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Showing posts with label Fort Lauderdale. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fort Lauderdale. Show all posts
Monday, November 9, 2015
Beach Clean-up Saturday November 14th, Fort Lauderdale Beach Park 7am - 11:00AM
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Building company Moss adds rare solar parking canopy
Moss & Associates installed a solar-panel parking canopy at its headquarters in Fort Lauderdale
headquarters, one of the few in South Florida.
(Moss & Associates)
Building company Moss adds rare solar parking canopy
Solar parking canopy Moss & Associates
By Doreen Hemlock, Sun Sentinel
With the sun beating down on cars in parking lots across South Florida, it might seem like a no-brainer: solar-panel canopies that could shield cars from heat and also make electricity for businesses.
Construction company Moss & Associates just became one of the few to complete one locally.
Moss spent about $300,000 to build a canopy of 200 solar-panels to cover about 22 cars at the parking lot of its Fort Lauderdale headquarters. It expects to recoup that investment in about five years, thanks in part to rebates from Florida Power & Light Co. and to federal tax credits, president Scott Moss said.
Moss spent that money for several reasons: It tore down a canvas awning during a parking lot renovation, so it needed a new canopy. It could get good prices from companies that work with the builder on solar projects nationwide. And "at the end of the day, it's kind of advertising for the business we're in."
But few others have installed solar parking canopies in South Florida because of the cost, Moss said. In places with more expensive electricity like California or Hawaii, it takes less time to recoup the investment and makes more financial sense.
"Because power is so cheap from FPL, we're spoiled," Moss said. "It's easier to make the business case for solar canopies in Hawaii, where electricity is about 30 cents a kilowatt-hour," or three times the rate that FPL charges in Florida, he said.
The price for solar parking-canopies has been falling, said Clint Sockman, vice president of Advanced Green Technologies of Fort Lauderdale, the company that did the installation for Moss.
Solar panels now cost about 75 percent less than they did a decade ago. Plus, canopy designs and installation methods also have improved, slashing costs, Sockman sid.
Some companies have made the outlay, partly to show their commitment to the environment. Those include PNC Bank, which operates a branch at Davie Boulevard and Andrews Ave. in Fort Lauderdale that can generate more electricity than it uses.
FPL also has announced plans to install two 50-kilowatt solar canopies in the parking lot of the Young at Art Museum and Broward County Library in Davie.
But momentum for new projects in South Florida may well slow, Moss said. That's because FPL this year is ending its program offering rebates up to $50,000 for businesses that install solar projects. Plus, the federal tax credit on solar projects is slated to expire at the end of 2016. That will mean that the time to recoup the investment would lengthen, possibly by several years.
The Sunshine State now generates less than 1 percent of its energy from the sun. Both Moss and Advanced Green Technologies do the bulk of their solar work outside Florida.
Monday, April 6, 2015
Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off Event - April 11th
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Friday, March 27, 2015
Help us Participate in Earth Hour
Help create a more sustainable world simply by turning off your lights before you go home this weekend!
The City of Fort Lauderdale will join more than 7,000 cities across the globe for Earth Hour on Saturday, March 28, from 8:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Earth Hour unites communities around the world to celebrate a commitment to the planet by switching off lights for one hour.
We ask employees to help Fort Lauderdale participate in Earth Hour by turning off non-essential lighting,
including individual office lights and computer monitors, when you leave today.
For more information on Earth Hour, please visit www.earthhour.org.
Friday, March 20, 2015
Family Fun Ride and Moonlight Movie in the Park
Family Fun Ride and Moonlight Movie in the Park
Looking for something fun to do this weekend with family and friends? Want to get some much-needed, low-impact exercise followed by a free movie in the park with popcorn and shaved ice? Join us for the Family Fun Ride and Moonlight Movie in the Park event on Saturday, March 21, 2015 from 5:00-9:30 p.m. at Holiday Park (1150 G. Harold Martin Drive).
For details, check out the Family Fun Ride and Moonlight Movie in the Park Facebook event page. While you're there, "share" and let us know you'll be coming. Information is also available on the City’s website at www.fortlauderdale.gov.
Family
Fun Ride and
Moonlight
Movie in the Park
Saturday,
March 21, 2015 | 5:00 p.m.
Holiday
Park | 1150 G. Harold Martin Drive
Looking
for a way to spend quality time with family and friends, enjoy the great
outdoors, get some much-needed, low-impact exercise followed by a free movie in
the park with popcorn and shaved ice? Join the City of Fort Lauderdale for
the Family Fun Ride and Moonlight Movie in the Park
event on Saturday, March 21st from 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Holiday Park.
Event Highlights
- A leisurely 5-mile bike ride from Holiday
Park through the Victoria Park neighborhood led by Fort Lauderdale
police officers. (Helmets and bicycle lights required)
- Disney*Pixar's family-friendly movie
"UP" on the outdoor big screen with free popcorn and shaved ice
- Free bicycle registration and helmet
fittings
- Kids Bike Rodeo and bicycle safety activities
- Recycled bike and new helmet giveaway
Bike Collection for Local Kids in Need
Recyclable Bicycle Exchange will be collecting used, unwanted
bikes at the event. Volunteers will fix up the bikes and donate them to local
kids in need.
Facebook Event Page
Check
out the Fun Ride Facebook event
page for updates. While you're there "share," and let
us know you'll be there.
Our Generous Sponsors
The Family Fun Ride and
Moonlight Movie in the Park is being presented with support from the following
sponsors: Victoria Park and Lake Ridge Neighborhood Associations, Broward
B-cycle, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (Walk/Bike Safe
programs), Florida Department of Transportation, South Florida Commuter
Services, Broward MPO, Urban Health Partnerships, and Recyclable Bicycle
Exchange.
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Foxes return to Hugh Taylor Birch State Park
Gray foxes return to Ft Lauderdale park after years of absence
After disappearing for years, gray foxes have returned to Hugh Taylor Birch State Park in Fort Lauderdale.
The bushy-tailed predators vanished after the twin blows of Hurricane Wilma in 2005 and a wave of distemper that swept through the park's raccoon population, said park services specialist Mark Foley. The last sighting was reported in 2007.
But about a month ago, someone claimed to see a fox. Then there were more sightings, and last week a park maintenance worker photographed them.
Gray fox
Gary Busch, Hugh Taylor Birch State Park
A gray fox photographed last week at Hugh Taylor Birch State Park in Fort Lauderdale.
A gray fox photographed last week at Hugh Taylor Birch State Park in Fort Lauderdale. (Gary Busch, Hugh Taylor Birch State Park)
"We're happy to have them here," said park manager David Dearth. "They're native to the area. They're definitely an animal we want to protect and see flourish here at the park."
Dearth said he saw three scavenging around the assistant park manager's grill late one afternoon. And in the most hopeful sign for the park's restored fox population, he said a park employee saw an obviously pregnant female.
Most sightings have been in the remote southwest corner of the park, and most have been either in the early morning or toward dusk. Unlike raccoons, foxes are shy and try to avoid people. If you see one, you should keep your distance and refrain from feeding it.
"Ultimately, the return of the gray fox to Hugh Taylor Birch State Park is a wonderful and touching reality for us," Foley said in an email. "We had been saddened by their loss following hurricane Wilma in 2005 and then an assumption that distemper finished off their small population in our confined state park (surrounded by urban infrastructure)."
Gray foxes, which can be seen at other coastal South Florida parks, generally eat mice, rats and rabbits, although Foley said they were probably also dining on the park's lizards and crabs. Dearth said they dig up iguana nests for the eggs, assisting in the control of a non-native species that has colonized the area.
During Wilma, a mother fox was seen taking shelter under a canoe with her babies. But the canoe was overturned in the storm, and they weren't seen again.
dfleshler@sunsentinel.com, 954-356-4535
Thursday, February 19, 2015
greenplanet festival - Fort Lauderdale - February 28, 2015 @ Broward County Convention Center
I don't know anything more about this than what I'm posting. There is a charge to attend and you can purchase tickets online. --Gene
Sustainability and Green Living Festival here in Ft. Lauderdale, FL!
At Green Planet Festival™, there is something for everyone interested in pursuing a more sustainable and healthful life. Experience a variety of products from food, fashion and health, to energy, construction and design. Enjoy vegan and vegetarian cooking demos, educational activities for kids and families, innovative speakers, live music and entertainment. Shop in our unique community of eco-friendly businesses - everything from all-natural body care products and organic clothing to vegan and vegetarian munchies based on organic, non-GMO or local, artisanal foods. Bring the family for a day filled with everything from eco-friendly shopping to a fashion show featuring organic apparel. Get inspired as you listen to visionary speakers; learn vegan and vegetarian recipes at a cooking demo; try out fresh fitness moves; and of course, savor the flavor of organic, non-GMO, artisanal foods.
Education
What if you found out that the company that makes your favorite t-shirt does a lot more than just make clothes? At Green Planet, we're here to help you find companies that care about progress, not just profit. Advertisements are constantly boasting "green" this and "green" that, but we're not into buzzwords. We're into change. We believe that an educated consumer makes for a smart economy. We'll help you discover some of the most innovative products on the market, the people behind them, and the great work they do.
Choice
Our festival is different. We're not here to offer some cookie-cutter plan for a sustainable lifestyle. We don't tell you what to buy- we put everything in front of you and allow you to make that decision on your own. Our festival is the first of its kind, featuring large national brands as well as local businesses in your area. We're here to level the playing field between the big guys and the little guys to give you an accurate snapshot of what's available in your own city. When you support these companies, you're investing in a better tomorrow.
Co-Creation
Implementing sustainable living on a large scale is not an easy task. It's going to require unity amongst individuals, businesses, and organizations. We're here to be the spark for that change. Our mission is to empower consumers like you to do your part and work towards this common goal. Green Planet Festival will forge valuable relationships across a variety of industries, creating a brand new opportunity for collaboration and growth within the green sector. It's now your time to show the rest of the world what sustainability means to you.
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
City News: Neighbor Support Night Feb. 12, 2015
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