Friday, May 4, 2007

FLIGHT ITINERARY

PART IV
Friday 05/04/07 – Thursday 05/10/07
Miami/Naples --> Orlando --> Tampa/St. Petersburg --> Everglades --> Miami /Naples

Subjects:

Rapid development & crowding between coast and Everglades
Vulnerabilities to rising ocean levels & storms
Everglades, Natural system and water related issues
Car oriented, commercial developments
Energy generating facilities
Extractive pit mines and quarries
Sink holes resulting from water table depletion
Landfills & Recycling


PART V
Tuesday 05/15/07 – Wednesday 05/16/07
Chicago, IL


Subjects:

Green roofs
Green infrastructure and tree plantings along blvds.
Heat islands
McMansion developments and knock downs
Energy generating facilities
Recycling facilities
Other green projects initiated by Mayor Richard M. Daley

PART VI
Sunday 05/20/07 – Friday 05/25/07
Phoenix --> L.A. --> Mojave Desert --> Las Vegas --> Phoenix

Subjects:

Rapid growth issues (Phoenix Area, Las Vegas)
Redhawk power plant in Arlington, AZ
Desert Agriculture
Water issues & diversion (Lower Colorado River)
Salton Sea & restoration (Southern CA)
Los Angeles environs: urban populations and development
Mountain snow pack & damns
Mojave desert: Solar installation
Tehapachi & Palm Springs wind farms (CA)
Hoover Damn

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