The Green Community week in review: Greenpeace Gulf investigation continues, using social media for your cause, reuses for old iMacs and more

By Katie Machol Simon on Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 4:18 pm

[image-1] - One of the ways they're raising funds is by holding the "5 for 5 at 5" wine tastings every Thursday in September. Give a $5 dollar donation and get to taste five different 90+ point rated wines. All proceeds will help to establish at least one school salad bar in the Tampa Bay area.

Greenpeace’s Gulf investigation continues, looks at effects of BP oil spill on aquatic life - "There are these cascading impacts through the food web from oil spills. The little microscopic one-celled animals is the first bite. If we are affecting the production of phytoplankton in the ecosystem, its going to have major ramifications across the natural world and the commercial world," Kline said.

Gulf oil spill updates: Oil on the sea floor and politics getting in the way of research - The further research and development of the oil spill is acclaimed as highly urgent because of the daily changing ecosystem in the Gulf region. And right after the spill, many scientists exhausted their budget on voyages and further studies of the effects of the oil.

Best of the Bay 2010: Best Grassroots Activist Event - Hands Across the Sand

Brooksville to hold 'Get Healthy Cycling Classic' for families and cycling enthusiasts - There will be cycling events for kids and families along the Good Neighbor Trail as well as events for die-hard cycling enthusiasts.

Best of the Bay 2010: Best Florida Legislation - PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy) bill

Creative reuses for obsolete iMacs: Hamster cage, mini kegerator and more - Fortunately, not all of these candy-colored iMacs have been scrapped and some people have even come up with ingenious reuses for these obsolete computers.

Green Renovation: The Steve Thomas approach - Emmy award winning television host, Steve Thomas, made a trip to Tampa to speak at the Regional E3 Energy Forum. Thomas discussed the importance of innovation, efficiency and conservation in relation to a buildings infrastructure.

Don’t forget to check out our Green Community Calendar for green events and workshops in the Bay Area!

What’s the buzz on the latest issues in the Green Community? Check out what you may have missed last week:

Let the sun shine in: Advances in solar power technologies - Researchers have discovered systems that have a great deal more potential than the plates and panels already widely in use.

Leveraging social media for your cause - Selena Narayanasamy details an abundance of ways that technology is being used to aid in charities and donations for causes.

The Green Business Summit coming to Tampa - This will be a community event that is free and open to the public and is designed to educate the community about the green business revolution.

Two rail yard sites identified that might bring light rail to Tampa International Airport - Also last night, several members of the public came out in support of HART doing whatever was necessary to create a local women and minority business plan in their hiring practices.

Help Tampa Bay Watch rebuild the bay's oyster habitats - Oysters improve our water quality by acting as natural filters, keeping pollutants from the land out of Tampa Bay, and they're beneficial to the bay's ecosystem as a food source.

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