How cool would it be if we humans could photosynthesize, or turn sunlight into food? Plants make their own food through a process called photosynthesis. Without getting too technical, plants take light energy (sunlight), carbon dioxide, and ... READ MORE
Category: Horticulture
What does climate-smart living look like in Florida? It means adopting everyday habits, like the way residents use water and energy at home, make food choices and how they care for their landscapes, which are all guided by climate science ... READ MORE
Category: , Conservation, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS ResearchThe UF/IFAS Wakulla Extension Office is celebrating the Sesquicentennial of the Morrill Act, also known as the Land-Grant College Act with an open house on June 23, 2012. By Les Harrison Wakulla County Extension DIrector Read More About ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS ExtensionBy Shelley Swenson, Family & Consumer Sciences Agent, Wakulla County Extension 850-926-3931 Plan to attend two important Green Events: Interested in Green Cleaning products. UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension and Sustainable Big Bend will ... READ MORE
Category: Work & Life
In 2011 many scientists, and executives from the oil and automobile industries, believed the energy source for the future was hydrogen. Most of the attention was focused on fuel cells that combine hydrogen and oxygen to produce electricity ... READ MORE
Category: Natural ResourcesThis is an interesting resource to discuss in this series. Everyone would agree that we need food, water, and space – but do we need energy? Other creatures on this planet do fine without electricity, machines, and alternative transportation ... READ MORE
Category: Natural ResourcesIn Part 15 of this series, we mentioned the need to begin seeking new sources of energy. Currently fossils fuels are our go-to source, but this source is limited, and the demand is rising. There are also issues with the waste produced from ... READ MORE
Category: Natural ResourcesThis form of renewable energy has been used for decades. Water at higher elevations flows towards the sea. Placing a hydroelectric dam on such a waterway the flowing water can turn the turbines and generate electricity. It is the number ... READ MORE
Category: Natural ResourcesThis option for providing power has not been discussed as much recently as it was a decade ago. At that time many were looking at using corn waste, used cooking oil, and animal manure as a source of energy. Some universities devoted a lot ... READ MORE
Category: Natural ResourcesGeothermal is one source of energy that has been explored, and utilized, in recent decades. It is heat which is stored beneath the earth – either in the soil, rocks, or the fluid portion of the mantle. It has been used primarily in heating ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources