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Coral Ardisia Pull
San Felasco Hammock
First Saturday of each month
Kids' Outing: Exploring
the Prairie via La Chua Trail
November 21, Saturday
Prairie Creek Paddle/Bar-B-Q
December 12, Saturday
EXCOM
Thursday, November 12, 7:00 p.m.
SSJ Group Contact Info:
Rob Brinkman
Cell: 352-318-4934
Home: 352-225-3230
RobBrinkman@cox.net
Achieving 75% Recycling
Florida Chapter Sierra Club Position
Legislation calling for 75% recycling also specifies that waste used as a fuel will count toward the recycling goal. A comparison of recycling and waste used as a fuel in terms of energy, economic development, and environmental effects is presented. Data indicate that for every material in municipal solid waste, recycling saves more than twice the energy that can be generated by using it as fuel. For the State, over 1100 MW would be saved through recycling, enough to power 800,000 homes. Read More (download PDF [1 MB]) >>>
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Economic Stimulus or Pork?
Alachua County has submitted its request for stimulus projects to Congress. Unfortunately, many of the projects offer few long-term green jobs or result in energy savings or production of renewable energy. Here is what SSJ Sierra suggests as alternatives:
(1) Funds to improve mass transit such as Bus Rapid Transit that would reduce the use of private automobiles and would be especially beneficial to low-income persons who depend on public transportation.
(2) Weatherization of homes of low-income persons who must spend a disproportionate amount of income on heating or cooling
(3) An anaerobic Organics recycling facility. The advantage of anaerobic digestion over composting (aerobic digestion) is that methane is produced and captured in the enclosed facility which can then be used as fuel.
INVASIVE EXOTIC SNAIL IN NEWNANS LAKE: The non-native ISLAND APPLE SNAIL was discovered in Newnans Lake near the Windsor public boat ramp last fall. This is the first discovery of this invasive snail in Alachua County. Eradication of these exotic plant-eating snails is underway by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, St. Johns River Water Management District, and the University of Florida, IFAS.
More info >>>>>>
http://myfwc.com/nonnatives/Docs/FWC_applesnails_FLMS_handout.pdf
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