Know a bit about Jacksonville
Annual Cultural Events and Fairs
Jacksonville is home to a number of annual cultural events. The Jacksonville Jazz Festival is held every April and is the second-largest jazz festival in the nation. Other popular music festivals include The Spring Music Fest, a free concert sponsored by the city that features some of today's most popular artists, Planetfest, featuring a variety of modern rock artists, and Springing the Blues, a free outdoor blues festival held in Jacksonville Beach.
The Jacksonville Film Festival is held every May and features a variety of independent films, documentaries, and shorts screening at seven historic venues in the city. Past attendees of the festival have included director John Landis and Academy Award nominee Bill Murray and winner Graham Greene, both of whom were awarded the Tortuga Verde Lifetime Achievement Award.
The Art Walk, a monthly outdoor art festival, is sponsored by Downtown Vision, Inc, an organization which works to promote artistic talent and venues on the First Coast.
Every July 4 is the Freedom, Fanfare & Fireworks celebration, one of the nation's largest fireworks displays, held at Metropolitan Park and on the surface of the St. Johns River. A very large fireworks display is also held at Jacksonville Beach, centered on the rebuilt pier. The Greater Jacksonville Agricultural Fair is held every November at the Jacksonville Fairgrounds & Exposition Center, featuring an array of carnival rides, live entertainment, agriculture and livestock. Other annual cultural events include the Great Atlantic Seafood and Music Festival in March, the Blessing of the Fleet Parade of Boats and the Jacksonville International Boat Show in April, the World of Nations Celebration in May, and the Jacksonville Light Parade in November.
Museums and Art Collections
Jacksonville Museum of Modern Art (JMoMA) opened its 60,000 square foot facility in 2003, located adjacent to the Main Library downtown. Tracing its roots back to the formation of Jacksonville's Fine Arts Society in 1924, the museum features eclectic permanent and traveling exhibitions. In November 2006, JMOMA was renamed Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville (MOCA-Jacksonville) to reflect their continued commitment to art produced after the modernist period.

the steady increase of hybrid product offerings to five models,
exceeding fuel-efficiency requirements for passenger cars and light-duty trucks,
reduction of emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by 56% from 1998 levels in manufacturing operations,
reduction of energy use by 30% in manufacturing operations since 2000, double the target, and 19% in sales and distribution operations,
achievement of zero landfill of non-hazardous waste, defined as a 95% reduction from 1999, at manufacturing facilities in North America,
certification of two buildings by the U.S. Green Building Council as Gold LEED, and
progress toward Toyota's Recycle Vision of designing vehicles with a 95% recovery rate.
"Global corporations, with their enormous technical resources, must assume a leadership role in environmental stewardship," said Jim Press, the President of Toyota Motor North America, Inc. "We can't speak of the environment as if it is someone else's responsibility. It's everyone's responsibility to actively work together to preserve our Planet Earth for future generations."
"Toyota is proud of our accomplishments," Press continued, "but more importantly, we accept the challenge to become the best environmental company in the world."
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Yes, the message of this article is as simple as that. We cannot change our history but we can certainly change our future with our plans and practices aimed at protecting our earth planet from global warming and environmental degradation. Yesterday was lost and tomorrow is yet to emerge. To find these two phenomena acceptable and delightful, we should utilize 'today' in the best way possible.

The Museum of Science and History (MOSH) is found on Jacksonville's South Riverwalk, and features three stories of hands-on science and local history exhibits, including the Alexander Brest Planetarium.
The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens holds a large collection of European and American paintings, as well as a world-renowned collection of early Meissen porcelain. The museum is surrounded by three acres of formal English and Italian style gardens, and is located in the Riverside neighborhood, on the bank of the St. Johns River.
There are also several historical properties and items of interest in the city, including the Klutho Building, the Old Morocco Temple Building, the Palm and Cycad Arboretum, and the Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center.
Toyota Sets New Targets for Improvement in 2006 North American Environmental Report
December 21, 2006 - New York - Toyota today announced its Second Consolidated Five-Year Environmental Action Plan (2007-2011), setting new environmental goals for all phases of the vehicle lifecycle and addressing themes of energy, climate change, recycling, resource conservation, substances of concern, atmospheric quality and environmental management.
The new action plan was published as part of the sixth annual Toyota North America Environmental Report for 2006. A few significant commitments include:
Achievement of best-in-class fuel efficiency performance,
Reduction of total energy usage of manufacturing facilities and operations in North America by 27% per vehicle produced, using FY 2002 as a base year,
Promotion of basic environmental research aimed at CO2 emissions reductions, and
Reduction of waste in sales and logistics facilities, including a 90% recycling rate at vehicle distribution centers by FY 2011, reduction of non-hazardous waste to landfill from parts operations by 33% by FY 2011 (FY2006 baseline), diversion of 95% waste from Toyota Canada facilities from landfill by FY 2010 and reduction of Canadian facility paper consumption per person by 25% by FY 2010.

The 2006 Environmental Report also announced the successful completion of Toyota's First Consolidated Five-Year North American Environmental Action Plan (2002-2006). Highlights include: