by Alison Lueders, Great Green Editing This is the third in our series about local companies that have achieved the City of Tampa’s Green Business Designation. This week we highlight Geyen Group, which provides professional cleaning of carpet, upholstery, and fabric panels to commercial buildings only. The company has been in Tampa since 2004, and received […]
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by Alison Lueders, Great Green Editing This is the second in our series of posts about companies that have achieved the City of Tampa’s Green Business Designation. This week we highlight the Darren Pena Salon in Carrollwood. It is a salon and spa offering a full range of eco-friendly and organic salon and spa services with
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by Alison Lueders, Great Green Editing This week we begin a series of posts to highlight and acknowledge companies who’ve earned the City of Tampa’s Green Business Designation. To earn this designation, companies undergo a rigorous evaluation of their business operations, including practices around solid waste, water, energy and more. When the evaluation is complete,
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by Alison Lueders, Great Green Editing This week we begin a series of posts to highlight and acknowledge companies who’ve earned the City of Tampa’s Green Business Designation. To earn this designation, companies undergo a rigorous evaluation of their business operations, including practices around solid waste, water, energy and more. When the evaluation is complete,
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Please join Sustany® at 9:00am on February 9th for a light hike around Brooker Creek Headwaters Nature Preserve. The paths are wide and well-tended so any comfortable walking/running shoe will suffice, although it can be wet in certain places if there has been heavy rain; water and sunscreen are recommended. Feel free to bring family,
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by Alison Lueders, Great Green Editing So, how are those New Year’s resolutions going? It’s not too late to add a green resolution to your list. Find just one greener habit or practice to follow, at work or at home, and commit to doing it, starting today. What might that be? The list of possibilities
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by Alison Lueders, Great Green Editing If you are rushing to finish your holiday shopping, it’s easy to relegate sustainability considerations to the very bottom of your list. So here are a few ideas that may save you time and be better for the planet. First, be aware that “From Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day,
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This week on The Sustainable Living Show on WMNF the topic is gardening. Guests from Sweetwater Farm and an Urban Farm in New Port Richey join host Jon Butts to talk about changing planting times and strategies to cope with unpredictable climate change. Find out if small farms have a better chance of surviving big
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by Alison Lueders, Great Green Editing Last month, the city of St. Petersburg announced a $2.4 million federal grant to fund installation of solar panels at 19 of the city’s parks and recreational sites. The project, called Sunlit City Parks, will not only save the city energy costs, but also serve as an education program
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WMNF is the decades-old Community Radio Station in Tampa, broadcasting alternative music and news programming at 88.5 FM. The mission statement specifically includes non-mainstream points of view on environmentalism: “Our news and public affairs programming emphasize controversial, neglected, and non-mainstream points of view on important local as well as national or world issues, illuminating our
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