Smart Growth / SustDev
Majora Carter: Greening the ghetto
Majora is a great speaker ...
Sarasota Conservation Foundation
S2 Reports:
Foundation becomes land acquisition agent for county: After a competitive bidding process, the Sarasota Conservation Foundation has been selected to provide acquisition services for Sarasota County’s Environmentally Sensitive Lands Protection and Neighborhood Parkland Acquisition Programs. The Foundation has entered into a 3-year contract to provide these services to the County. The extended land acquisition program is the result of the 2005 ballot initiative that expanded the County’s environmentally sensitive land program in scope as well as increasing its resources. For more on the Foundation, go to www.sarasotaconservation.org
Sarasota County Voters Choose Environment and Planning
Sarasota County voters went with the "environmental" candidate Joe Barbetta for county commission. I think that puts a strong majority vote for sustainable issues in county government. Sarasota has done many good things. Lets hope we push even harder to build a "natural capitalist" sustainable community.
Good luck to all of the candidates.
Blogs that are somewhat green and natural...
Florida environment news headlines
Florida Wildlife Blog do you like snakes?
Green Topics from Orlando
The Apollo Alliance
I just saw some info about the The Apollo Alliance ... that Apollo as in we need to focus the country on something big like going to the moon... well this mission is much more important to all of us..
The Apollo Alliance provides a message of optimism and hope, framed around rejuvenating our nation’s economy by creating the next generation of American industrial jobs and treating clean energy as an economic and security mandate to rebuild America. America needs to hope again, to dream again, to think big, and to be called to the best of our potential by tapping the optimism and can-do spirit that is embedded in our nation’s history.
Council for Sustainable Florida - Best Practices Awards
Check out the Council for Sustainable Florida - Best Practices Awards
Several Sarasota groups noted under 2006 Promising Practices
* Sarasota County Government – Comprehensive Sustainability Effort – Sarasota
* Sarasota Green Connection – Green Marketplace and Green Homes Now – Sarasota County
Also news of the inaugural conference of Campus and Community Sustainability: Sharing Best Practices and Visions for Florida's Future.
Natural Capitalism - What's going on in your world?
Hey out there -- what has been going on lately in the efforts toward Natural Capitalism in Sarasota? The recent Economic Development Corp. annual celebration was a time to reflect on our success and think about what is coming up in 2006-2007 toward a "solutions economy" in Sarasota.
We have a unique opportunity to show the world how to do it. What have you seen lately that shows off our commitment to Natural Capitalism????
Laura
