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United Planet’s annual Photo & Video Contest is now accepting submissions! The contest is open to the public and is a great opportunity for anyone to enter their travel photography and videography for a chance to win a FREE 2-week volunteer abroad trip with United Planet.
Submissions are due by [...]
The San Luis Obispo Tribune takes on the water situation in the North County. thanks for this five-part series. This is an example of newspapers doing what no other person or agency will do. Great graphics, too.
How the growth of the wine industry and poor resource management are sucking wells dry and threatening the North [...]
Lawyer Chris Byrd had just won a court victory on behalf of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. After a four-day trial, a jury had ruled that a Marion County couple had illegally filled in wetlands by an aquatic preserve along the Rainbow River. Instead of celebrating, the DEP attorney felt worried.
“As soon as the [...]
The San Jose Mercury News comments on the relationship:
Last week brought yet more evidence that the Legislature needs to remind the Public Utilities Commission that it works for the people. The regulatory agency continues to act as PG&E’s guardian, keeping taxpayers and ratepayers in the dark while the utility rakes in hundreds of millions of [...]
Thanks to Lily Wan, one of the print editors at The Fine Print, for her continuing coverage of the Koppers Superfund site and for sending this story along to us:
“WARNING! NO TRESPASSING! CONTAMINATED AREA.”
The residents won’t plant, let alone eat, fruits or vegetables grown in their own backyard. They have been warned not to. The [...]
With the help of those who come through to stay and heal here at Merry Springs, our trails are being continuously expanded, providing ample room for those interested in experiencing what we have to offer. Merry Springs thrives on the coming together of good people who share the understanding that community focus and a sustainable [...]
Several elected officials will have comments, a health check station, and community booths. They are looking for a group to conduct a Bike “Rodeo” safety course, bicycle helmet fitting and donated bike(s) for a bike giveaway.
If interested, please contact: Shellie Banfield, Santa Fe College Davis Center, 352-381-3707. mailto:shellie.banfield@sfcollege.edu.
Meeting with Ryan Davis of EnergyIT and Gainesville Green an online tool that provides G-villians acccess to data on their home energy consumption. http://gainesville-green.com/
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For more information on Northern Elephant Seals, check out my blog, Elephant Seals of Piedras Blancas.
A news report by Alison Smith from the UK on research being led by a scientist there:
Seals wearing special tags are playing a vital role in collecting temperature and salinity measurements from the polar oceans, delivering insights for weather forecasters, [...]
By Joan Crowder — Special to The Tribune
In this photo by Joan Crowder, Lisa Harper Henderson works to cut the plastic. It’s very tight on the seal’s neck. Ultimately, it would kill her.
Rescuers from The Marine Mammal Center in Morro Bay removed a packing strap from the neck of a female elephant seal at the [...]
The discount movie theater in The Oaks Mall Plaza will reopen as Gators 4 under new ownership Friday with $2 second-run movies.
The four-screen cinema is at 6741 Newberry Road in the plaza next to The Oaks Mall near Toys “R” Us.
General manager Michael O’Brien, who has been at the theater through four owners off and [...]
A new scholarship program at the UF Levin College of Law has been created to support law school graduates who want a career championing the environment and helping draft public policy to protect the Everglades.
The E. Thomas Rumberger Everglades Foundation Fellowship Programs is named after Tom Rumberger, founder of Rumberger, Kirk and Caldwell law firm [...]
Citizen’s Co-op is seeking a student representative to serve on its board of directors. The Student Representative holds a non-voting seat of the board of directors. The position is responsible for being the liaison between the student, faculty, and staff at the University of Florida and the Board. This requires engaging the university population on [...]
This is the LWV Hot Topic Luncheon. To register or for more information please visit the website. The luncheon will be held at Jason’s Deli, 6791 W Newberry Road, Gainesville.
Participants will learn to identify and control the most common weeds and invasive plants.
There is no cost to attend this class, but space is limited; pre-register at least 3 days prior to class by calling 352-337-6209 (voice mail). For more information about this program, call 352-955-2402. Visit the Extension Office calendar for additional programs offered [...]
The Alachua County Cooperative Extension Office is pleased to announce the Third Annual Alachua Home Grown Open House at the Alachua County Cooperative Extension Office (2800 NE 39 Avenue, Gainesville). Agricultural products in Alachua County range from beef cattle, vegetables, fruits, nurseries, goats, chickens, and more. Classes will be available at the open house to [...]
When Mark Wray took ownership of Ginnie Springs in 1971, its crystalline waters were picture perfect.
But like the rest of Florida’s springs, patches of algae have since clouded over some of the waters, making parts seem more like a moat than a sanctuary.
The demise of Florida’s springs is an old problem, and for years, various [...]
Cinema Verde Environmental Film Festival and Green Drinks Gainesville will be jointly sponsoring monthly screenings of Cinema Verde films at the newly opened Oak’s Mall Plaza’s Gator 4 Cinema beginning June 5. This new venue will provide a big screen experience, more and better seating, and easy parking. Also, Celebrations Catering will offer drinks and dinner during the Green Drinks Gainesvile meetings [...]
Since launching our online petition (http://chn.ge/12v53rY) to permanently end GRU’s purchases of mountaintop removal coal two weeks ago, we’ve received nearly 500 signatures. If you haven’t already, please take a moment to sign our petition, then share it with your email and Facebook contacts and ask them to do the same.
We’ve gotten some good media [...]
We regularly see produce from Mexico, Canada, Chile, China, Guatemala, Ecuador, Peru and more — imports that have tripled since the 1990s. The produce is harvested before it is even ripe, so that it can be cheaply and efficiently boxed and shipped to our shores for consumption often weeks later.
And while it is a fact [...]
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