Author Archives: Susan Nilon

For each day we wait in hope that tomorrow’s opportunities will present itself, we lose. For each opportunity that we pass on, we will live with regret. For tomorrow will… Read more »

I was on a conference call with Chairmen Waxman and Markey about their energy bill today. The bottom line for them is: “chances like this come up once every 15… Read more »

This is my recent article for Creative Loafing: June 3rd, 2009 by Susan Nilon in News, Sarasota-Manatee Eric Corey Freed is the author of Green Building & Remodeling for Dummies,… Read more »

Reprinted from Grist – May 29,2009 H. 446 is the first legislation calling for a full system of advanced renewable tariffs in the US to pass the legislature and become… Read more »

The latest causality of this past Florida legislative session is Senate Bill 2080. SB 2080 was introduced by Sen. Carey Baker, Eustis, and Sen. J.D. Alexander of Winter Haven. This… Read more »

The Orange County Convention Center was awarded a $2.5 million grant from the state of Florida to be used to install a one-megawatt rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) system. The largest… Read more »

How do we move beyond legislation and implement sustainability. This May, there will be a conference in Orlando called Green Cities. It’s the first step. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ui1MX-4jSmk&rel=0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1]

This is worth the read. Reprinted: ANDREW C. REVKIN Published: April 23, 2009 For more than a decade the Global Climate Coalition, a group representing industries with profits tied to… Read more »

This weekend the Florida House and the Senate are reportedly working over time to balance the budget and put forth a large amount of work that they held off until… Read more »

With only 9 working days left in this legislative session, the Florida House of Representatives is not doing enough to protect the future of Florida. Time is running out. Something… Read more »

It’s long over due that corporate responsibility becomes a priority to it’s customers. Having a soft tissue should not equate cutting down our forests. Deforestation is a major cause of… Read more »

Carson Cooper interviews Senator King about the Renewable Portfolio Standard(RPS) that Senator king has renamed “Clean Energy Portfolio”. Listen as he explains why it includes nuclear energy and puts a… Read more »

If you are thinking that rise sea levels won’t effect you, take a look at this map for the southern half of the great state of Florida. Click on this… Read more »

Why aren’t we? We are no longer leading in this world. We are missing an opportunity to take the lead, and yet all we can focus on is playing catch… Read more »

If you are in need to connect with a really good GREEN conference, then planning on going to the Green Cities Conference in Orlando, May 19-21,2009. Reprinted from thier site:… Read more »