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Green- Eco Friendly Blogs and Resources in Florida

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These are not all the sustainable, environmental and eco friendly blogs and websites for Florida- If you have a local green, eco or environmental blog, please let me know and I will update.

Florida (Green Page) 

  • Florida Forever
  • Florida Friendly Landscaping Environmental protection begins in your yard. Learn about Florida-friendly landscaping, pick up some landscaping tips and see examples of landscape designs.
  • Florida Green Building he Florida Green Building Coalition (FGBC) is a nonprofit Florida corporation dedicated to improving the built environment. Our mission is “to provide a statewide green building program with environmental and economic benefits.”
  • Florida Green Pages
  • Florida Living Green Blog
  • Florida Plants
  • Florida Solar Energy Center
  • Florida Springs A blog dedicated to the 700+ springs located throughout Florida and those rivers that are spring-fed
  • Florida TreeHugger:
  • Go Green-Florida International University
  • Green Home Lady –After ten years as the environmental stewardship manager for a large homebuilding company, I’m inclined to say “Been there, done that” when I hear someone talking about what a green home ought to be. I’ve been espousing change in the home building industry for the past 10 years. I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain, as James Taylor said in his song. Today as a consumer, green building professional and writer, I’m still looking for wisdom and answers to my questions about green living – – questions like what green features are financially feasible in my life and my home, and what aren’t?
  • Green Party of Florida
  • Green Lodging Florida -The Florida Green Lodging Program is an effort by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to encourage the lodging industry to conserve and protect Florida’s natural resources. Hotels and Motels that implement a waste reduction plan can save money and get good publicity while helping the environment.
  • Green Roofs in Florida Want to learn about Green Roofs in Florida – Florida Vegetated or Garden Roofs as they are commonly known…. Stay tuned into the Green Roof Blog! Florida Green Roofs – Building a Green Roof in Florida
  • The Florida Wave  (old blog)
  • 1000 Friends of Florida – Every Environmental Organization

Clearwater

Coral Cables

Edgewater

Gulf Breeze

  • AwcA Shutterflys–  (awca.shutterfly.com)Auto Salvaging and Metal Recycling- Green Business certified

Key West

Jacksonville

  • MetroVerde (Jacksonville) Restoring Green to the Urban Core
  • Urban Jacksonville
  • Sustainabuild (N. Florida) Jacksonville, Florida, United States This blog is maintained by Ellen Reed, LEED AP, Director of Business Development for Breaking Ground Contracting Company, State of Florida certified WBE and JSEB commercial general contracting firm that focuses on green building, LEED and sustainable practices.  We promote sustainability both internally and externally and are continually looking for opportunities to educate on the benefits of “green” building.
  • St. Johns River St. Johns River Blog is sponsored by Jincy and Ruairi Songer of Jacksonville, Florida. As part of our homeschool science program, we are documenting the effects of urban stormwater on the St. Johns river system. We believe that educating the public about the importance of how their daily activities can significantly impact on of the world’s greatest river systems! Join us as we explore Florida Green Roofs, Living Walls, Stormwater swales, rain gardens, and rain barrel systems!!!

Lakeland

  • Eco Lakeland A portal to Lakeland, Florida eco-friendly ‘green’ living. Tips, tricks, ideas, information. Why and how we should live green and be self-sufficient.

Lake Worth

  • Eco Centre- Lake Worth- True examples of environmental responsibility in the workplace. Entire building is living because it lives on it’s own ecosystem. There is no website, just articles

Miami

  • Acorn -Real Estate
  • Greener Miami
  • Green Drinks Every month South Florida professionals from a range of backgrounds that share a common interest in the environment meet up for a drink at informal sessions known as Green Drinks. It’s a great way to network, collaborate and make good things happen, both professionally and for the environment. These events are very simple and unstructured, but many people have found employment, made friends, developed new ideas, done deals and had moments of serendipity

Naples

  • Gulf Girl Gulf Girl is a travel and news feature blog highlighting Collier and Lee counties. Please send tips, comments and suggestions to
  • Going Green FYI- this is actually a product- but interesting

Oakland Park

Orlando

  • Green Orlando GreenOrlando is committed to helping preserve and improve the quality of life available to all residents of Central Florida. Its mission is to help individuals, families, businesses and organizations reach their fullest potential and accomplish their evolving goals. This mission is expressed through eight quality of life aspects that are held in dynamic tension: Art, Balance, Ethics, Faith, Fitness, Nature, Teamwork and Sustainability.
  • Roofable rlando is a great city and we’re proud to call it home. Here at Roofable we like to discuss what’s going on in our neighborhood(s), what’s going on in the local real estate market and interesting community events. Since the city is so spread out, we’ve tried our best to break it down into sub-regions that make sense. You can find the news, listings and events in your area by selecting that part of the city.

Palm Beach

Sarasota

Sanford

  • Vote Steve Barnes for Seminole Soil and Water -Steve is a strong environmentalist and is doing a great job on the Seminole Soil and Water Conservation District. His blog is more about keeping people informed about water issues in Central Florida (which are quite critical and volitile right now) than about his campaign

Tallahassee

Tampa Bay

Yulee

Reflections of Nature and Landscaping and Garden Center – Native plant landscaping

Litter Resources- Florida
Eco Cabinets- Florida

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  2. Chinese Drywall – Another Problem for Homeowners
    AirMD’s Green Blog
    Chinese Drywall – Another Problem for Homeowners
    I cannot believe it, another incident where innocent people are being seriously affected and in many cases harmed. The Chinese drywall issue is yet another occasion where materials shipped from overseas are damaging the lives of American people, putting their health at risk.
    How many times are we going to let this happen, from salmonella in peanut butter to tainted baby formula, the news of drywall from China causing foul odors and leading to corrosion of air conditioners and other household appliances, adds to consumer’s worries about how safe we really are.
    I have stated many times in my blogs that we must learn how to keep ourselves safe and refuse to introduce materials into our homes that can harm us.
    The new drywall issue resulted from two major changes in drywall use and production. Builders use domestic drywall made from natural gypsum, however, due to the demand in building materials as a result of the building boom and Hurricane Katrina, drywall demand was greater than the supply. Manufacturers in China were then used to supply to the American market.
    AirMD’s investigations and observations have identified homes with Chinese drywall and occupants are experiencing odors described as rotten eggs and sulfur-like, with corrosion occurring on air conditioning units and copper wiring. Reports from other independent investigations have correlated our observations.
    The reason for the odors and corrosion are related to the gases being emitted from the drywall. Sulfur containing compounds like sulfur dioxide are being measured in homes along with hydrogen sulfide, carbon disulfide, iron disulfide, volatile organic compounds and mercaptans.
    The exact long term health effects of these compounds have not been fully determined and are currently being studied by the Florida Department of Health.
    AirMD is involved in advising homeowners on the necessary actions to take. What we have observed is many homes have several different types of drywall throughout the home. Some drywall is from the U.S., some is from China while other drywall from China is not causing an issue and this mix is greatly compounding the problem.
    In one home, three separate pieces of drywall were observed in an area smaller than 15 square feet. Two pieces had issues while the other did not. It is nearly impossible and cost prohibitive to identify individually each of the pieces of drywall responsible in each home. For this reason the developers must remove the drywall in a home identified with these issues and also replace systems (A/C) as necessary.
    Unfortunately, for many homeowners it seems this is too little too late and correction of the problem must be independently monitored. We cannot allow the companies that caused the problem, to self regulate the solution. AirMD is advising clients throughout this traumatic time to call AirMD if you need help.
    Simon HahessyScientific Directorhttp://www.airmd.com1-866-GO AIRMD (462-4763)
    By Simon Hahessy

  7. Thanks for the great list of Florida resources. My friend is working on a new blog for Florida wild edibles, so I will let him know about your directory. I was blogging on blogger for 2 years, and am trying to get more of the good herbie stuff going again on my new blog. You might like to check it out even though I only have a few blog posts. My business is the Edgewater permaculture society’s local biz of the month. I make herbal products from locally grown & wild harvested herbs. Thanks 🙂

  10. Thank you for this listing site. I’m a blogger and write about global trashformation, a movement using the arts to raise awareness about litter, to create and maintain litter-free environments, and to ulitmately eliminate litter worldwide. Website: http://www.globaltrashformation.com.
    Take the pledge; save the planet. Every litter bit matters.

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