August 1, 2014
Environment
Florida's Rural Advantages - Good Business Sense
Florida's rural counties provide a skilled workforce and financial advantages.
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Published on 10/1/2007
Rain on the Roof
Florida Trend has written a lot about water in Florida for the past several years, and some of that professional focus spilled over into a personal trip I made this summer to Bermuda.
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Published on 10/1/2007
Florida's Urban Advantages - Worth a Second Look
Unique opportunities and incentives await growing companies in Florida's urban areas.
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Published on 10/1/2007
Mega-state, Mega-opportunities
Meeting today’s energy challenges while preserving the environment for tomorrow.
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Published on 10/1/2007
Sustainable Florida Best Practices Awards Program
The 9th Annual Best Practice Awards winners are listed here.
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Published on 10/1/2007
Florida Grows Green -- The New Blend of Economy and Environment
Ensuring a Sustainable Florida through Collaboration and Cooperation
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Published on 10/1/2007
Spread the Word About Sustainability
Help create a vision for Florida by learning about sustainability.
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Published on 10/1/2007
Green Forecast
Gov. Charlie Crist is calling for utilities to implement emission reductions and bring levels down to 2000 levels by 2017.
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Published on 9/1/2007
Portrait of a Broken Lake
Forget the drought. Lake Okeechobee’s problem is too much water, not too little. Fixing it will cost as much as the multibillion-dollar plan to replumb the Everglades south of the lake.
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Published on 9/1/2007
Trendsetters: Environment, Engineering
Stephen R. Miller, MSCW; Loretta Cockrum, Foram Group; Jack Finn, HNTB; Jennifer Porter, LBFH
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Published on 9/1/2007
Report: History of Lake Okeechobee
Lake Okeechobee is called the system under siege. For the first 6,000 years of its life, the massive lake was unfettered. But that changed once developers began building nearby. Watch as Trend's Mike Vogel shares what life's been like on the lake. All is
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Published on 9/1/2007
Tour: Florida's Limestone Mines
Construction of everything from roads to homes involves limestone and sand. Many of these ingredients of cement are mined here in Florida and is one of the state’s key industries. Take a look at some of the state's mines.
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Published on 9/1/2007
Voices of Lake Okeechobee
Meet a farmer, an activist, an environmentalist, the fish finders, the immigrants and the berm buster, the people who are at odds.
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Published on 9/1/2007
Where Will Lake O's Water Go?
Historically, the lake was a third larger than it is today.
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Published on 9/1/2007
Cross Currents
A plan to revitalize the Miami River has put the marine industry on a collision course with developers.
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Published on 7/1/2007
Changing Tides
Sea level rise associated with climate change could significantly reshape the coastal habitat...
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Published on 7/1/2007
Dry Counties
Brown golf courses. Record low levels in Lake Okeechobee. For the first time, once-a-week lawn watering restrictions in Broward and Palm Beach counties...
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Published on 7/1/2007
Water Fight
Buddy MacKay, who oversaw water and growth management for two terms as lieutenant governor under the late Gov. Lawton Chiles, sees a 21st century conflict gearing up in his part of the state.
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Published on 6/1/2007
Protection
For decades, highly populated areas like Hillsborough County and Pinellas County have operated taxpayer-funded land-buying programs to protect environmentally sensitive lands.
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Published on 6/1/2007
Green Commitment
In a nod to energy conservation and resource preservation, the University of Miami has signed the Talloires Declaration of the Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future.
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Published on 6/1/2007
