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treehugger.com - 3/6/2009

Florida to Charge Bottled Water Companies by the Gallon

— treehugger.com — Photo via Flickr Every day, 500,000 gallons get sucked up from a limestone basin in northern Florida... by the Nestle Water Co. Every hour of each of those days, the water fills 102,000 plastic bottles at a nearby bottling plant. Nestle, and the 22 ... (more) Florida to Charge Bottled Water Companies by the Gallon

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earth2tech.com - 3/3/2009

Florida Utility Kicks Off Solar Feed-in Tariff, a First for the U.S.

— earth2tech.com — Utilities and policymakers have started to warm up to feed-in tariffs for residential and commercial solar systems... over the last few years — proposing programs to buy surplus power from customers’ photovoltaic systems as a way to ... (more) Florida Utility Kicks Off Solar Feed-in Tariff, a First ...

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Florida

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seattletimes.nwsource.com - 3/1/2009

Seattle finds itself at the crossroads as the Great Disruption ends era as banking, insurance center

— seattletimes.nwsource.com — Already the recession has essentially destroyed the old financial-services industry and may claim one or two of... the Detroit Three automakers. Seattle is no longer a major banking or insurance center. Aerospace could be at risk. (more) Seattle finds itself at the crossroads as the Great ...

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Florida

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New Report Card for Florida’s Coasts & Ocean: Making Progress, But Not There Yet
Switchboard, from NRDC — ... the state's progress on a range of coastal and ocean issues, and graded their progress in each area during 2007 and 2008. The grades were based off how well the state has done in implementing a list of recommendations from a 2006 report released by the coalition that aimed to help the state to improve the ocean and coastal resources that fuel Florida's economy and shape its identity ("Florida's Coastal and Ocean Future: A Blueprint for Economic and Environmental Leadership"). The report card broke down Florida's progress in a variety of areas: Reducing ...

New Ocean Report Card: Florida Making Progress, But Not There Yet
Commondreams.org Newswire — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - March 2 - While Florida has made several improvements in its efforts to restore the health of its ocean and coasts, the state still has work to do, according to a report card released today by a group of nationally and internationally recognized environmental organizations. The report card evaluated the progress the state has made in reversing the decline of its ocean and coastal resources in 2007 and 2008. The Florida Coastal and Ocean Coalition, of which the Natural Resources Defense Council is a member, based its report card on the progress the state ...