Posts Tagged ‘ Sustainable Communities ’

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 [...]



Buckminster Fuller Challenge

May 25th, 2009 | By derekgordon | Category: New York

 
The saying “Necessity is the mother of invention” has never been more relevant.  The world is facing environmental degradation on one side and economic collapse on the other.  Fortunately, one can counter with the adage of “crisis is another word for opportunity” still holds true.  The Buckminster Fuller Challenge is an annual contest for harvesting [...]



Meet Trish Riley of Go Green Alternatives at GCF

May 15th, 2009 | By derekgordon | Category: What's News

 
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 [...]



2nd Green Cities Florida Tweetup May 14th

May 13th, 2009 | By derekgordon | Category: What's News

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 [...]



APA Approves More Green Cities Florida Courses for Credits.

May 7th, 2009 | By derekgordon | Category: What's News

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 [...]



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 [...]



Destiny, Florida

Feb 4th, 2009 | By FL-GreenCities | Category: Florida Conference

Destiny, FL  is the first large-scale sustainable community in the United States, where the ecosystem is integrated into its infrastructure, creating working green space and preserving the overall quality of the environment.  This the fruition of thinking big.
Strategically placed in the heart of Florida’s Clean Tech Corridor, Destiny is mere 30 minutes from the ports at Vero Beach, 60 [...]