|
Florida’s environmentalist hero gets her day |
|
|
By Dave Rhea on
3/30/2007 8:48 AM
|
|
|
As we wind up March, which is National Women’s History Month, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) recognized environmental guardian Marjorie Harris Carr. Carr laid the groundwork for what is today Florida’s golden era of nature conservancy through state acquisition for protection from development.
From FDEP: “Her tireless efforts towards environmental protection resulted in significant wildlife preservation and land conservation, including the Cross Florida Greenway and the Payne’s Prairie State Preserve.
“Carr’s most significant accomplishment was ending construction of the Cross Florida Barge Canal, a vast project crossing central Florida that threatened the area's ecosystem. She began raising awareness about the project in 1962, when it was first announced, and continued until the project was abandoned in 1971.
|
 |
|
Comments (0)
|
More...
|
|
|
Saturday - Hazardous Waste Amnesty Day |
|
|
By Dave Rhea on
3/24/2007 11:36 AM
|
|
|
|
This Saturday, Ocala will host hazardous waste amnesty day. City residents may drop off household items such as garden chemicals, paint thinners, gasoline, automobile batteries, used oil and/or cleaning fluids at Fire Station No. 5, 2340 NE 25th Ave. from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The city will also accept up to five used tires, if they are removed from the rim and no larger than 16 inches.
|
|
|
|
Comments (3)
|
More...
|
|
|
Walking the walk – What you can do to help |
|
|
By Dave Rhea on
3/24/2007 9:02 AM
|
|
|
|
People who use their common sense can easily pose this question: What is so wrong about trying to make sure, in our everyday lives, that we are positively making strides to help preserve our planet? Protecting the environment is not all about polarizing politics, so in this blog I ask a Florida Department of Environmental Protection expert what you & I can do to make the world a better, cleaner and safer place…
|
|
|
|
Comments (3)
|
More...
|
|
|
Warmest Winter Ever |
|
|
By Dave Rhea on
3/20/2007 4:37 AM
|
|
|
|
This has been the world's warmest winter since record-keeping began more than a century ago, the U.S. government agency that tracks weather reported on Thursday. The ten warmest years on record have occurred since 1995.
|
|
|
|
Comments (0)
|
More...
|
|
|
|
The Politics of Global Warming |
|
|
By Dave Rhea on
2/4/2007 8:27 PM
|
|
|
Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) must feel like a lonely guy these days. Many who follow environmental issues know that Inhofe has been a vehement denier of climate change. Just recently, the former chair of the Environment and Public Works Committee under Republican leadership claimed that, in the face of a near consensus among the world’s scientific community, that there is "no convincing scientific evidence.” In fact, he said that global warming is “the biggest hoax ever perpetrated on mankind” – and picked quite a unique bogeyman to blame when he said, “"We all know the Weather Channel would like to have people afraid all the time." Really? The Weather Channel? Go figure.
B ...
|
|
|
|
Comments (7)
|
More...
|
|
|
A Good Stepping Off Point |
|
|
By Dave Rhea on
1/27/2007 5:11 PM
|
|
|
January 24, 2007
OCALA
In last night’s State of the Union address, President Bush acknowledged that climate change is a real and looming problem for the planet. He changed his tune and came to the conclusion that denying global climate change exists is no longer a viable political position. Last night he spoke of alternative and renewable fuels, minimizing consumption and stepping up conservation efforts. It was quite a turnaround for our man in the White House, and it was a bold and welcome step regarding what a vast number of Americans recognize as an imminent threat to the health of our planet.& ...
|
|
|
|
Comments (2)
|
More...
|
|