There's no better trip south than the one that takes you into Florida's playground. It's a place where the wake from vessels can take your mind into paradise and noone knows that better than Captain Karl Hamp. For 30 years he's had the best view from the office but has seen the worst of what […]
By Nadia Drake . htp://www.wired.com/ A viral outbreak that’s killing bottlenose dolphins is moving down the U.S. East Coast as the animals migrate south for the winter. Between July 1 and November 3, at least 753 animals have died. The outbreak began along the coast between New York and Virginia this summer. Now, carcasses are […]
Guest author, Jack Wilson Jack Wilson is the Communications Officer at ReefDoctor a marine conservation organization based in Madagascar. Follow him @OceanKarma The Ocean is the governing life support system on the planet and is key to our quality of life on earth. Unfortunately, there is a profound, widespread ignorance about the Ocean and its essential importance […]
October 22, 2013 Senate Office Building 404 S. Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399-0001 RE: Protecting Our Rivers: A Call to Action for the State of Florida Dear Florida Senator, We are facing a crisis. Billions of gallons of polluted water are being discharged out of Lake Okeechobee into the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie estuaries. […]
Science Daily. Oct. 9, 2013 — The seesaw variability of global temperatures often engenders debate over how seriously we should take climate change. But within 35 years, even the lowest monthly dips in temperatures will be hotter than we've experienced in the past 150 years, according to a new and massive analysis of all climate […]
Citizens’ Clean Water Summit – November 16, 2013 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. University of Central Florida – Fairwinds Alumni Center 12676 Gemini Blvd. North, Orlando, FL 32816 Here is the idea: Bring representatives of the many water quality advocacy organizations from around the state together in one place for a day of planning. […]
Bruce Ritchie, 09/24/2013 – The Florida Current An attorney representing environmental groups on Tuesday told a federal judge that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was seeking to shirk a court requirement that it set pollution limits in the state. U.S. District Judge Robert L. Hinkle gave no indication of how he would rule on the […]
Bruce Ritchie, 09/23/2013 – 04:04 PM. The Florida Current Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam says Floridians should enjoy a "victory lap" on the issue of federal water quality, but an attorney representing environmental groups suggests the state has nothing to celebrate. U.S. District Judge Robert H. Hinkle on Tuesday is scheduled to consider a request […]
Court Asked to Speed Up Lawsuit Seeking Public Disclosure of Pollutants From BP’s Gulf Spill
CONTACT: Cathy Milbourn (news media only) [email protected] 202-564-7849 202-564-4355 September 16, 2013 WASHINGTON — During Pollution Prevention (P2) Week, September 16-22, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) encourages Americans to prevent or reduce pollution at the source. This year’s pollution prevention week comes just three months after President Obama’s speech at Georgetown University where he outlined […]