It may seem as though the green movement has caught lightning in a bottle and exploded onto the mainstream overnight. However, Trish Riley of GoGreenAlternatives.com, has been connected with nature for quite some time now. Ms. Riley will be featured during the Open Space Technology session of Green Cities Florida on May 21st. Founder/CEO of [...]
Mills 50, Green Cities Florida and The Dandelion Communitea Café invite you to join us for a fun evening of networking at the Dandelion Communitea Café at in the Thornton Park neighborhood!
If you represent or have been looking to connect with the growing ‘green’ business and government community in Central Florida, join us for the second Green [...]
Need more incentive to attend Green Cities Florida? Get a load of this: The American Planning Association has approved 17 of the Green Cities Florida courses for AICP CMs (the Continuing Education designation for Planners) for a total of 20.5 hrs of credits. Here is a list of those courses:
Achieving Climate Neutrality: The [...]
This winter, as Congress was scrambling to pass the stimulus package, the bottom fell out of the renewable energy sector — the very industry that lawmakers have held out as our best hope of salvaging the economy. Trade groups like the American Wind Energy Association, which as recently as December was forecasting “another record-shattering year [...]
Over the span of two weeks, Green Cities Florida identified and contacted 100 cities in Central Florida to find out what sustainability initiatives they have on their radar and what topics they would like to learn about at the conference. Nearly 40 cities responded to our call, sharing their programs which cover everything from renewable [...]
Advocates of the sustainability movement may tell you that bigger is not always synonymous with better, but when it comes to solar power one Florida developer would beg to differ. Kitson & Partners, in collaboration with Florida Power and Light (FP&L), have recently announced their plan to construct the world’s largest solar array in Desoto [...]
Joseph B. Malki is the visionary founder of the new Green Cities™ event series and development platform. He is also the co-founder and a partner at Seven-Star, Inc. He has over twenty years of consulting and industry experience with primary disciplines in green marketing strategy, business development, and information technology. He is a military veteran, visionary marketer with a deep commitment to social and environmental responsibility.
ORLANDO, Fla. (March 18, 2009) – The Orange County Convention Center, in partnership with OUC—The Reliable One, was awarded a $2.5 million grant from the state of Florida to be used, along with other funding sources, to install a one-megawatt rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) system. The largest PV system of its kind in the southeastern United States, the solar panel project will be complete and celebrated on May 20, 2009, during the general session of the Green Cities Florida 2009 [...]
Governor Charlie Crist and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) are continuing to advocate bicycle use by residents and tourists throughout the month of March. Florida Bicycle Month is also supported by the Florida Department of Transportation and the Florida Bicycle Association.
The Governor’s signed proclamation explains how the bicycle’s role as a transportation alternative [...]
In this March 5 interview Kimberly Miller interviews Lori Cunniff, who will be speaking at the Green Cities Conference taking place May 19-21 in Orlando, FL. Lori Cunniff discusses why Florida is becoming a sustainability leader, the new Climate Change Center and Orlando as a Florida Green Local Government in this week’s podcast. This is [...]
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