With Community Solar, Rates That Never Rise

orlando community solar

Orlando will give renters and others a chance to go solar through a community solar farm, allowing them to lock in rates for 25 years. Read more →

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Net-Zero Energy PNC Branch Opens In Florida

PNC Back's new net-zero energy branch in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Image via PNC Bank.

A branch of PNC Bank that opened last week in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., expects to use half of the energy needed by other conventional branches and to produce more energy than it requires. Read more →

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Electric Cars Won’t Have Impact On Florida Power Grid

A Florida-based amateur inventor has rescued a 1968 fiberglass replica of an old Ford GT40 from the scrapheap and turned it into an electric car. (image via Andrew McClary)

A study recently from the Florida Public Service Commission finds electric car charging on local power grids generally won't have much of an impact on demand. Read more →

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Historic Pigeon Key Goes Solar, Trims Diesel

pigeon key solar

Off-grid Pigeon Key, home to hundreds of railway workers a century ago, continues its transition to idyllic with a solar power and storage system. Read more →

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South Florida Passes 200 Mark For LEED Certifications

The new LEED Platinum-certified Palmetto Bay Municipal Center. Image via City of Palmetto Bay.

It’s been a slow start, but after having zero LEED projects underway in 2009, Florida builders are catching up with more than 200 LEED-certified buildings. Read more →

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Will Civic Pride Help Pinecrest Meet Its Carbon Targets?

Pinecrest, Fla.

Pinecrest, Fla., has become one of the first municipalities in the U.S. to offer a voluntary offset program designed to help the village meet its carbon goals. Read more →

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Top 10 U.S. Cities For Clean Air

Los Angeles Smog

Ever wondered which states really deliver a breath of fresh air? See who made the top ten in a recent ranking. Read more →

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Central Florida EV Advocates Hope for a Quiet Revolution

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Transportation Nation reports on how alternative fuel advocates are hopeful EVs will eventually catch on in the Sunshine State, especially in the central area. Read more →

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Florida’s Flirtation With High-Speed Rail Recounted In New Book

High Speed Rail

Transportation Nation, in its debut on EarthTechling, reports on a new book that talks in part about Florida's one time flirtation with high-speed rail. Read more →

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In Florida, Net Zero Town Homes For Home Town Heroes

Eco Village at Dunedin

Planet Green Group -- working with GE Ecomagination -- is developing what's believed to be the country's first net zero, LEED, affordable housing community. Read more →

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