On May 22, The Sustany Foundation celebrated the 11th Annual Sustainable Business Awards at a gala evening event at the historic Tampa Theatre. Over 300 guests attended to “Walk the Green” carpet and celebrate local businesses leading the way in sustainability. We would like to congratulate all of our awardees and thank all of the …
Photo description: Paula Olesen, President of the Apollo Beach Garden Club and Kitty Wallace, Sustany Board Member and President of the Tampa Bay Coalition of Community Gardens standing on the future site of the Apollo Beach Community Garden. On November 20, 2018, the Sustany Foundation presented a $600 check to the Apollo Beach Community Garden. …
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Sustany provided a $500 mini-grant to the Gasparilla Music Festival Foundation to build re-usable and educational waste collection stations with the goal of diverting as much waste as possible. These will be broken down, stored and reused each year. Donor and sponsor dollars have a direct and tangible impact on the environment and the community. …
The New York Times reports: How much is your car contributing to climate change? A new study can tell you. The research looks at 125 cars on today’s roads and measures not just their mileage and the type of fuel they use, but also the greenhouse gases generated in making the cars and, if they …
An App to Help Save Emissions (and Maybe Money) When Buying a Car Read More »
Florida voters interested in solar power have had a confusing year in 2016, evaluating three proposed amendments to the state constitution and deciding to how to vote on the two that have made it to the ballot box. The most immediate concern is Amendment 1, which will appear on the November ballot. As noted by …
Support Solar Power in Florida: Vote NO on Amendment 1 in November Read More »
Guess what? The Sustainable Buzz has zipped over to Saturday night! That’s right. This year we move the best party in November over to the best day of the week. Get your tickets now, before they sell out, for the ninth annual Sustainable Buzz. Your ticket gets you all the locally brewed, cooked, squeezed and …
The Sustany® Foundation partners with Tampa institutions like The Patel College of Global Sustainability at the University of South Florida. Student Noelle Griffin wrote the blog post below: The University of South Florida has partnered with The Sustany® Foundation for years. Their students are part of the green business certification internship. The program allows students …
By Walker Willis On April 30, I attended the West Central Florida BSA Council’s Merit Badge University at Mount Zion Progressive Baptist Church, 955 20th Street South, St Petersburg, Florida. Before several hundred Scout participants, I described the Sustany® Foundation Mini Grant Program and distributed printed materials on the Foundation. The Sustany® Foundation is now …
Scout Walker Willis Promotes Sustany® Mini-Grants at Merit Badge University. Read More »
By Walker A Willis, Shorecrest Preparatory School The third phase of my project was to restore an estuary along the 54th Avenue Channel in St. Petersburg. This involved removing marine trash and planting over 500 mangroves and 100 grass plants. The project required removal of some non-native, invasive species, but primarily addressed a barren, unproductive 175 …
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by Walker A. Willis, Freshman, Shorecrest Preparatory School In the second phase of my sustainability project, The Native Classroom, we needed to remove about 2,000 Australian pines, a destructive invasive species brought to Florida from Australia in the 1890s for beauty and furniture. Ironically, the trunks are too thin and flexible for woodworking, so furniture was …
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