Posts Tagged ‘ Green Cities Renewable Energy ’

Local Green Projects Meet Opposition

Jul 2nd, 2009 | By derekgordon | Category: What's News

 
Green Cities is founded on the idea of activating local citizens and government officials to improve their surroundings and ensuring their future.  Despite how popular the green movement may be there are still the naysayers, dare I say “haters” who oppose moving forward with sustainability.  Build Baby Build recently ran a story about local opposition [...]



Florida’s Green Economy Arrives at a Crossroad

Jun 30th, 2009 | By derekgordon | Category: What's News

 
 
A recent Pew study shows that Florida’s green economy is growing, but still needs to clear a few hurdles before it can make the next big shift.  The biggest hurdle is investment, followed by policy support.  The study puts Florida’s green economy in the top 10, but also points out the state’s failure to pass [...]



World’s Largest Solar Array Planned for Desoto County, Florida

Apr 22nd, 2009 | By derekgordon | Category: What's News

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 [...]



Fort Lauderdale to Receive $2 Million Grant for Energy Efficiency

Apr 10th, 2009 | By derekgordon | Category: Florida, What's News

The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program (by way of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) will provide over 3 billion dollars to projects in US territories, which reduce total energy and promote energy efficiency. The city of Fort Lauderdale will be receiving $2 Million to put towards energy efficiency and conservation projects.
This grant [...]



Podcast: Gil Friend Interview

Mar 27th, 2009 | By admin | Category: Florida Conference, Green Cities Podcast, What's News

In this interview from March 25, Kimberly Miller speaks with Gil Friend, who will be speaking at the Green Cities Conference taking place May 19-21 in Orlando, FL. Gil Friend discusses his inspiration for founding Natural Logic, the urgent need to act on climate change and how his [...]

 
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Green Energy: Our Future Depends on It

Feb 5th, 2009 | By admin | Category: New York

In July 2008, Al Gore challenged the U.S. to generate 100% of the electricity we need using clean, renewable, sustainable sources within 10 years. “When you connect the dots,” he said, “it turns out that the real solutions to the climate crisis are the very same measures needed to renew our economy and escape the [...]