On the list of awards that no one in Miami will win: The Florida Association of Realtors is holding it's annual Environmental Awards competition, the "ENVY" Awards, honoring developments that support environmentalism while still providing sexy digs for its residents. Al Gore must be so excited.
FAR gives the awards to developments that make "the most significant contribution toward building in harmony with Florida’s sensitive environment" and "best preserves Florida’s natural quality of life." And by "natural quality of life," they mean the actual environment, not the quality of life of the 7,000 people who move to the state every day. Considering the fact that Miami is currently sticking buildings on every inch of available land in the city to the point there is barely any room for weeds to grow, and speed boats have mowed over all the manatees like a giant game of Whack-a-Mole, our city is not exactly a paragon of environmental consciousness. But it would still be fun to try.
Deadline for submissions is July 7, 2006.
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