Alfy and Pepe Fanjul, Florida Crystals Corp.

Alfy Fanjul and Pepe Fanjul are the principals of Florida Crystals Corporation, which produces the only organic sugar grown and harvested in the USA.

Florida Crystals' renewable energy facility is the largest of its kind in North America and produces clean energy that powers its sugar operations and tens of thousands of homes.

By replacing fossil fuels, Florida Crystals reduces America's dependence on foreign oil by one million barrels each year and displaces hundreds of thousands of tons of CO₂ annually.

John Giliberti, Jr., Giliberti Inc.

John Giliberti, Jr. is vice president of Giliberti Inc. The Florida company builds plug-in hybrid vehicles to help reduce greenhouse gas pollution in such industries as:

• Airline
• Golf
• Tennis
• Emergency medical services

Steve Gorman, TCT Solar

Steve Gorman is Chairman and CEO of Thermal Conversion Technology headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. Established in 1979, TCT Solar is the manufacturer of ProgressiveTube® solar heating systems.

TCT's solar water heaters reduce greenhouse gas emissions and lower heating bills for individuals and businesses.

Fred Tennant, PetroAlgae

Fred Tennant is Vice President of Business Development for PetroAlgae.

The company is helping save the environment and reduce America's dependence on foreign oil by "growing" fuel from algae. PetroAlgae's technology can yield up to 14,000 gallons of oil per year from just one acre of algae.

DeVoe Moore, Tallahassee Antique Car Museum

DeVoe Moore owns the Tallahassee Antique Car Museum where he installed thin film solar panels across the whole of his roof, an extensive project resulting in 12 metering boxes that keep track of the electricity he produces and the carbon emissions saved.

Combined, his efforts currently transmit 1 megawatt of carbon-free electricity back into the grid.

In addition, all of the flooring, tile and carpet in his building are recycled.

Olaf Roed, Green Circle Bio Energy

Olaf Roed is the President and CEO of Green Circle Bio Energy. The company has built the world's largest wood pellet factory in the Florida Panhandle.

The pellets produced can be co-fired in coal plants to decrease in the overall carbon output of these plants.

At this time, Green Circle is only selling its product overseas to Europe, however, the goal is to encourage use of their product by coal-fired power plants in Florida.

Joseph and Kenneth Hall, Suwannee Farms

Joseph Hall is managing partner of Suwannee Farms. His long-term goal has always been sustainable agriculture, and he is constantly evolving his operations in an effort to reach this goal.

His son Kenneth Hall is the farm manager and oversees day-to-day production.

Together, the Halls are building an innovative new system called a manure "digester" to capture methane gas released by their cattle. The digester allows the Halls to power their farm using energy from the captured methane.

Maria Brous, Publix

Maria Brous is Director of Media and Community Relations for Publix Super Markets. Publix has embraced going green with their Greenwise programs.

From encouraging consumers to reuse and recycle to revamping store design to dramatically decrease electrical energy usage, Publix and Maria Brous have become a face of climate change.

Peter Rummell, St. Joe Company

Peter Rummell has been chairman of the St. Joe Company since 1997.

Rummell served as chief executive officer from January of 1997 until May of 2008 and led the transition of St. Joe from a regional manufacturing conglomerate focused on paper making to a dynamic real estate company and place maker.

Ozzie Morris, Mosaic Company

Ozzie Morris is a vice president for the Mosaic Company, where he manages the Environmental, Health, Safety and Security programs.

The Mosaic Company produces approximately 150 megawatts of electrical power from waste heat with no fuel source. The present economic benefit to Mosaic for waste heat recovery and the offset of greenhouse gases exceeds $75 million per year.