http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/index.html http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2009 MiamiHerald.com Environment 60 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:18:04 EDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/resources/story/1137673.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/resources/story/1137673.html Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:53 EDT The pursuit of the sea's most fearsome predator remains for many the ultimate fishing thrill, but shark fishing is coming under pressure as shark numbers plummet worldwide. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/resources/story/1109340.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/resources/story/1109340.html Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:17 EDT The wood stork, an ungainly duckling among the Everglades' elegant wading birds, has been breeding in numbers unseen in decades. Rain in the last crucial month of nesting season took a toll, leaving half the weakened fledglings prey for waiting gators. But even with that loss, preliminary surveys estimate that 3,500 will leave South Florida nests this year. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/resources/story/1006945.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/resources/story/1006945.html Mon, 20 Apr 2009 06:58 EDT On the edge of the Staples parking lot off Biscayne Boulevard, a 1,300-gallon water tank collects rainwater that then fills the store's toilets and feeds the plants and shrubs. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/resources/story/1002914.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/resources/story/1002914.html Sun, 19 Apr 2009 03:01 EDT That's new about saving energy this Earth Month? Saving money. Solar power is powering along so well in the Florida Keys that Thomas and Mary Ellen Operchal received a check from the Florida Keys Electric Co-op for $122 this month. That's because they produced more electricity than they could use from the rooftop photovoltaic system on their Marathon house so they sold the excess for use on the Co-op's distribution system. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/resources/story/1002889.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/resources/story/1002889.html Sun, 19 Apr 2009 03:01 EDT Environmental advocates and folks with green thumbs are revving up interest in rainwater. Specifically, they're keen on snatching a valuable resource that otherwise just washes away. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/resources/story/1002891.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/resources/story/1002891.html Sun, 19 Apr 2009 03:01 EDT Spring is the season to start thinking about air conditioning -- or at least to have the gizmos looked over. The cooling systems in this country are due for a big change come Jan. 1, 2010 -- in an effort to comply with an international green treaty and spare the ever-depleting ozone layer. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/resources/story/1002920.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/resources/story/1002920.html Sun, 19 Apr 2009 03:01 EDT What's new about saving energy this Earth Month? Saving money. Solar power is powering along so well in the Florida Keys that Thomas and Mary Ellen Operchal received a check from the Florida Keys Electric Co-op for $122 this month. That's because they produced more electricity than they could use from the rooftop photovoltaic system on their Marathon house so they sold the excess for use on the Co-op's distribution system. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/resources/story/1002885.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/resources/story/1002885.html Sun, 19 Apr 2009 03:01 EDT As he looked over the top of a ladder at the roof of a Miami Beach home, developer Ronald James Migoya was amazed by what he saw. ''You have to see this,'' he called to his business partner below. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/resources/story/1002886.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/resources/story/1002886.html Sun, 19 Apr 2009 03:01 EDT Cooking habits can have a significant impact on energy efficiency. Here are a few ways to save energy while working in the kitchen: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/economics/story/1100822.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/economics/story/1100822.html Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:01 EDT A new economic report, commissioned by the Environmental Defense Fund, says the latest federal proposal to curtail greenhouse gases will have ''very modest or even negligible'' costs for the Florida economy over the next 15 years. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/economics/story/1077172.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/economics/story/1077172.html Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:01 EDT MidAmerican Energy Co., the Iowa utility controlled by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, may buy wind-power assets from FPL Group rather than starting from scratch with its own windmill farms. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/economics/story/1065330.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/economics/story/1065330.html Tue, 26 May 2009 03:01 EDT For a year, while the green movement was at its height, Florida environmentalists, new solar companies, utility lobbyists and state regulators spent thousands of hours trying to determine how much of the state's power supply should come from renewable energy sources like solar and wind. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/economics/story/1056440.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/economics/story/1056440.html Wed, 20 May 2009 03:01 EDT Florida will begin offering rebates on energy-efficient appliances in an environmentally friendly attempt to boost sales under a bill signed into law Monday. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/economics/story/1049569.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/economics/story/1049569.html Fri, 15 May 2009 03:01 EDT Continuing to harden the power system to better withstand hurricanes, Florida Power & Light announced this year it's strengthening the electrical lines around 14 hospitals and acute care facilities in Miami-Dade and 10 similar facilities in Broward. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/economics/story/1035992.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/economics/story/1035992.html Thu, 07 May 2009 03:01 EDT A Turkey Point nuclear reactor, shut down for three weeks because of an unusual control rod problem, has had its restart delayed yet again, this time by a steam leak, Florida Power & Light has reported to federal authorities. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/economics/story/1016675.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/economics/story/1016675.html Sat, 25 Apr 2009 03:01 EDT Water may well be the key issue in determining whether Florida Power & Light gets permits to build two more nuclear reactors at Turkey Point, environmentalists and federal officials said at a meeting in Homestead. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/economics/story/1009459.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/economics/story/1009459.html Mon, 20 Apr 2009 03:01 EDT Miami Mayor Manny Diaz and the chief executives of four major national companies announced a sweeping move Monday to make Miami-Dade County the national leader in the green movement. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/conservation/story/301693.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/conservation/story/301693.html Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:17 EDT Tangelia Sands watched Ario Lundy build affordable houses in her Liberty City neighborhood for several years, admiring them from afar. Next month, she and her four children finally will move into one of those homes. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/resources/story/1111057.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/resources/story/1111057.html Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:12 EDT The Obama administration will move to put Everglades National Park back on a United Nations list of endangered sites and reverse a controversial decision by the Bush administration.