An all solar city? Not exactly
theenergycollective.com 4/10/2009 — 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 ...

Going Green in the Florida Panhandle
thegreenparent.com 3/19/2009 — Marissa Evans, Going Green in the Florida Panhandle Marissa Evans is a military spouse and a green mom to one very active toddler, Hudson. They live in Northwest Florida along the emerald coast in Navarre. She is a stay at home mom and an independent consultant for Go, Baby, Go! A cloth ...

Bid to Save Vanishing Florida Panther Habitat
commondreams.org 9/17/2009 — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 17, 2009 Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) The endangered Florida panther needs 4,860 square miles - roughly 3 million acres - protected as critical habitat in southern Florida to save it from extinction and recover the species, according ...

Florida to get first solar-powered city
reuters.com 4/10/2009 — Reuters: A Florida utility and a real estate developer are aiming to bring the country's first solar-powered city to the Sunshine State. FPL Group Inc's utility Florida Power & Light is working with the realty group Kitson & Partners to ...

Verenium : Investors : RSS Content
phx.corporate-ir.net 1/15/2009 — - Large-scale cellulosic ethanol facility in Florida to serve as model for future plants - - "Farm to Fuel" grant provides State support to project - CAMBRIDGE, Mass ., Jan. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Verenium Corporation (Nasdaq: VRNM), a pioneer ...

FPL unveils plans for three Florida solar plants
reuters.com 3/11/2009 — By Jim Loney MIAMI, June 25 (Reuters) - FPL Group Inc ( FPL.N ) unveiled plans on Wednesday to build 110 megawatts of solar-power generating plants in Florida as part of a long-term goal to ramp up its renewable energy portfolio, the company's chief ...

What do you get when you buy a nuke? You get a lot of delays and rate increases….
climateprogress.org 5/6/2009 — Progress Energy said Friday it has pushed back by 20 months its schedule for bringing on-line two planned new nuclear reactors in Florida, after the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said its review of the plant site will take longer than expected.  ...

What do you get when you buy a nuke? You get a lot of delays and rate increases….
theenergycollective.com 5/6/2009 — Progress Energy said Friday it has pushed back by 20 months its schedule for bringing on-line two planned new nuclear reactors in Florida, after the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said its review of the plant site will take longer than expected. Progress also said it will spread out over ...

Florida Coastal and Ocean Policy Report Card
nrdc.org 3/2/2009 — The Florida Coastal and Ocean Coalition is a group of organizations, including NRDC, working together to conserve, protect, and restore Florida's coastal and marine environment. The Florida Coastal and Ocean Policy Report Card provides a detailed ...

Florida Solar Group Backs Offshore Drilling
greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com 10/8/2009 — The solar industry in Florida announced its support for offshore oil and gas drilling, in the hopes of creating a revenue stream to support clean energy.

Is Life Too Hard for Honeybees? — Scientific American - Environment 3/31/2009
Commercial honeybees are tough. They get trucked cross-country to pollinate vast crops, often while fed unnatural diets such as sugar water and soy flour. Their hives are treated with chemicals to deter parasites, and they're exposed to pesticides ...

Everglades Restoration Plan Shrinks — NYT > Environment 4/2/2009
Florida scaled back its purchase of sugar company land, making the Everglades another victim of the sagging economy.

Louisiana, Florida Brace For Floods — Green on HuffingtonPost.com 4/2/2009
PENSACOLA, Fla. — The soggy Gulf Coast braced for another round of storms Thursday that could send already-swollen rivers over their banks and into people's homes. The National Weather Service said rain was forecast throughout the region for ...

Water Wars: Arrowhead Water Vs. Colorado Residents — Green on HuffingtonPost.com 4/2/2009
The conflict is the latest skirmish in an ongoing battle against the bottled water industry, which has enjoyed strong growth over the last decade thanks to the beverage's popularity among consumers who eschew tap water and soft drinks. As ...

Everglades Restoration Plan Shrinks — NYT > Environment 4/2/2009
Florida scaled back its purchase of sugar company land, making the Everglades another victim of the sagging economy.