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theenergycollective.com - 4/10/2009
An all solar city? Not exactly
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A development company in Florida has announced plans for what is being called an “all solar powered” city .  The developer doesn’t quite say it that way, but comes close on the Babcock Ranch website : Raising the initiative of a sustainable, environmentally sensitive, green community to ...
babcockranchflorida.com - 4/9/2009
Babcock Ranch Florida
— babcockranchflorida.com — To view this website correctly, click here to download Flash Player . Welcome to Babcock Ranch Southwest... Florida’s City of Tomorrow TM ! I’m Syd Kitson, Chairman and CEO of Kitson & Partners, the company that is passionately committed to reinventing ... (more) Babcock Ranch Florida

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kitsonpartners.com - 4/9/2009
Kitson & Partners
— kitsonpartners.com — Kitson & Partners is a private residential and commercial real estate investment and development company based in... Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Our portfolio consists of 1.6 million square-feet of retail centers, 6.8 million square-feet of commercial ... (more) Kitson & Partners

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Developer shrugs off recession, plots all-solar Fla. city
nytimes.com - 4/10/2009
Developer shrugs off recession, plots all-solar Fla. city
— nytimes.com — A Florida developer unveiled plans today to build the nation's first solar-powered city -- a cluster of... homes, offices and factories less than 20 miles from Fort Myers on the Gulf Coast. (more) Developer shrugs off recession, plots all-solar Fla. city

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Florida’s next big community isn’t for retirees — it’s for solar energy buffs. Florida Power & Light and development firm Kitson & Partners are collaborating on Babcock Ranch , a 17,000 acre solar-powered city near Fort Myers. The community will run entirely ...
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We've heard about ecocities in far away lands, but now there's one planned for the Unities States. Located near Fort Meyers, Florida, Babcock Ranch will be powered entirely by solar power. It's a bold and progressive plan, and if Kitson & Partners can secure all the necessary ...