Greetings, Green Drinkers and Cinema Verde Fans!
We had a great January candidates forum at Blue Water Bay – thanks to Shawn Sheppard and Jason Fults, as well to all of you who joined us! And now it’s time for some more fun next week…
Jan. 30 Sponsor Reception: Don Davis will host a reception to thank [...]
YOU’RE INVITED TO A HANDS-ON OUTDOOR DEMO OF EASY TO MAKE, LOW-COST ECO-PROJECTS:
*Rain Barrels
*Compost Bins
*Solar Dehyrdrator
*No-Till Gardening
Bat Houses
*Worm Bins
*Homemade Greenhouses
**Solar Oven
*Outdoor Shower
*Compost Toilet
*Green Low-Cost Cleaning Products
WHEN? Saturday, July 16, 9:30 – 11:30 am for ages 5 and up
12:30-4:30 pm for ages 15 & up. Optional Potluck [...]
Don’t forget to join Cinema Verde and Green Drinks here to enjoy fabulous food and lots of Swamphead beer! Bring your hats, blankets and water bottles! –Trish*
Cinema Verde Has Arrived!
Our ten-day Environmental Film and Arts Festival has loads of educational fun in store for everyone: 25 films at 10 venues, an all-day EcoFair, EcoArts, Community Conversations and much more! Come enjoy with us! Here are a few special events to look forward to (click here for more):
We will kick off our [...]
UF College of Journalism and Communications
Don’t miss “Our Town,” a special presentation Monday, March 7 at 8 p.m. on WUFT-TV.
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In what has become an annual exercise, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) along with other agencies, yesterday presented to the Legislature reductions they would make if ordered to reduce their budgets by 15%. In a year when the state faces a nearly $4B shortfall, this is likely to be more than just an exercise; [...]
A large male elephant seal bit a Cambria man at William Randolph Hearst Memorial Beach the first week of January. Danny Harris was on the beach at what’s popularly know as San Simeon Cove when he saw a group of people from a tour bus harassing the seal on the beach.
These photos were taken a [...]
In a long-running dispute between off-road vehicle drivers and state clean air requirements, a Nipomo Mesa resident has appealed a county decision that allows the state to install independent wind-measuring towers at and near the Oceano Dunes.
The appeal means the application will go to the Board of Supervisors and possibly to the California Coastal Commission for [...]
Green Drinks Gainesville will meet 6-8 p.m. Jan. 5 at Gainesville’s newest downtown pub, The Bull, located at 18 SW 1st Avenue. Please join us in welcoming this new venture that’s sure to satisfy many of our green cravings for years to come… Owned by Tree Garner and Phil Hall, The Bull will offer [...]
Carl Bovard says he has always had a passion for animals. Bovard runs Single Vision Inc., a nonprofit wildlife sanctuary in Melrose, Florida, that focuses on educating the public about endangered species and land preservation. Bovard brought an endangered Florida panther and a bobcat to the Green Drinks Anniversary Party for Cinema Verde, Gainesville’s Environmental [...]
Crones’ Cradle Conserve’s Heritage Experience
At the Cross Creek Festival, AT Cross Creek:
18700 S. County Road 325
Cross Creek, Florida 32640
Saturday November 20, 2010
9AM-4PM
Visit the Heritage Experience…
Enjoy do-it-yourself hands on pioneer skills.
Some of the things to experience are:
Candle dipping, Corn Husk Dolls, Hay Romp, Rope Making, Log Sawing, Washing Clothes, Ironing Clothes, Pitcher Pump, Apple [...]
WASHINGTON — An environmental advocacy group says tourism and fishing deliver $204 billion annually to coastal economies along the Pacific, Atlantic and Florida Gulf shores – about four times the value of the estimated oil and gas that could be recovered every year from proposed offshore drilling nearby.
The study, prepared by Environment America, boils down [...]
The Belize Zoo Ravaged by Hurricane Richard
An Urgent Appeal for Help!
BELIZE, CENTRAL AMERICA, NOVEMBER 12, 2010—“The Best Little Zoo in the World” needs help!! On October 24th, 2010, The Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Center sustained a direct hit from Hurricane Richard and its rustic setting of wire fences and abundant forest were no match [...]
Authentic EcoLodges by Hitesh Mehta
This review is part of the Green Books campaign. Today 200 bloggers take a stand to support books printed in an eco-friendly manner by simultaneously publishing reviews of 200 books printed on recycled or FSC-certified paper. By turning a spotlight on books printed using eco- friendly paper, we hope to raise [...]
Cinema Verde Fundraiser at the new Urban Flats – Please bring your friends and join us for this opportunity to raise funds for Cinema Verde! From 6 to 8 p.m. on Nov. 9, Urban Flats (115 SE 1st Avenue) will host a fundraiser for Cinema Verde. All-you-can-eat and drink wine, flatbread and [...]
Contributor Trish Riley reported live from the Costa Rica Adventure Race, which featured a 500km coast-to-coast course through northern Costa Rica.
via Costa Rica AR | Gear Review | Gear Junkie.
Cat Crones Cradle invites you to a Natural Foods Gala featuring Chef Mike Rinska of The Jones, demonstrating his natural cooking with local organic foods.
The day includes live music, garden and greenhouse tours… all for just $1.
For more info: Natural_Food_Gala_2010
Hello, Green Drinks Gainesvillians!
Thanks so much to Duane Olsen of Pizza Palace for hosting a great meeting last month – he’s invited us back anytime. Thanks, too, to Mike Amish and Jacob Cravey, who provided an interesting presentation on the Rain Barrels of Hope project that’s helping create housing for earthquake victims in Haiti. New [...]
Bouncing down chunky mountain roads, we hit the coastal plain and smooth pavement as another tropical night enveloped Costa Rica. Suddenly, out of thick darkness, a cluster of bikes flashed in our headlights. We stopped… Helena Compignie of the French Wenger team was helping to fix a flat by flashlight. “The hardest part is staying [...]
Let Brack Barker show you Florida’s natural beauty:
“Greetings from the Hidden Nature Coast,
I’m one of the outfitters/guides that will be offering guided kayak tours at the coastal community areas during the week of September 18 – 25.
Right now, I have plenty of openings for the tours that I’m conducting, and they are listed [...]
Palms swayed in the ocean breeze as we relaxed poolside in Costa Rica. We watched in amazement as dozens of guests hobbled past color-drenched tropical flowers, barely able to walk on swollen, blistered feet. Hotel Villas Playa Sámara, a charming five-star beach resort on the Nicoya Peninsula’s Pacific Coast, was the final destination point for [...]
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