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Tuesday, January 03, 2017
The University of Florida has a special obligation to meet the challenges of sustainability for three interrelated reasons.
Florida Gulf Coast University
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Florida Gulf Coast University has a 2MW 15-acre solar photovoltaic array, geothermal energy to heat and cool their pools, and a student-run permaculture food forest.
Tags: Florida Gulf Coast University
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
What is cuter than little kids working in a garden? Students at the University of South Florida are including their entire community in their attempt to be more environmentally friendly. One part of their project is educating children about...
Tags: global warming, solar, green energy, Carbon emissions, global, University of South Florida, usf, climate neutrality, climate leadership, Sustainability in Schools
Rising tides in Florida threaten the safety and security of coastal residents (Ryan Loughlin/Upsplash.com)
Florida International University
Monday, March 05, 2018
Florida is in trouble. In the wake of overpopulation, mass flooding and indifference from the powers that be, we're asking all of you to hear our desperate S.O.S call.
Tags: MIami, florida, south beach, beach, Flooding, tides, climate action
Friday, April 18, 2014
Seas are projected to rise up to six feet this century, and Florida is right in the path of destruction. One student takes a personal look at what's being done right now.
Tags: rising sea levels, sea level rise, florida, global warming
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University of Florida
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Meet clammers, scientists and volunteers, like TV star Blair Wiggins and three generations of women, who are returning clams to Florida's Indian River Lagoon and other ailing waters to reduce pollution.
Tags: water pollution, solution, clam restoration, Indian River Lagoon, Sarasota Bay, women in science, interdisciplinary approach
The Everglades play an important part in the water cycle of South Florida. (U.S. National Park Service)
Planet Forward Reporter | SUNY Purchase
Friday, June 21, 2019
Florida's population is growing — and so is its demand for water. What can the Sunshine State do to bolster its freshwater reserves and restore balance to its ecosystem?
Tags: aquifer, florida, fresh water, Drinking Water, Desalination, Everglades, wetlands, springs, storyfest2020
Monday, September 26, 2011
How, exactly, does the dancer react to the dance? In the case of PerFORM[D]ance House, the house dances at the whim of its inhabitants.
Tags: Department of Energy, renewable energy, Solar Decathlon, florida, students, colleges, landscape architecture, FIU, Florida International University
The George Washington University, Spring 2016 Editorial Intern
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Shelby Thomas' video focused on reversing global warming through the creation of a device that would orbit the planet collecting greenhouse gases.
Tags: Colleges and Universities, University of Florida, storyfest2016 finalist, storyfest2016
Florida International University
Friday, March 09, 2018
Following your dreams is a luxury that most people never get to experience. But Susette Onate, one young girl with a dream of protecting her local butterflies, not only lived her dreams, she saw them exceed her wildest imagination.