Creative Loafing Tampa

Suncoast Sierra Club's "Spookfest Fun-draiser": Sat., 10/29

Food, live music, environmental costume contest and fun for the whole family.

• by Katie Machol
Food, live music, environmental costume contest and fun for the whole family.
• Tags: Food & Drink Events, Green Community Events, suncoast sierra club, tampa bay, st. pete, sierra club, halloween, family, fun, green, eco-friendly, environment, sacred lands, fundraiser, weekend

Sierra Club's Picnic for the Planet and bike ride - Saturday, February 12th

• by Katie Machol
It'll be a great way to meet fellow members and enjoy the great outdoors at the beautiful Philippe Park in Safety Harbor. This event is open to members and non-members alike.
• Tags: Green Community Events, biking, Sierra Club, Suncoast Sierra Club, picnic, cookout, Green Community Events, tampa bay sierra club, bike ride

10/10/10: Participate in Sustainable Community Energy and Climate Action Day at USF St. Pete

• by Cathy Harrelson
Circle 10/10/10 on your calendar. That’s the date. The place is wherever you live. And the point is to do something that will help deal with global climate change in your city or community.
• Tags: Activism, Green Community Events, Activism, carbon footprint, USF St. Petersburg, Suncoast Sierra Club, climate change, carbon emissions, cleanup, repower america, tree planting, Green Community Events, Sustainable Community Energy and Climate Action Day, 10/10/10

Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival, June 11-12

• by Jason Green
Join the Pinellas Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society and the Suncoast Sierra Club when they host North America’s largest environmental film festival.
• Tags: Events, Movies, Green Community, Events, Florida Native Plant Society, Movies, Green Community, Suncoast Sierra Club, st petersburg college, Wilcox Nursery, Pinellas Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society, Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival, Curtis Fundamental Elementary School, Ascending the Giants, Nourish, Division Street, Seminole Campus, Big River, Generations: A Perspective on Climate Change, Watershed Revolution, John Waller, Kirk Bergstrom, Linda Davis, Eric Bandick, Curt Ellis, Aaron Woolf, Steve Jones, Rich Reid, Paul Jenkin, Uncategorized

Photos from offshore drilling protest outside the St. Pete Town Hall meeting

• by Katie Machol
Check out these photos from Wednesday evening of people gathering to protest offshore drilling outside of the Town Hall meeting (featuring Newt Gingrich) at the Vinoy Hotel in Downtown St. Petersburg.
• Tags: Activism, Green Policy, Tampa Bay Politics, Activism, protest, offshore drilling, downtown st. petersburg, karl nurse, Green Policy, Suncoast Sierra Club, Cathy Harrelson, greenpeace, Tampa Bay Politics, kathleen ford, Ken Welch, hands across the sand, Love Tourists Not Drilling, protesters, Newt Gingrich, town hall meeting, Vinoy, Uncategorized

The fight against nearshore oil drilling in Florida isn't nearly over

• by Cathy Harrelson
• Tags: Activism, Green Community, Florida Politics, Activism, Green Community, Suncoast Sierra Club, Cathy Harrelson, environmental activism, Florida Politics, hands across the sand, Love Tourists Not Drilling, Fertilizer and Landscape Management ordinance, nearshore drilling, fertilizer ordinance, Tampa Bay watershed, nitrogen runoff, Uncategorized

The HB 1219 Bill and what you can do to fight the foes of Florida's future

• by Cathy Harrelson
• Tags: Politics, Activism, Green Living, Green Policy, Politics, Activism, clean energy, oil, economy, beaches, tourism, senate, activist, Sierra Club, governor crist, governor charlie crist, Green Living, Green Policy, environmental fight, Suncoast Sierra Club, oil drilling, Uncategorized

Do It This Weekend: Green festivals, Bluelucy, Derby Darlins

• by David Warner
Openings at [5]art and Artpool, green fests on both sides of the bay, one-night-only theatrical events from American Stage and Stageworks, and Tampa's Derby Darlins meet the Dallas Devils.
• Tags: Events, Events, ARTpool, Derby-Darlins, Roller-Derby, American Stage, Mahaffey Theater, Bluelucy, Stageworks, chicago, Yoga, Hyde Park Village, Florida Orchestra, [5]Art, eco.lution, Regrets Only, Fever Fakers, Young Blood Gallery, Urban Charrett, Suncoast Sierra Club, My Winnipeg, Guy Maddin, Eckerd International Cinema Series, Jai Dee, Happy Days, Samuel Beckett, Paul Rudnick, Free Pops in the Park, Green Thumb Festival, Carnival Tampa, Caribbean culture, Taste of South Tampa, Tut-Tut or My Pharaoh Lady, Unitarian Universalist Church, Uncategorized