Archive for September, 2009

Getting A Green Job In The Tampa Bay Area

Saturday, September 19th, 2009

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What if you could wake up every morning knowing that the job you are about to go off and do, the job that pays your bills and consumes most of your day, is one that is helping your area become healthier and more sustainable? And even better, it’s secure, in high demand and the need for your job and others like it will only increase?

That’s a pretty nice picture, isn’t it? And I’m sure some of you have such jobs already.

But in today’s economic climate of downsizing, out sourcing and company shut downs, many people are having to look at their future and choose another career path.

Here’s a suggestion: Go GREEN.

If you live in the Tampa Bay Area you are in luck. We have a variety of job markets that are begging for

Here are some resources that you might find helpful:

University of Florida Green Degrees
St. Petersburg College Green Degrees
U.S. Green Building Council Florida Gulf Coast Chapterhttp://tampabay.jobing.com/company_profile.asp?i=85227
GreenBiz.com has excellent information on working in a green industry and opportunities as well as job listings. Most of these job listings are not in Tampa, but they will give you ideas on opportunities that can exist here.
Green Job Search
has green job listings throughout the US, including Tampa Bay.
Green for All
The ECO Guide to Careers that Make a Difference book
SustainableBusiness.com

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Linda

Linda

Linda Ferguson is a small business owner in the Tampa Bay area and helps her clients with green and sustainable solutions. You can contact her by emailing linda@greenguidetampabay.com

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The secret to naturally creating the pure fresh air you need indoors is very simple……

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009
Fresh pure air can be grown indoors

Fresh pure air can be grown indoors

The secret to naturally creating the pure fresh air you need indoors is very simple……
You can GROW it!

In the following TED Talks video, researcher and activist Kamal Meattle of Delhi, India, discusses how three common houseplants grown in a home or office building, can produce life sustaining oxygen and result in measurably cleaner indoor air.

The three plants discussed in the video are:

Fresh air producing plants

1. Areca Palm (Chrysalidocarpus lutescens)

  • This plant works well during the day
  • Great for living and working areas
  • Four shoulder high plants per person
  • Needs to be brought outdoors every few months
  • The leaves of the plant need to be wiped frequently
  • The soil used should be of vermi manure or use hydroponics

2. Mother-in-law’s Tongue – also known as the bedroom plant (Sansevieria trifasciata)

  • Converts CO2 into O2 at night
  • You’ll need 6-8 such waist-high plants per person in the bedroom
  • Leaves need to be wiped in the same way as the Areca Palm
  • The soil used should be of vermi manure or use hydroponics

3. Money Plant (Epipremnum aureum)

  • Excellent for removing Formaldehyde and other VOC’s from the air
  • According to the film, best grown using hydroponics but this plant does well indoors in regular potting soil.

And lucky for us, these plants are very commonly found growing in our back yards here in the Tampa Bay area. In fact, I was paying our gardener to remove them from my yard because they are like weeds.

Who knew?

I’m going out today to buy some large pots and will be bringing those babies inside to start a new life freshening and purifying the air our family lives and breathes daily.

Mother nature is amazing, isn’t she?

Linda

Linda

Linda Ferguson has been involved in online marketing and writing on a variety of topics for the past 15 years. 

One of the original founders of Create Clearwater – Building a sustainable community in Clearwater Florida, she also has several blogs on the subjects of natural and holistic pet health and natural beauty, health and romance for women.

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