What is a Carbon Footprint? Your carbon footprint is the total amount of greenhouse gasses (GHGs) that you directly or indirectly produce in your lifetime. Take the Environmental Protection Agency’s Carbon Footprint Quiz, Nature Conservancy’s Quiz, or our own Ecological Footprint Quiz to find… Read More
Interested in learning how you can save energy, water, and money at home? Our Do-It-Yourself Audit Kit can help. Do-It-Yourself Energy and Water Audit Kit The Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Energy and Water Audit Kit is available… Read More
Curious about where we get our potable water, or how to save resources (and money)? Join us June 17 for our latest “Ask an Agent Anything” webinar. Our “Ask an Agent Anything: Energy and Water… Read More
In April, 10 Sarasota County nonprofits were awarded $161,379 in grant funding through the Partners for Green Places program. The funds will be used for energy and water efficiency upgrades at their facilities. Partners for… Read More
Are you interested in reducing your energy and water bills at home? Check out our Do-It-Yourself Audit Kits today to learn how you can improve your home’s efficiency and save money. DIY Energy and Water… Read More
Conserving Water In part one, I described where our potable water comes from, how it is used, and some important reasons to conserve. Now, let’s look at an alternative water resource known as reclaimed water.
Water as a Limited Resource If you happen to be anything like me, you have gone most of your life wondering where our water comes from without getting any straight answers from the people you’ve asked. It can… Read More
April 10th is Gopher Tortoise Day! On any given day in the scrub, gopher tortoises may be seen out and about, looking for lunch or basking in the sun. The scrub ecosystem is a rare… Read More
The new world of stay-at-home directives, online ordering and Zoom meetings has not stopped businesses in Sarasota from finding the time to go green. For example, take The Sarasota Modern. Situated in the heart of downtown,… Read More
April is known as Earth Month, and April 22 marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. This worldwide event is celebrated every year, and is recognized as the planet’s largest civic event. Earth Day is… Read More
