Tropical depression forms off the coast of Belize
Source: The Boston Globe
Miami :: FL :: USA | updated 2013-06-17 11:12:29 -0700 | green-news
A tropical depression has formed off the coast of Belize and forecasters say it is expected to bring as much as five inches of rain to parts of Belize, Guatemala and northern Honduras. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said...
Longest Burmese python on record captured in Florida
Source: The Naples Daily News
Miami :: FL :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 03:28:05 -0700 | green-news
A Miami man has caught and killed the longest Burmese python ever captured in Florida: 18 feet, 8 inches. The python was a 128-pound female that was not carrying eggs, according to University of Florida scientists who examined the snake....
Lawmakers pass bill to deal with Everglades suit
Source: Miami Herald
Miami :: FL :: USA | updated 2013-05-03 21:21:59 -0700 | green-news
Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau Florida legislators used a bill to change wetlands regulations to block a lawsuit against the state for approving two no-bid, 20-year lease agreements with sugar and vegetable farmers. The leases were approved by the governor and Cabinet...
Feds to review Miami killer whale petition
Source: United Press International
Miami :: FL :: USA | updated 2013-04-26 06:12:15 -0700 | green-news
The federal fisheries service said it will consider whether to declare the Miami Seaquarium's killer whale as a member of an endangered pack of the species. Animal rights activists hailed the decision as a possible step toward returning the whale,...
Air in San Joaquin Valley cities among nation’s dirtiest
Source: Miami Herald
Miami :: FL :: USA | updated 2013-04-23 22:39:08 -0700 | green-news
California cities, including Modesto, Fresno and Merced, continue to have some of the worst air in the United States, according to the American Lung Association's "State of the Air 2013" report. The annual report, which tracks air pollution across the...
EBie Award‘s 2012
Posted by: AdvancedControl
Miami :: FL :: USA | updated 2012-12-21 08:46:27 -0800 | green-news
Do you know any unsung green heroes doing award-worthy work? Are you one yourself? It is time to get some recognition! Urban Green, a chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council, is accepting submissions for this year’s EBie Awards™. The...
House Caucus Promotes Federal Energy Management
Posted by: AdvancedControl
Miami :: FL :: USA | updated 2012-12-14 09:05:48 -0800 | green-news
A new caucus in the House is striving to make the federal government more energy efficient. Reps. Gardner and Welch head up the recently launched Bipartisan Energy Savings Performance Caucus, which will focus on “pushing for policies that reduce energy...
Equipment Costs Just One Piece of Financing Puzzle
Posted by: AmarSoni
Miami :: FL :: USA | updated 2012-11-13 02:25:10 -0800 | green-news
(1888PressRelease) Neal Weeks of AmeriQuest Transportation Services says the most cost-effective financing decisions should be based not only on interest rates and terms, but also on vehicle resale value, fleet utilization, and other factors unique to the trucking industry. CHERRY...
Passenger arrested after trying to rush cockpit on AA flight
Posted by: nazish7
Miami :: FL :: USA | updated 2012-07-27 14:52:22 -0700 | green-news
Authorities have a passenger Ryan Snider, 24, of Canada,in custody after he tried to rush the cockpit on an American Airlines flight from Montego Bay, Jamaica, to Miami, as it taxied on the runway. American Airlines spokeswoman Dori Alvarez added...
Forest Service chief says Colorado roadless rule will enhance wild land protections on national ...
Source: The Coloradoan
Miami :: FL :: USA | updated 2011-12-22 14:56:45 -0800 | technology-news
A Bill Clinton-era federal rule that keeps logging and road graders out of roadless areas in national forests was upheld by a federal appeals court Friday, but U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell believes a federal roadless rule unique to...
Florida Power & Light (FPL) Solar Rebate & Solarize Now! generate lucrative solar investments
Posted by: SolarCell
Miami :: FL :: USA | updated 2012-07-26 20:56:42 -0700 | green-news
In June of 2010 Florida Power & Light (FPL) launched a solar rebate program which offered a $2 per watt direct payback to customers installing solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. Florida Power & Light’s customers quickly signed up for the rebate...
Hurricane in Atlantic, tropical storm in Pacific
Source: The News Journal
Miami :: FL :: USA | updated 2011-12-07 02:46:53 -0800 | technology-news
A new hurricane has brewed up in the Atlantic while Tropical Storm Irwin formed in the Pacific, but both were far out to sea and not on track to threaten any coasts...National Hurricane Center in Miami said today that Hurricane...
Wreck shuts down I-44 near Miami
Source: Tulsa World
Miami :: FL :: USA | updated 2011-04-03 19:06:29 -0700 | disasters-news
All westbound traffic is shutdown while Oklahoma Highway Patrol Troopers work the scene and Missouri Highway Patrol Troopers are setting up a traffic diversion from Missouri into Oklahoma, according to a release. All traffic is being diverted onto Oklahoma 71...
Green Consultant Firms Needed
Posted by: mjrichmond44
Miami :: FL :: USA | updated 2011-12-10 05:30:01 -0800 | green-news
What if THOUSANDS of Businesses in your area were Ready to Go Green?There is something new that may be invaluable for your consulting business. So far, the LEED, ISO and Energy Star programs reach less than 5% of the business...
US deports 27 Haitians convicted of crimes, the first group since last year's quake
Source: Macleans
Miami :: FL :: USA | updated 2011-03-23 16:01:35 -0700 | political-news
Immigration authorities have repatriated 27 Haitians previously convicted of crimes, the first such deportations since the Obama administration halted them following the 2010 earthquake that devastated Haiti. Immigrant advocates say political unrest and an outbreak of cholera in Haiti make...
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