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The Flower Industry: Blooming Through Hard Times By Natalie Mooney New Hanover County PUBLISHED 4:38 PM ET Mar. 07, 2021 PUBLISHED March 7, 2021 @4:38 PM SHARE CASTLE HAYNE, N.C — Mark Hommes, co-owner of Castle Hayne Farms, has always wanted to grow flowers.   He grew up on a bulb farm in the Netherlands, and now he says it’s in his blood. His grandfather’s kids worked for him, then Mark’s dad worked for his grandfather before visit...

Families Come Together to Fish Invasive Mayan Cichlids By Ashley Paul Pinellas County PUBLISHED 1:18 PM ET Feb. 20, 2021 PUBLISHED February 20, 2021 @1:18 PM SHARE PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Fishing with loved ones is a pretty great way to spend a Florida Saturday. What You Need To Know Mayan Cichlids are an invasive species of fish They take food away from other native fish “Ever since I was a kid, I went fishing with my grandpa, my dad an...

UW-Platteville Receives Final Approval to Build Solar Array SHARE PLATTEVILLE, Wis.— The University of Wisconsin-Platteville is moving forward with the construction of a 2.4 megawatt solar array on campus. The University received final approval from the State of Wisconsin last week to begin construction on the project. “This is pretty exciting to see a project over multiple years come to fruition,” said Amy Seeboth-Wilson, sustainability coordinator with UW-Platteville. Seeboth-Wilson said the array will offset the campus's electricity by about 17% and reduce carbon emissions by 2,300 t...

Leaving Coal Behind: OUC Switching to Gas in a Step Toward Sustainability PUBLISHED 4:52 PM ET Feb. 16, 2021 PUBLISHED 4:52 PM EST Feb. 16, 2021 SHARE ORLANDO, Fla. — For the Orlando Utilities Commission, it marks the end of an era and the start of a new one.​ What You Need To Know OUC converting Stanton Energy Center to natural gas from coal It's part of a move toward 100% net zero on CO2 by 2050 OUC is also increasing use of solar power The utility provider is converting its two coal plants at their Stanton Energy Center to gas. Th...

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