JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — When we last left Wind Energy Consulting & Contracting (WECC) in Graham County, Kansas, Flipside Florida was wondering “What does a county, with less than three people per square mile, do to attract commerce to the northwest corner of Kansas? The answer came from an unlikely place — Jacksonville, Fla.-based Wind Energy Consulting [...] [...more]
HILL CITY, Kan., March 30 – “An old feud between two factions at Hill City has broken out again. Hill City is the seat of Graham County.” According to the New York Times, in 1896 a riot was “narrowly averted” when the post office was moved across the street in the middle of the night. [...] [...more]
Believe it or not – algae, that slimy green stuff, is one hot commodity! In fact, the race to use “algae oil” as a petroleum alternative is in full throttle and state universities across Florida are chasing after a very green asset. Florida’s potential as a industry leader in algal biofuel is huge. The Center [...] [...more]
“Green Cities™ Florida was held May 20-21, 2009 at the Orange County Convention Center South Concourse Building, and offered a highly interactive, outcome-based portfolio of workshops presented with practical steps and specific plans for participating in the growing $400 billion green economy. “State and national experts in green government, business, and technology provided practical tools, case studies, [...] [...more]
The University of North Florida’s Jim Fletcher may, or may not be, having a heart attack at the moment. We won’t know for another month, however, because he’s in Australia. Fletcher spent much of his career developing fuel-cell technology. He’s also on staff at the University of Florida with the Florida Institute for Sustainable Energy. [...] [...more]
Drill baby, drill … The Institute for Energy Systems, Economics and Sustainability‘s David Cartes is annoyed. He had sincerely hoped that Sen. Jim King, Chairman of Florida’s Senate Communications, Energy and Public Utilities Committee, would deliver a clean energy strategy and not simply a renewable portfolio standard. Cartes clearly mentioned this in an April 4 [...] [...more]
The Saga of Trail Ridge Landfill continues in earnest. Are methane gas ROYALTIES the underlying reason for this never-ending battle? We have yet to discover! SO FAR … Jacksonville, Fla. (July 28, 2008) – City of Jacksonville, Landfill Energy Systems, and Waste Management. JEA will purchase from Landfill Energy Systems the power generated from methane, [...] [...more]
Ron Littlepage, the Florida Times-Union’s overly-opinionated “Jacksonville local-politics” columnist, on March 22, 2008 ventured into the broader range of gubernatorial wrong-doing under the guise of “Florida Sunshine Laws.” As is almost always the case, his column was particularly uninformed: Relying solely on another publication’s reporting, he concluded that Florida Gov. Charlie Crist was somehow underhanded [...] [...more]
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