Creative Loafing Tampa

Green Tech: Stylish new solar rechargeable gadgets

Proving that solar panels aren't just for your roof anymore.

• by Katie Machol
Proving that solar panels aren't just for your roof anymore.
• Tags: Tech, Green Living, green, tech, green tech, solar, technology, rechargeable, mobile device, smartphone, mp3 player

IKEA pledges to use 100% renewable energy in UK stores

And big plans for clean energy initiatives in US stores.

• by Katie Machol
And big plans for clean energy initiatives in US stores.
• Tags: Green Living, ikea, sustainability, green, solar, pv, solar panels, clean energy, solar water heater, furniture, swedish

DIY Green: Solar-powered USB charger disguised as a coffee cup

Meet "Mr. Buzz."

• by Katie Machol
Meet "Mr. Buzz."
• Tags: Green Living, solar, solar power, diy, green, sun, solar energy, gadget gangster, instructables

The Green Community week in review: Solar PV screen for smart phones, Royal Wedding charity fund, breaking our oil addiction and more

• by Katie Machol
Read what you might have missed last week in CL's Green Community.
• Tags: Green Living, Green Community, Green Policy, oil, Green Living, Green Community, Green Policy, solar, week in review, pv, smart phone, royal wedding

New photovoltaic touchscreen can charge any smart phone with the power of the sun (video)

• by Katie Machol
The company says this solar film can charge a cell phone battery in about 6 hours in constant direct sunlight, taking longer to charge indoors.
• Tags: Tech, Green Living, Tech, technology, Green Living, touchscreen, solar energy, solar, solar power, smart phone, smartphone, wysips

Want affordable solar energy for your home? 1 Block Off the Grid will help you get it (video)

• by mariabooker
See how you can save up to 15% on solar panels by partnering with California based consumer advocacy group, One Block Off the Grid.
• Tags: Green Living, clean energy, solar panels, Green Living, solar energy, solar, energy efficient, one block off the grid, 1BOG, solar installation, solar discounts, Uncategorized

St. Petersburg College to install rooftop photovoltaic solar project

• by Jason Green
The system, which will generate renewable power for the electrical grid, will be installed on the roof of the LEED Gold Natural Science, Mathematics and College of Education building, already one of Tampa bay’s most environmentally friendly buildings. Installation should take about a week.
• Tags: Green Community, global warming, Green Community, solar, John Williams, st petersburg college, St. Pete College, jason green, Diana Wright, LEED, spc sustainability coordinator, photovoltaic, thin film, Academic Chairman of SPC’s Natural Science Department, Florida Engineering Society, James Pedicone, SPC Project Coordinator, SPC Energy Coordinator, Uncategorized

Eco Tech: Solar powered iPhone/iPod charger case now available

• by Katie Machol
Novothink, a company that makes solar powered electronics, has just released their creation: the Surge - a hybrid solar charger case for second and third generation iPhone and iPod Touch models.
• Tags: Tech, Green Living, Tech, apple, iPhone, amazon, ipod touch, Green Living, green technology, solar, solar pv, 3rd generation ipod touch, 2nd generation ipod touch, solar powered charger, solar powered iphone charger, solar powered ipod touch charger, photovoltaic, novothink, hybrid solar charger case, solar arcadia, Uncategorized

Is solar PV dead in Florida?

• by Paul Messerschmidt
In an important proceeding at the Florida Public Service Commission in Tallahassee, approval of large-scale solar projects is in doubt.
• Tags: Green Living, Green Community, Green Policy, Environment, teco, Green Living, Green Community, Green Policy, solar, energy, renewable, pv, Uncategorized

The story behind property tax exemptions for solar and wind storm improvements

• by Lisa Montelione
Lisa Montelione gives you the lowdown on how to get tax rebates on your energy efficient home installations.
• Tags: Politics, Green Living, Green Community, Green Policy, Florida Politics, Politics, clean energy, usf, solar panels, Amendment 2, Hillsborough County, pinellas county, tax credits, governor crist, Green Living, solar energy, Green Community, Green Policy, solar, renewable energy, Florida state legislature, solar power, legislation, florida state, Florida Politics, jamie trahan, property tax, Governor Schwarzenegger, Florida constitution, florida constitutional amendments, amendment 3, ases solar tour, cerc, jamie, Uncategorized

Florida's solar energy system tax incentives

• by Lisa Montelione
Contributor Lisa Montelione shares about her green home on the Solar Homes Tour and gives information about getting rebates and tax credits for solar installations.
• Tags: Tech, Green Living, Green Community, Green Policy, Tech, clean energy, solar panels, Environment, Florida, sustainable design, tax, green, sustainable, sustainability, tour, Green Living, sustainable living, Green Community, Green Policy, energy efficiency, lisa montelione, sustainable solutions, solar, energy, renewable energy, tampa electric, solar power, solar energy technology, sales taxes, sales tax, alternative energy, things to do in tampa bay, ASES National Solar Tour, taxes, ases, real estate, homes for sale, solar tour, jamie trahan, lisa m, rising force construction, sustainab, tax incentives, Uncategorized

The Green Community week in review: Clean energy rally, legalizing marijuana, BOTB Readers' Poll, and more

• by Katie Machol
Read what you might have missed last week from the Green Community.
• Tags: Green Living, Green Community, Green Policy, Green Jobs, clean energy, marijuana, offshore drilling, Tampa-Bay, Ybor, rally, The Ritz Ybor, Florida, Politics, House, Progress Energy, publix greenwise, green, cl, Mary Mulhern, stimulus, Sierra Club, governor charlie crist, Green Living, mexican drug cartels, goodwill, email, Nature, karl nurse, conservation, Green Community, Green Policy, Green Jobs, going paperless, creative loafing green community, earth, Hemp, solar, paper, energy, eco friendly, Whole Foods Market, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, 1Sky, Milton Friedman, Linda Saul-Sena, mother earth, Mayor Pam Iorio, environmentalism, organic food, Rick Kriseman, paper waste, st petersburg college, war on drugs, nature's food patch, alternative energy, energy consumption, energy use, illegal immigrants, CFLs, spc, St. Pete College, greywater, jason green, alternative energy source, rollin oats, energy waste, low voc, Best of the Bay 2009, BOTB, Best of the Bay Readers' Poll 2009, economic crisis, unemployment rate, health care reform, emotional connections, plants and animals, greenest politician, smart grid, south carolina north carolina, turbine, wind energy, us department of energy, doe, bill johnson, power plants, ibm, telvent, big oil, big energy, phil compton, email signature, digital signature, natural resource waste, natural resource consumption, natural resource, microsoft outlook, paper waste facts, paper waste statistics, please print only if necessary, please consider the environment before printing this message, email tag, informative email tag, informative email signature, organic food store, home renovation, venice CA, brooks avenue, bricault design, home addition, sincerely sustainable, Uncategorized

Progress Energy seeks to add Smart Grid in Florida: Customers will see their real-time energy use

• by Jason Green
Progress Energy announced that it applied for $200 million in U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) federal infrastructure funds for the development of an electric Smart Grid in the Carolinas and Florida. The DOE grant would be shared equally between the two states.
• Tags: Green Living, Green Community, Green Policy, Green Jobs, clean energy, Florida, Progress Energy, cl, Green Living, Green Community, Green Policy, Green Jobs, creative loafing green community, solar, energy, st petersburg college, alternative energy, energy use, spc, St. Pete College, jason green, alternative energy source, smart grid, south carolina north carolina, turbine, wind energy, us department of energy, doe, bill johnson, power plants, ibm, telvent, Uncategorized

The Green Community week in review: World's first solar-powered city, redesigning suburbia, green pledges and more

• by Katie Machol
Read what you might have missed last week from the Green Community.
• Tags: Green Living, Green Community, Green Policy, Green Jobs, clean energy, biking, New York Times, Studio@620, oil, Tampa-Bay, china, solar panels, Ybor, organic farming, Florida, EPA, E.O. Wilson, family, global warming, india, cafeteria, kids, recycle, composting, organic, garden, Saturday Morning Market, sustainability, farmers, Sierra Club, national security, Green Living, green business, lunch box, drought, solar energy, vegetarian, plastic bag, Student, Green Community, Green Policy, Green Jobs, water bottles, solar, energy, peak oil, solar collectors, Fresh, amp light, pledges, climate change, solar energy panels, solar power, volunteer work, pesticides, the roosevelt, Green building, Green planning, farming, green networking, carpool, high school, recycled paper, social networking, st petersburg college, consumerism, electricity, foreign oil, green architecture, greenhouse gases, car pool, greenhouse gas emissions, spc, St. Pete College, energy efficient, jason green, pbs documentary, U.S. Census Bureau, environmentally friendly, back to school, sustainabilty, dwell magazine, reburbia, design competition, Galina Tahchieva, inhabitat.com, E. O. Wilson, IPCC, solar energy facility, solar generating facility, megawatt, florida power and light, fpl, arcadia, desoto county, solar power in florida, DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center, photovoltaic panels, photovoltaic solar, us epa, united states environmental protection agency, greenhouse gas, solar thermal facility, parrish, locally grown, sustainable farming, tampa bay green drinks, green back to school, 2009 school year, elementary school, middle school, school waste, energy waste at school, school bus, green school, sustainable back to school, healthy school lunch, school garden, school recycling, walk to school, bike to school, back to school clothes, thrift store, garage sale, recycled pencils, refillable pens, paper margins, new leaf paper, mead recycled notebooks, the creation: an appeal to save life on earth, cna study, climate change as a threat to national security, floods, clothesline, right to dry, photovoltaic power plant, sustainable water management, babcock ranch, ft myers fl, green roofs, solar facility, car chargers, street lamps, real estate investment, electrical car, natural conservation, power amp, city of tomorrow, southwest florida, state economy, acre city, kitson, audubon, free inquiry, overpopulation, soylent green, alan snitow, deborah kaufman, michael fox, plastic water bottles, green pledges, goals, dog toys, eco-friendly pet, Uncategorized

Nation’s largest solar facility to be in DeSoto County by next year

• by Jason Green
Florida Power & Light is currently building the nation’s largest photovoltaic plant in DeSoto County, a $173.5 million, 25 megawatt solar generating facility.
• Tags: Green Living, Green Community, Green Policy, Green Jobs, clean energy, oil, solar panels, Florida, EPA, global warming, Green Living, solar energy, Green Community, Green Policy, Green Jobs, solar, energy, peak oil, solar collectors, solar energy panels, solar power, st petersburg college, electricity, foreign oil, spc, St. Pete College, jason green, solar energy facility, solar generating facility, megawatt, florida power and light, fpl, arcadia, desoto county, solar power in florida, DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center, photovoltaic panels, photovoltaic solar, us epa, united states environmental protection agency, greenhouse gas, solar thermal facility, parrish, Uncategorized

The Green Community: Week in review

• by Katie Machol
Genetically engineering cows to produce less methane, natural alternatives to acetaminophen, peak oil, and ways to have a greener Fourth of July- just some of the posts you might have missed this last week in the Green Community.
• Tags: Green Community, usf, Tampa, Sex, photos, economy, Design, Environment, video, EPA, global warming, planning, Fashion, agriculture, genetically, recycle, billie-jean, style, eco, green, organic, sustainable, sustainability, Science, soy, uk, diy, Michael Jackson, fireworks, fear, Green Community, Going Green, reuse, organic cotton, solar, energy, eco friendly, peak oil, lingerie, solar power, livestock, greenhouse effect, toxins, Chris Martenson, FL, architecture, Green building, farming, recycled materials, genetically modified food, water pollution, school of architecture, recycled material, organic beers, samuel smith, transition town, electricity, fourth of july party, excess waste, Thriller, reduce, make paper from junk mail, bottled water, water filter, zero waste reverse osmosis, red plum, picking up trash, living green, Cows, food science, greenhouse gas emissions, stephen moore, university of alberta, methane, aia, meditation, mental wellness, positive affirmations, visualizations, m. king hubbert, jimmy carter, tampa bay transition, heart disease treatments, chelation therapy, clinical trial, TACT, NIH, Environmental video, Earth Song, beatles, british music charts, epic records, climate bill, heart attack, stroke, heart attack prevention, EDTA, acetaminophen, painkillers, causes of pain, risks of drugs, natural alternatives, natural pain relief, solar oven, homebrew, wind turbinegreen power, dan rojas, sustainable business models, sexy lingerie, ecological problem, textile industry, natural materials, image gallery, veggie hot dogs, chicken kebabs, fourth of july celebrations, organic beverages, american as apple pie, non alcoholic beverages, hamburger meat, bbq time, organic chicken, meat lovers, local show, conversation piece, silverware, meat products, hotdogs, fourth of july, pyrotechnics, american chemical society, mother nature network, eco-friendly fireworks, federal regulations, the crash course, Uncategorized

Get off the grid and build your own DIY wind turbine or solar oven (video)

• by Brian Roberts
• Tags: Green Living, Green Community, video, eco, green, Science, Green Living, diy, Green Community, solar, solar power, electricity, solar oven, homebrew, wind turbinegreen power, dan rojas, Uncategorized

Interview with local filmmaker Arlen Slobodow about In The Air, a documentary about the air pollution, our health, and the environment in Tampa Bay

• by Matt De Vlieger
• Tags: Activism, Arts & Entertainment, Lifestyle, Television, Movies, Green Living, Health & Wellness, Green Community, Green Policy, Green Jobs, Activism, Arts & Entertainment, Lifestyle, Tampa, Environment, media, facebook, historic, generation, Florida, downtown, filmmaker, citizen, interest, future, war, teco, Television, interview, Movies, documentary, state, green, documentary filmmaking, children, health, HBO, Green Living, Sunshine State, money, government, rescue, Health & Wellness, solar energy, Green Community, Green Policy, Green Jobs, tampa bay area, energy policy, solar, energy, transportation, Public Health, climate change, corporate, USA, solar hot water, greenpeace, meeting, fossil fuels, fossil fuel emissions, de vlieger, air pollution, fossil fuel, solar hot water system, energy consumption, transportation alternatives, public health impacts, private utility companies, energy use, power consumption, health concerns, carbon emissions, meeting the challenge, Uncategorized

The national pastime in St.Pete isn't baseball, it's corporate welfare and environmental destruction

• by Chris Hrabovsky
This time it's the proposed waterfront stadium in St. Petersburg: they want over $450 million of tax payer dollars to build a private business that will produce profits for its owners, not the taxpayers who have been asked to foot the bill.
• Tags: Politics, Activism, Green Living, Green Community, Green Policy, Green Jobs, Politics, Activism, St. Petersburg, Mayor Baker, bailout, Progress Energy, downtown st. petersburg, Green Living, Green Community, Green Policy, Green Jobs, solar, St.Pete, Ciy Council, POWW, corporate welfare, nuclear, baseball field, Uncategorized

What shade of green is your building?

• by Wayne Davis
With more than one type of "green" building, which is the greenest? Or are they just varying shades of it?
• Tags: Green Living, Green Policy, oil, future, green, health, sustainability, Green Living, natural, building, home, Green Policy, solar, architect, permaculture, USGBC, FGBC, descent, peak, realist, Uncategorized