are building for Tempo Bistro itself.
Come grab a soup, sandwich or beverage and get [...]
Just three years ago, the manmade fires here were so fierce smoke would blot out the Amazon sky, turning the days dark. Towering rainforest trees exploded in flames, their canopies cleared to let pasture grow for cattle.The ash that snowed down onto this jungle town was shin-deep. Dirty layers hid red-hot timber chunks, glowing coals [...]
A new 1,600-square-foot split-level on Voluntown Road, it is the Builders Association of Eastern Connecticut’s answer to a market in which new construction faces stiff competition from the surplus of houses for resale. The prototype is meant to showcase assets rarely found in older homes: ultra-greenness and affordability.
The problem, said Paul Stone of Lombardi Realty [...]
Renewable energy is surpassing fossil fuels for the first time in new power-plant investments, shaking off setbacks from the financial crisis and an impasse at the United Nations global warming talks. Accelerating installations of solar- and wind-power plants led to lower equipment prices, making clean energy more competitive with coal.”The progress of renewables has been [...]
Greetings Green Drinkers and Environmental Film Fans!
I hope you’ve enjoyed the autumn and had a lovely Thanksgiving holiday. Although I missed seeing my kids (Portland and Denver are too far away!), I relished the quiet chance to catch up on some work and enjoyed a delicious dinner with friends. I’ve made so many lovely friends [...]
A billion-dollar project by SolarCity to stick solar panels on military housing across the country will proceed solely with private financing, after the federal government backed out in the wake of Solyndra’s bankruptcy.
SolarCity, based in San Mateo, will report today that it has reached an agreement with Bank of America Merrill Lynch to fund the [...]
NPR reports:
When Energy Secretary Steven Chu appears on Capitol Hill on Thursday to defend the Obama administration’s solar energy subsidy program, he will face questions about the solar panel firm Solyndra, which went belly up this summer.
The Energy Department has drawn stiff criticism over a government loan guarantee program that lent the company half a [...]
Wind power, on paper, sounds like a good idea. No emissions generated. High potential for energy generation, when optimally located. No dependence on foreign oil.
And yet, wind power often gets hit with a number of doubts and concerns: first, theres the fact that the wind does not always blow. Will it be a source of [...]
Join the search for America’s Next Eco-Star!
Are you an eco-savvy individual? Do you have a friend or know someone that could be the nation’s future energy leader? If so, show us!
It’s simple. All you have to do is nominate yourself, a friend, or someone you know between the ages of 16 and 26 that you [...]
At first glance, California’s vast Mojave Desert seems barren: mile after mile of dust, sand and scrubby creosote bush under a blistering sun. But the huge desert, which spans an area larger than West Virginia, is becoming speckled with gigantic solar power plants that are creating hundreds of construction jobs and, when complete, will generate [...]
Amory Lovins has a new book out today. That’s worthy of a news story in itself, since many of his previous works — books and papers going back to the 1970s — have spurred radical new thinking in energy, transportation, and building systems. And not just thinking: an impressive list of companies and governments around [...]
It is that easy being green — at work
October 18, 2011 21:10:37
Monica Weymouth
Metro World News
At home, most of us wouldn’t think about leaving the air-conditioner on full blast while leaving town for a couple days. Or tossing a luncheon’s worth of plastic bottles directly in the trash. Or using individually packaged creamers for a cup [...]
I’m in Miami at the Society of Environmental Journalists conference, and I thought I’d post a few of the places I’m looking forward to revisiting for my SEJ friends and colleagues. The following are excerpts from The Explorer’s Guide to South Florida, which I co-authored with Sandra Friend. Fair warning: if something sounds interesting, please [...]
This is the fast track to a sustainable future… KUDOS to companies going green! -TR
Big companies are discovering that going green does not just mean saving trees, but dollar bills, too. By becoming more sustainable, they are increasingly cutting costs and having a positive social impact.Snack company Frito-Lay has recently unveiled one of the greenest [...]
The Associated Press
ATLANTA — Georgia joined a growing number of states on Thursday seeking to block the Environmental Protection Agency’s new pollution restrictions.
The complaint filed by Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens targets the EPA’s new cross-state pollution rules, which are designed to decrease [...]
Greetings Green Drinkers!
The cool air is helping to stir up some fun… come join us!
Green Drinks will be hosted by The Midnight Cafe and Bar, 6 – 8 p.m., October 5. Beverley Webb, owner of The Midnight, will tell us about their efforts to be sustainable, and we hope that Chris Cano of Gainesville [...]
This is interesting, because locally zebras graze with cattle on the Hearst Ranch.
Recently, neighboring ranchers shot three of them, in two separate incidents, claiming the zebras were scaring their horses.
NPR reports on research that mixed herds are compatible:
Those of us who eat beef can thank cattle for turning grass into something tastier. [...]
Anybody want to order a gorgeous seed catalog for $5?
Or, better, invest in a seed company?
This story behind this offer — this extremely urgent offer — begins in 2003.
After 21 years working in venture capital, Barbara Melera was more than ready to move on. But when she had lunch with a friend who [...]
My friend and I surveyed the sweeping landscape from the patio atop the hillside – fields of luscious grapes winding in every direction for miles below. We raised our glasses of sparkling pink wine and toasted the spectacular, clear blue fall day in California’s Napa Valley. “Did you ever imagine we’d be here, sipping champagne [...]
VOTE to see your favorite Environmental Film!
Green Drinks Gainesville is pleased to coordinate with Linda and Ken McGurn of the Sun Center and Innovation Gainesville to host the September meeting of Green Drinks. Join us September 7, [...]
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