A Keys-based, small-scale biodiesel plant could supply consumers, businesses and government with a competitive and desirable product that would be a big step forward in greening the Keys.
Posted - Sunday, September 07, 2008 10:20 AM EDT
Green Solutions
When the green team at The Hammocks started doing an in-house inventory in preparation for green lodging certification, they were pleased to learn that a relatively recent resort renovation had added Energy Star-rated appliances throughout.
When The Hammocks, a 58-unit resort in Marathon, started looking for ways to conserve resources last year, it quickly found it was letting about $85,000 go down the drain.
Posted - Sunday, August 24, 2008 10:04 AM EDT
Angela Byarlay, Tim May and Griffyn May at a community garden workday. Contributed photo
A new word entered the language a few years ago. It struck such a chord that it became word of the year in 2007 in the Oxford American Dictionary. The word? Locavore. It means eating local food.
Posted - Monday, August 11, 2008 09:32 PM EDT
- Electric car for sale in Marathon
Chuck Meier, co-owner of Sea Air Land Technologies, says electric vehicles are the wave of the future and he doesn't want Keys residents to miss the boat.
Posted - Saturday, August 02, 2008 07:01 AM EDT
- GLEE staging biodiesel summit
The quarterly meeting of the Green Living & Energy Education’s Keyswide Sustain-Ability Project will focus on biodiesel, its feasibility and availability for use in the Florida Keys.
Posted - Saturday, August 02, 2008 06:01 PM EDT
- CFLs lose some sheen, but still outshine alternatives
A first simple step to living greener is using compact fluorescent bulbs, you hear repeatedly. After all, they last for years, saving money and energy.
Posted - Sunday, July 20, 2008 03:03 PM EDT
- Feeling greenwashed?
Organic cotton sheets, sustainable flooring, recycled glass countertops. The words hint at something lovely and healthy, but what do they mean exactly?
Posted - Sunday, July 20, 2008 03:08 AM EDT
- Solar hot water can save you money
The solar water heaters are the panels on the left. The single panel on the right is the photovoltaic panel that powers the pump. Proper fastening on the roof is crucial. Photo by LARRY BENVENUTI
Anyone who has been on a roof in the Keys knows how hot it can get. Temperatures of 130 degrees, especially in the summer, are not uncommon.
Posted - Sunday, July 20, 2008 02:00 AM EDT
- Small can be beautiful, homeowner finds
Rich Jones doesn't feel like he's missing anything by living in a small, energy-efficient home.
The 2007 GLEE Expo followed its well-attended festival with a tour of homes that incorporate energy-saving measures ranging from arrays of electricity producing panels to water systems that reuse waste water.
Posted - Monday, June 30, 2008 11:08 PM EDT
- Simple ways to save water — and money
Between water use restrictions, the impact on our dwindling mainland water sources, and soaring costs to homeowners, if you haven’t yet formulated a water harvesting / reuse / recycle plan for your home — now is the time.
Posted - Tuesday, May 27, 2008 12:28 AM EDT
