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Next month, she and her four children finally will move into one of those homes. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/resources/story/772258.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/resources/story/772258.html Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:20 EST A Miami federal judge has halted the latest federal plan to overhaul the Tamiami Trail, a long-delayed project crucial to Everglades restoration. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/resources/story/809580.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/resources/story/809580.html Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:19 EST Bulldozers won't be breaking ground this year on a Tamiami Trail bridge the Bush administration called its top priority for reviving the struggling Everglades. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/resources/story/793897.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/resources/story/793897.html Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:19 EST The last, largest stands of ancient elkhorn coral survive in shallow waters off North Key Largo, where rough seas sometimes expose thick golden branches reaching toward the sunlit surface. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/resources/story/815979.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/resources/story/815979.html Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:17 EST Water managers on Tuesday narrowly approved the $1.34 billion acquisition of U.S. Sugar's sprawling fields -- but added a crucial ''out'' clause that buys time to see if they have enough money to complete the deal. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/resources/story/817453.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/resources/story/817453.html Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:17 EST The lead negotiator for the state's Big Sugar deal acknowledged Wednesday that serious hurdles remain, including figuring out whether water managers can afford to pay $1.34 billion in the middle of the worst economic crisis in decades. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/resources/story/812172.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/resources/story/812172.html Sat, 13 Dec 2008 23:06 EST As Florida Power & Light began digging cooling canals at Turkey Point nuclear power plant in Homestead, crocodiles began swimming into the deep waters of the newly created refuge, generating their own electricity through rituals of courtship and mating. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/resources/story/798431.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/resources/story/798431.html Sun, 07 Dec 2008 03:01 EST If the idea of Bing Crosby crooning ''I'm dreaming of a green Christmas'' gives you warm fuzzies, this holiday season may be your best yet. Yes, it's the year of the eco-friendly holidays. Entire books are being devoted to the greening of the season. Websites have been constructed, mass e-mails have crisscrossed the Internet and segments of talk television are being devoted to helping you reduce your holiday carbon footprint. If Santa used some sort of motorized conveyance to make his rounds, he... http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/resources/story/790673.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/resources/story/790673.html Sun, 30 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Finding eco-appropriate presents should be a snap for holiday shoppers. Plenty of fun, funky and useful products feature attributes that are kind to the planet and its people. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/economics/story/835599.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/economics/story/835599.html Sat, 03 Jan 2009 03:01 EST If Florida wants to meet the governor's goal of having 20 percent of all electrical power come from renewable energy by 2020, the cheapest and easiest way to do it is to change the definition of renewable to include nuclear and clean coal. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/economics/story/835205.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/economics/story/835205.html Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:37 EST If Florida wants to meet the governor's stated goal of having 20 percent of all electrical power come from renewable energy by 2020, the cheapest and easiest way to do so is to change the definition of renewable to include nuclear and clean coal. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/economics/story/823484.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/economics/story/823484.html Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:01 EST To reduce her energy bill, Eckels added insulation throughout her house made from recycled blue jeans. The meter shows energy generated from Eckels' solar panels. What she doesn't use is added to the FPL grid. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/economics/story/821554.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/economics/story/821554.html Mon, 22 Dec 2008 03:01 EST Nobody loves biomass. When talk turns to global warming and the green movement, it's hardly ever mentioned. Biomass can be garbage (literally) or wood chips or sugar-cane remnants or grass. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/economics/story/821556.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/economics/story/821556.html Mon, 22 Dec 2008 03:01 EST Yes, he was speaking to me. When Barack Obama announced his energy dream team last Monday, he urged a continued vigilance toward energy independence, conservation and innovation. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/economics/story/815945.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/economics/story/815945.html Wed, 17 Dec 2008 03:01 EST For months, Florida Power & Light said its customers should pay $6 million to cover the costs caused by a disgruntled contract worker who drilled a tiny hole in a pipe at the Turkey Point nuclear power plant. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/economics/story/815183.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/economics/story/815183.html Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:00 EST State regulators ordered Florida Power & Light to refund $6.2 million to its customers to cover the expenses caused by a disgruntled contract worker who drilled a hole in a pipe at the Turkey Point nuclear power plant. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/economics/story/796744.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/economics/story/796744.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:11 EST A state commission is giving its approval to toughen emissions standards for new cars sold in Florida. The Environmental Regulation Commission voted 6-1 on Tuesday to adopt California's emissions rules as a way of lowering greenhouse gases, which some blame for global warming. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricanes/story/765715.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricanes/story/765715.html Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:01 EST At its peak on Saturday, Hurricane Paloma was a rip-roaring Category 4 monster, tearing off roofs in the Cayman Islands and pushing a wave of water into Cuba's southern coastline. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricanes/story/764940.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricanes/story/764940.html Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:31 EST At its peak on Saturday, Hurricane Paloma was a rip-roaring Category 4 monster, tearing off roofs in the Cayman Islands and pushing a wave of water into Cuba's southern coastline. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricanes/story/763314.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricanes/story/763314.html Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:01 EST A ferocious Hurricane Paloma blasted Cuba overnight, unleashing a fury of rain and 140 mph winds on a nation already ravaged by three previous storms. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricanes/story/762740.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricanes/story/762740.html Sat, 08 Nov 2008 22:11 EST Hours after battering the Cayman Islands, Hurricane Paloma, now a Category 3, made landfall in southern Cuba Saturday evening and slowed once on land. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricanes/story/760998.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricanes/story/760998.html Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:01 EST Hurricane Paloma exploded in strength Friday, growing into a hulking Category 3 storm and forcing residents of the Cayman Islands and Cuba to brace for direct hits this weekend. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricanes/story/760578.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricanes/story/760578.html Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:01 EST Tropical Storm Paloma grew to hurricane strength Thursday evening as it passed over the warm Caribbean waters near Honduras as the Cayman Islands braced for a strike. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricanes/story/759356.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricanes/story/759356.html Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:28 EST It's late in the hurricane season, but a tropical storm is gaining strength in the Caribbean and is poised to make a turn toward Cuba this weekend, National Hurricane Center forecasters said Thursday. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricanes/story/760282.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricanes/story/760282.html Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:41 EST Tropical Storm Paloma grew to hurricane strength Thursday evening as it passed over the warm Caribbean near Honduras as the Cayman Islands braced for a strike. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricanes/story/758136.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricanes/story/758136.html Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:14 EST Hurricane season's not over yet. Here's a reminder: Storm specialists at the National Hurricane Center say a tropical depression formed Wednesday in the Southwestern Caribbean. It's located near Honduras and Nicaragua -- and expected to hover near their coastlines for the next several days. Both countries issued tropical storm watches. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricanes/story/746947.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricanes/story/746947.html Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:32 EDT With the five-month rainy season out of the way, South Florida can expect cooler, drier weather from now until mid-May. Just how cool and how dry might it be? Meteorologists from the National Weather Service's Miami office will explain Thursday morning in a seasonal overview. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricanes/story/734512.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricanes/story/734512.html Tue, 21 Oct 2008 03:01 EDT This year's wetter-than-usual rainy season has come to an end in South Florida, the National Weather Service said Monday. That means hot, humid days and afternoon thunderstorms should give way to crisp, pleasant, drier weather from now through May. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/story/844303.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/story/844303.html Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:49 EST Federal regulations are needed to make sure that ash from coal-fired power plants is stored safely, Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., said on Thursday as the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing on the spill of 1 billion gallons of toxic sludge in East Tennessee. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/story/843073.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/story/843073.html Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:18 EST The coal ash spill in Tennessee last month is putting a spotlight on whether the ash from 450 other power plants around the country could be contaminating the nation's drinking water supplies. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/story/840605.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/story/840605.html Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:33 EST When you have 400 earthquakes on top of one of the largest supervolcanoes on Earth, people pay attention. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/story/838915.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/story/838915.html Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:33 EST President George W. Bush on Tuesday will create three new marine monuments in the Pacific Ocean to protect the deepest place on Earth, some of the last pristine corals and sanctuaries for vanishing marine species. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/story/837099.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/story/837099.html Sun, 04 Jan 2009 08:12 EST Marine scientist John Bruno became interested in coral reefs as a boy snorkeling in the turquoise waters off the Florida Keys above reefs of golden corals the size of football fields. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/resources/story/836765.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/resources/story/836765.html Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:29 EST It started with Lake Okeechobee wallowing near historic lows. It ended even dryer, especially in Miami-Dade and Broward counties, which over the last two months have recorded less than an inch and a half of rain. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/economics/story/840558.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/economics/story/840558.html Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:01 EST The same cheap oil that's providing relief to drivers and businesses in an awful economy is setting the stage for another price spike, perhaps as soon as next year. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/conservation/story/768627.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/conservation/story/768627.html Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:01 EST My recent column on vampire energy -- also known as standby power -- generated well-deserved heat. Standby power is the energy wasted when electronic products are turned off, but plugged into an outlet. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricanes/story/792823.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricanes/story/792823.html Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:51 EST Forget about cones of danger, storm shutters and supply kits -- for six months, anyway. The 2008 Atlantic hurricane season officially ends Sunday.