Miami Beach, Really, We Don’t Blame You By Linda Mooney In what could be spun into a tale of massive corporate selling out, the City of Miami announced on March 22 a new 10-year exclusive partnership with The Coca-Cola Corporation that further blurs the lines between politics and money and gives growing credence to Ralph [...]
Wells Fargo Bank employees and eager, green volunteers gathered at lunchtime on Tuesday, August 23 to support ECOMB’s Eco-Partnership Program and cleanup the South pointe Jetty on Miami Beach. And cleanup they did. Digging deep, volunteers removed over 40 bags of trash during this go-green cleanup effort sponsored by Wells Fargo Bank. Joining the ECOMB [...]
SunPost Asked Some of South Florida’s Most Environmentally-Friendly Folks to Share Their Thoughts on Earth Day Michael Laas: Board of Directors at ECOMB and Surfrider; co-founder of Sails for Sustenance What does Earth Day mean to you? I see Earth Day as an opportunity, an opportunity to reach out to a much larger audience during [...]
It’s Your World, Why Not Celebrate? Hard to believe that after over four decades the world is still facing the very same problems that inspired Senator Gaylord Nelson to launch Earth Day in the first place. But it’s true. Back then, in 1969, it was the Santa Barbara oil spill, which occurred after a blowout [...]
Biking is a great eco-friendly alternative to driving. It’s easy to approach your favorite activities and those routine chores with a little more thought towards the environment. “When you look at our daily routines, it’s generally pretty easy to find ways to lessen the impact on our environment. No matter what activities you are participating [...]
Some let their old, unused mobile phones gather dust, while others throw them away. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has a smarter alternative. As part of its e-Cycling partnership with mobile phone manufacturers, retailers, and service providers, the EPA is encouraging phone recycling through store returns, drop-offs, and online trade-ins. With only ten percent of [...]
South Florida Celebrates the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day Thousands of South Floridians are expected to take part in the 2010 installment of Earth Fest at Key Biscayne’s Crandon Park on Sunday, April 18. “We’ve consistently had 5,000 people come through but there is a lot more talk about the event and we have done [...]
EARTH DAY EVERYDAY WHEN: Saturday April 17 TIME: 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. WHERE: Hugh Taylor Birch State Park, 3109 E. Sunrise Blvd. Ft. Lauderdale. WHY: Speakers all day and booths with great, local environmentalists and conservationists. ADMISSION: regular park admission, $6/ car, $2/ pedestrian EARTH MIAMI ON JUNGLE ISLAND WHEN: April 17-18 WHERE:1111 Parrot [...]
Eco-Entrepeneurs: Breaking America’s addiction to foreign oil has been a slow process, but with folks like Scott Balson and Mike Lechter taking matters in to their own hands….
