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Biscayne Green
This January, the Miami Downtown Development Authority (DDA) will be re-designing Biscayne Boulevard into a fully functional pedestrian promenade for the enjoyment of residents and visitors. They will be transforming three of the large parking lots from The Intercontinental Hotel to Bayside into fun and interactive spaces that will allow for people to gather and connect. Farmers markets, yoga, book clubs, workshops, zen gardens, live music...Biscayne Green will have it all and you can get involved! The Miami DDA hosted a community meeting on October 19th where [...]
Expanding WE-LAB
Dream in Green’s WE-LAB (Water and Energy-Learning and Behavior) program has had a busy and exciting fall. WE-LAB brought on a new coordinator to oversee the different programs including WE-LAB Schools and workshops in Broward and Miami-Dade County. The Academy’s WE-LAB School program kicked off its semester with schools completing their 4 Pillars Challenge including creating a Green Team, taking a green pledge and conducting water/energy surveys. This year The Academy has 26 schools participating as WE-LAB schools, 10 more than last year. WE-LAB has [...]
United States Environmental Protection Agency Awards Environmental Education Grant to Dream in Green
$91,000 awarded for the implementation of the Green Schools Challenge, Water and Energy Learning and Behavior, and Green Leadership Grants programs August 18, 2016 – Miami, FL. – The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that Dream in Green, Inc. (DIG) is the recipient of the 2016 Region 4 Environmental Education Grant and will receive funding to implement the Dream in Green Academy (The Academy) starting in October 2016 at the outset of the new academic year. EPA received approximately forty eight (48) [...]
Dream in Green to Honor Miami’s Green Innovators at the 10th Annual Living the Dream Fundraiser
MIAMI – October 21, 2016 – Dream in Green (DIG), along with its sponsors, is pleased to announce the 2016 Green Innovators to be honored at the 2016 Living the Dream Annual Fundraiser on Thursday, November 10 from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at The Palms Hotel & Spa, 3025 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach. The Green Innovator Awards was launched in 2007 to recognize outstanding companies and individuals for their leadership, vision and environmental stewardship in South Florida. Previous award recipients include Miami Beach Mayor Phillip [...]
The Palms Hotel & Spa to Host Dream in Green’s Living the Dream Annual Fundraiser, Celebrating 10 Years
Dream in Green is excited to celebrate 10 years of success at their Living the Dream Annual Fundraiser and Green Innovators Awards at The Palms Hotel & Spa on Thursday, November 10, 2016 from 7 to 11 pm. This milestone event brings together South Florida’s environmentally conscious community to support sustainability in our community. We will celebrate DIG’s success and showcase the Green Innovator Awards recipients. The Green Innovator Awards will recognize outstanding businesses, governments and individuals for their environmental leadership, vision and stewardship in [...]
The Holy Grail of Climate Action
“Climate change is the greatest threat facing humanity today. To avoid catastrophe, we must dramatically reduce the carbon intensity of our modern energy systems, which have set us on a collision course with our planetary boundaries." - Robert Rubin, Co-Chairman; Council on Foreign Relations, Former Secretary of the U.S. Treasury Reality Check: We have three choices; reduce our greenhouse emissions, adapt, and suffer. We’re going to do some of each. The question is what the mix will be. The more we reduce emissions, the less [...]
COMMISSIONER LEVINE CAVA TO SUPPORT ‘GREEN’ SCHOOLS IN DISTRICT 8
Dream in Green is excited to announce a new collaboration with Commissioner Daniella Levine Cava and her team to support Miami-Dade County District 8 K-12 schools’ 'green' initiatives in the 2016-2017 academic year. District 8 includes Palmetto Bay, Cutler Bay, Homestead, Redland, the Falls, Princeton, Naranja, Leisure City and parts of West Kendall. Since the beginning of her term Commissioner Levine Cava has voiced her concern over the environmental issues facing South Florida. As a Chair of the Florida Association of Counties (FAC) Growth Management, Agriculture [...]
Introducing our newest staff and Executive Board members
Dream in Green is excited to announce the addition of our newest team member, Ms. Alexandra Ender, who will be managing the Water and Energy Learning and Behavior (WE-LAB) Program and spearheading its expansion into Broward County. Alexandra is in charge of the development of the new WE-LAB Broward Project as well as the implementation of WE-LAB Community and WE-LAB Schools in Miami-Dade County. We welcome Alexandra to the Dream in Green team! We are also pleased to announce the appointment of new officers for the organization’s [...]
DIG seeks Office Administrator – deadline to apply July 31
POSITION AVAILABLE: Office Administrator (part-time) Dream in Green (DIG) seeks a part-time Office Administrator to enhance the office’s effectiveness by providing clerical and information management support. This is an administrative position with responsibilities for data and grant management as well as maintaining organizational systems. The position will also assist with correspondence, filing, research, grant writing and communication. RESPONSIBILITIES Sponsorship/Grant Reporting and Administration Assist Executive Director and Program Managers with relevant grant/funder related tasks Process all data pertaining to current or potential grants and funders Research funding [...]
Checklist for a more Sustainable Lifestyle
What is a Carbon Footprint? We all have a carbon footprint, a measurement of the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) we create by our daily activities. When carbon is released into the atmosphere faster than it can be reabsorbed by natural processes, it contributes to global warming. Presently, CO2 is being released ~3x faster than it can be reabsorbed, which means that almost everything we do aggravates the problem – from driving a car to lighting or cooling our homes, turning on a computer and [...]