http://www.greentallahassee.net A society built on green design and sustainable energy Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:15:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   Green Tallahassee is following news, information and views from around Tallahassee, the State and the nation. Currently, we post news, reviews and interviews on our blog at Green Tallahassee. Upcoming events? At our Green Tallahassee Calendar. Send your upcoming events! Green Food Tallahassee highlights slow food, organics and community supported agriculture, ... http://www.greentallahassee.net/http:/www.greentallahassee.net/welcome There's a small window of time to purchase and claim a rebate for some home energy appliances that are certified as ENERGY STAR.  See this Green Tallahassee blog post for details. http://www.greentallahassee.net/http:/www.greentallahassee.net/april-rebates-for-energy-star-appliances WUFT, Gainesville public radio, recently aired an interview with author of Mirage: Florida and the Vanishing Water of the Eastern US, the environmental story of our future's water wars. You can listen here. You can also listen to her presentation at the recent Free Speech Forum,  here. If you haven't read Mirage,  ... http://www.greentallahassee.net/http:/www.greentallahassee.net/interview-with-cynthia-barnett Dads Were Green A Long Time Ago Gainesville Approves Tariff for Solar Tallahassee Biomass Plant Proposal Energy Efficient Manufactured Homes Solar Air Conditioning Not So Green Tallahassee Solar Water Heater Tax Credits Energy Efficient Light Bulbs Cranking to Power Cars Like Cranking a Radio? Green Fueled Cars Need a Few Plugs ... http://www.greentallahassee.net/http:/www.greentallahassee.net/2009-green-top-ten “It‘s all about access to capital,” was the common theme of the Solar Advocacy meeting, hosted by Sustainable Tallahassee (join if you aren’t already a member).  The committee’s goal is to increase the community’s knowledge of solar and increase the number of solar residential and commercial roofs.  James Young is ... http://www.greentallahassee.net/http:/www.greentallahassee.net/solar-advocacy Federal income tax credits for specific home improvements are available now through 2010 as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), which extended energy efficiency tax credits available in 2006 and 2007 but not 2008. U.S. homeowners can make energy efficiency home improvements that qualify for up ... http://www.greentallahassee.net/http:/www.greentallahassee.net/energy-efficient-tax-credits The House vote on H.R.2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act, needed 216 votes to pass. It received 219. The Bill, a momentous step toward our energy future, has enough things contained within to alienate a number of groups, most notably Green Peace and Friends of the Earth. However, ... http://www.greentallahassee.net/http:/www.greentallahassee.net/climate-bill-eeks-thru-how-did-florida-do Now that the Federal Communications Commission has axed the analog signals for televisions, many, many TV's will be pitched out as non-usable junk.   That's why Goodwill cannot take any non-digital televisions.  Goodwill's mission  is to repurpose and resell things.   I made my first trip out to the 'Solid Waste ... http://www.greentallahassee.net/http:/www.greentallahassee.net/why-goodwill-doesnt-want-your-stuff   $1.00 per month will help a low income familiy in Tallahassee keep their heat this winter.  Click here to learn more. http://www.greentallahassee.net/http:/www.greentallahassee.net/why-1200-per-year-matters !-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Wingdings; panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:2; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:0 268435456 0 0 -2147483648 0;} @font-face {font-family:Verdana; panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:536871559 0 0 0 415 0;} ... http://www.greentallahassee.net/http:/www.greentallahassee.net/a-look-at-the-biomass-plant-meeting