UF/IFAS Extension Pinellas County
Monday, February 4, 2013 10 a.m. to noon Seminole Community Library Program Room 9200 113th St. N Seminole, Florida 33722 TOPIC 1: Tampa Bay Time promotes people to exchange their time and talents….instead of money. This organization is the local… Read More
Starting the New Year off right with two wonderful guest speakers. Attend a fascinating meetingMonday, January 7, 201310:00 am to noon Seminole Community Library Program Room 9200 113th St. NSeminole, Florida 33722 PowerPoint presentations on Water ReuseSpeaker: Joy Ingram, M.A., Global… Read More
Monday, December 3, 2012 10 a.m. to noon Seminole Community Library Program Room 9200 113th St. N Seminole, Florida 33722 TOPIC 1: The Urgent Need To Recycle Clothing & Textiles…Worldwide Speaker: Steve Ducharme, Suncoast Textile Recycling Corporation… Read More
Ramona Madhosingh-Hector, Urban Sustainability Agent You know it’s a throwback to days gone by when we start an article with “remember when” but seriously do you remember when we used to return our bottles for deposit? Our modern,… Read More
By: Margaret Deller, Extension Specialist If we are talking corporate email the answer is a resounding no. There are 3.1 BILLION email accounts worldwide, 25% of them are corporate email addresses. It has become the number one cost… Read More
By: Libby Carnahan, Sea Grant Agent By the numbers, China recently surpassed the United States in total carbon emissions. However, in a citizen to citizen comparison the average United States citizen has greater than 3 times the carbon… Read More
By: Libby Carnahan, Sea Grant Agent Communities all over China are limiting energy use and consumption in a variety of ways. In Shanghai, public policy dictates that the lights of city high-rises turn off at specific times depending… Read More
By: Libby Carnahan, Sea Grant Agent Low-impact actions are apparent at the individual and community level. At the neighborhood markets, all items are sold in bulk (there are sporadic Western stores where you can get your fill of… Read More
By: Libby Carnahan, Sea Grant Agent As I walked the streets of China,I soaked in the sights-some very different and some resoundingly similar to the United States. Local merchants sweep their storefronts with brooms handmade of twigs; streets… Read More
By: Libby Carnahan, Sea Grant Agent I was fortunate to spend the last 2 weeks traveling in China to Shanghai, Xi’an, Beijing and the surrounding countryside, and if you think you have China figured out, guess again. The… Read More
