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Sustainable Living
Florida This Week; Local farm-to-table restaurants might not be serving up what they claim
On Radioactivity Monday we listen back to the latest Florida This Week, a news and public affairs program from local PBS station WEDU that is also moderated by Radioactivity host Rob Lorei. The panel of political...
Tampa Bay Beautiful & Recycling on the Sustainable Living Show
On WMNF’s Sustainable Living program this week, we talked with two guests about keeping our bay area beautiful and recycling. Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful is our local affiliate of Keep America Beautiful and its mission is...
St. Pete Rep. Dwight Dudley says utility-backed solar amendment hinders energy choice for consumers
BY Rob Lorei Floridians will get a chance this fall to put a utility backed solar-energy amendment into the state Constitution.Last week the Florida Supreme Court, in a 4-3 ruling found that the wording of...
FDOT seeks input on Coast-to-Coast trail
Florida is trying to complete a multi-use trail that would link St. Petersburg with the Canaveral National Seashore on the state’s east coast; the Florida Department of Transportation is organizing public meetings for input on...
Leading solar expert Dr.Yogi Goswami on the future of energy technology
Solar energy becomes more efficient and affordable every year, but how far away are we from really 100 percent on renewable energy? Joining us to talk about the future of solar energy technology is Dr.Yogi...
Backyard Gardening & Weather on this week’s Sustainable Living
On Monday’s (2/1/16) show we talked about home gardening and did a short piece about this year’s strawberry season and the weather related problems our local growers are dealing with. Josh Young, an organic strawberry...
Compassionate Communication on the Sustainable Living show
Today on the Sustainable Living Program we spent the hour talking about communication skills. Our guests were Stephanie Bachmann Mattei, a certified trainer with the Center for Nonviolent Communication, and Andrew Rock, a member of...
By Rob Lorei Today’s topic on Radioactivity is recycling in Florida. The state has set a goal of a 75% recycle rate by 2020. So Far, 18 counties have a recycle rate of atleast 50%;...
On today’s WMNF 88.5 FM Sustainable Living program we talked about two events involving sustainable food and local students taking place in the next couple of weeks. The Temple Terrace Farm 2 School is teaming...
On Today’s WMNF Sustainable Living program we talked about Minimalism with a couple of guests that claim they’re Minimalists. Elsie Gilmore is an urban living blogger and posts articles about public transportation, urban planning, bicycling,...
MidPoint for Thursday, September 25 with former Tampa City Council member Linda Saul-Sena
Former Tampa City Councilwoman and now Creative Loafing contributor Linda Saul-Sena joined the program. Saul-Sena served on and off the council from 1987-2010, before losing a bid to serve on the Hillsborough County Commission. Among...
WMNF’s Sustainable Living Program- Insects & Diseases & Vegetables Oh My!
On today’s WMNF 88.5FM Sustainable Living Program we’ll be talking about insects and diseases that affect vegetables we grow here in West Central Florida. Today’s guests work at the University of Florida Gulf Coast Research...
