The Green Community: Week in review
June 20, 2009 at 8:00 am by Katie M.
What’s the buzz on the latest issues in the Green Community? Check out what you may have missed this past week:
Reconstructing a historic bat tower in Temple Terrace and how to build your own bat roost- Grant Rimbey investigates efforts in Temple Terrace to reconstruct an historic tower for bats, discusses a large community bat roost he designed for the Florida Bat Conservancy, and tells how you can purchase (or build) your own bat roost for your yard.
Summer Solstice: A brief history- Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year, occurs this Sunday- June 21st. Here are a few facts you might not have known about it, from Linda Taylor.
Organics: How to eat well without breaking your budget- With the increase of demand over organic food in the last ten years you would think that a wide range of these products would be easily accessible. Here’s some some advice from Kelly Rothwell on purchasing healthy, organic food in this region without breaking your budget.
Great green showering tips to save water and energy (Video)- A video filled with fun and useful facts you may not have known about saving water and energy (and money) when showering.
How do you confront others about their green missteps (and your pet peeves)?- Michelle Schenck asks, how do you confront the water wasters and litterbugs in your life?
In The Air (Video): Local documentarian explores impacts of fossil fuel emissons on Tampa Bay and its residents – Green contributor Matt De Vleiger informs us about this environmental documentary by local filmmaker, Arlen Slobodow.
Interview with local filmmaker Arlen Slobodow about In The Air, a documentary about the air pollution, our health, and the environment in Tampa Bay – Matt De Vleiger interviews environmental filmmaker, Arlen Slobodow,
Seven-story “carbon clock” launched near Madison Square Garden in NYC- A new ‘carbon clock’ was resurrected this past Thursday near Madison Square Garden and Penn Station, which counts the total amount of greenhouse gases that are trapped inside the Earth’s atmosphere, reports Michelle Schenck.
Don’t forget to check out our Green Community Calendar for green events and workshops in the Bay Area!
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