MIAMI  — On Saturday, November 2, 2019, the Miami-Dade Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department, together with The Mission Continues 1st Platoon Miami, United Way of Miami-Dade, and community partners, pitched in for the inaugural “Salute to Service Volunteer Day” at Miami-Dade Parks’ Seminole Wayside Park. The event is a preserve revitalization project for the park and an inaugural signature celebration for National Veterans & Military Families Month and kick-off the November Veterans Day festivities.

October 2019 — This month, youth climate advocates came together around the world to highlight the global climate emergency, and Miami Beach listened. The city declared its own climate emergency in response and vowed to prioritize climate change on its agenda.

TAMPA, FL - This morning, the Sierra Club released a report that shows a Florida electric utility portfolio of additional renewable energy, storage, and demand-side management (DSM) could consistently meet, and beat, the performance characteristics of new proposed big methane gas fired power plants - and at a lower cost to consumers. That analysis was based on the methodology developed by the  Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) in their new Report, comparing Florida utilities’ fracked gas plants under construction to their potential clean energy counterparts. 

MIAMI-DADE – The Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners on Oct. 29 passed legislation aimed at ending the rampant abuse of agricultural lands being turned into trucking depots.

MIAMI – FIU was awarded a $3 million grant to investigate how corals are responding to climate change at the molecular level from the National Science Foundation’s Understanding the Rules of Life (URoL): Epigenetics program.

Washington, D.C. –  Four exemplary coastal restoration projects win top honors from the American Shore & Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) by implementing creative solutions to eroding shores, rising seas, and degrading environmental conditions. The winning projects located in Louisiana, Texas, Virginia and Delaware each demonstrate innovative approaches and partnerships to achieve superior ecological outcomes. All serve as flagships for other shoreline restoration efforts.

ST. LUCIA - Bay Gardens Resorts, the award-winning hotel chain, has once again been recognized for its continuing commitment to environmental protection and best practices with its nomination in this year's St. Lucia Business Awards.

MIAMI-DADE – The Board of County Commissioners on Oct. 3 passed a suite of new policies – spearheaded by Commissioner Levine Cava – aimed at tackling the mounting threats to our community’s clean water. 

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The unprecedented levels of sargassum seaweed that washed up on Caribbean beaches in 2018 resulted in estimated clean-up costs of US$120 million, according to Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism and Co-Chair of the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre (GTRCM), Hon. Edmund Bartlett.

Tuesday, October 1st, officially marked the beginning of the 2019-2020 fishing season of the Queen Conch (Strombus Gigas). The season closed on April 30th, and after six months, fishermen across the country are once again allowed to harvest one of the most significant sources of revenue in the fishing industry. Conch is a staple across Belize, prepared in dishes like ceviche, soups, and fritters among others.

UNITED NATIONS – Caribbean community (CARICOM) leaders have warned the international community that the “the clock is ticking” as the impact of climate change continues to severely affect their countries.

MIAMI —Miami-Dade County Community Action and Human Services Department (CAHSD) is accepting applications for the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP). The Weatherization Assistance Program strengthens the health and safety of homes while also increasing the energy efficiency for year round comfort at NO COST to the homeowner.