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Power Up with Florida Sunshine and Save Money!
Susan Windmiller - President, League of Women Voters Miami-Dade Florida is ranked 3rd in the country for rooftop solar potential, but all the way down at 12th for cumulative solar capacity installed. In Unincorporated Miami-Dade County, where over 1.3 million people reside, only 122 residential permits were issued for solar installations since 2014. We can debate the reasons for lack of solar in the sunshine state for days, if not weeks. But one reason that’s not debatable is the cost of solar. For [...]
Bridging Challenges of Telling Sea Rise Stories
U.S. journalists continue to struggle to tell stories of rising seas, leaving the public and policymakers either in the dark about environmental change or uninformed about the challenges and potential solutions. While local newspapers, for instance, have increased their coverage – according to a 2016 report from George Mason University on media coverage of sea level rise and climate change – coverage from national news outlets, particularly broadcast and cable, has been more uneven, with climate news largely ignored[1]. We also know that tenets of [...]
75 Awards Presented at the 11th Annual Dream in Green Awards Ceremony
Miami, FL – On Friday, June 2nd, DIG celebrated its 11th annual Dream in Green Awards Ceremony with over 120 guests in attendance. It was an opportunity to come together and celebrate the achievements of students, teachers, parents, administrators, facilities staff and our collective progress in achieving a healthier and more environmentally sustainable community. Coral Gables Museum, our first program partner of the Dream in Green Academy, graciously hosted the ceremony. Diego Marques, a star student from Nautilus Middle School, delivered an outstanding keynote speech. [...]
Watt are you doing about air pollution?
When you turn on that light in your bedroom the last thing on your mind is where that power came from. You never envision enormous power plants continuously burning fossil fuels or natural gas emitting pollutant gases into the atmosphere, into the air you breathe. The fact that energy production and use is the biggest contributor to air pollution is far from your mind. You do not think about the negative impacts on the environment or the 6 million people worldwide that die every year [...]
Dream in Green Receives Best of Green Schools Ambassador Award
Miami, Florida—March 30, 2017— Dream in Green received the Best of Green Schools Ambassador award from the Center for Green Schools at the U.S Green Building Council (USGBC), in collaboration with the Green Schools National Network (GSNN). The award honorees were announced at the Green Schools Conference and Expo which took place in Atlanta, Georgia last week. Ambassador award: Recognizing individuals who have demonstrated exemplary efforts in promoting green schools in K–12 classroom settings, and have engaged community organizations to create systemic change to strengthen the green schools movement and create a more [...]
DREAM IN GREEN ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF ITS FIRST ANNUAL ECO-HUB COMPETITION
Miami, February 17, 2017 –Due to South Florida’s vulnerability to a changing climate, Dream in Green’s commitment to responding to local environmental issues and empowering people to take action is more relevant than ever. With this in mind, Dream in Green (DIG) created its first annual Eco-Hub Competition to help schools reduce their carbon footprint and promote sustainable behaviors. The competition encourages elementary, middle, and high schools enrolled in the Dream in Green Academy to compete for a portion of $15,000 to create an eco-hub [...]
Let’s Build a More Resilient and Sustainable Miami
Do you ever ask yourself “what will become of our future?” From an environmental perspective, it is an important question as Miami sits at ground zero for sea level rise. The environmental challenges we are set to face will be determined by our success to build the infrastructure needed to make our city more resilient and also to enforce policies and programs necessary to achieve environmental sustainability. We already know that the science behind climate change is undisputed. As the planet warms, glaciers and ice [...]
Key Biscayne empowers the community through environmental education and collaboration
Key Biscayne is a barrier island off the east coast of Miami. Its shoreline includes beaches, mangroves, sea walls, houses and seagrass beds, all of which are affected by natural and anthropogenic factors. The island has a land area of about 1.4 square miles and is surrounded by large state and county parks as well as natural reserves. Shoreline detail of Key Biscayne Key Biscayne is very susceptible to the impacts of climate change. Due to being encompassed entirely by water and having [...]
LEED in South Florida Schools
Photo Credit: Center for Green Schools South Florida is home to some of the largest school districts in America. Have you ever wondered if your child is learning in a healthy environment? Research shows that a school’s physical environment can significantly affect students’ health and ability to learn. Building designs and materials used for construction can contaminate the environment of classrooms and distract students from lessons. When a classroom is made with non-polluting or regenerative materials and uses sunlight to naturally light up the room, [...]
Dream in Green is ready to hold its first annual Eco-Hub Competition
Dream in Green (DIG) is holding its first annual “Eco-Hub” competition whereby three $5,000 grants for elementary, middle and high schools are at stake. The submissions are in, a panel of judges has been formed and six finalists have been chosen: Aventura City of Excellence School Tropical Elementary Caribbean K-8 Center Miami Sunset Senior High Dante B. Fascell Elementary Terra Environmental Research Institute On February 4th, 2017, the student Green Team members of the chosen schools will present their ideas to six judges at the [...]