Invasive Species In Florida – Dioscorea Bulbifera
This is the first in a series focusing on invasive species in Florida. The series will cover non-native, or exotic, land and aquatic invasive species. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) defines an invasive species as: “an alien species whose introduction does or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human … Read more
Update: Florida Water Woes – Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park
On June 23, 2012 Florida Politic featured a post from contributor Milt Hays Jr about low water levels at Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park. Milt has been visiting the park and tracking the water levels on its lakes for many years. Recently, Tech Brigade, who lives in the area, sent us a new … Read more
Update: Fight The Slime, Florida – Petitions Delivered, Will They Listen?
Florida politic has featured the algae problem and water wars on Florida’s waterways and in her springs here, here, here, here, here, here, and here (yes, we think it is one of the the most important issues facing Florida’s environment today). On Tuesday, July 24, 2012 the Florida Conservation Coalition delivered petitions they say totalled … Read more
Update: Mosquito Swarms – West Nile Virus Detected In Duval County
Florida Politic has featured stories about mosquitoes and mosquito-borne disease here, here, and here. We reported on Eastern Equine Encephalitis being detected in Alachua County here. Now, WJXT News in Jacksonville has reported that a Duval County woman has tested positive for West Nile Virus. Read about it at news4jax.com.
On August 4, 2012 Join Hands To Protest Filthy Fuels
On August 4, 2012, people all around the world will gather to join hands to say no to filthy fuels and yes to clean energy sources. Hands Across the Sand began in Florida in February of 2010 as a statewide gathering against offshore oil drilling. Nearly 10,000 Floridians representing 60 towns and cities and over … Read more
Florida Folklife From The WPA Collections, 1937 – 1942
From: American Memory, the Library of Congress – Florida Folklife From The WPA Collections, 1937 – 1942 The Works Progress Administration (renamed Work Projects Administration in 1939, upon transfer from federal to state control, but identified by the acronym WPA from 1935-1943) was created by executive order by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and authorized by … Read more
President Obama Campaigns In Jacksonville
On July 19, 2012, President Obama brought his re-election campaign to the Prime Osborn Convention Center in Jacksonville, Florida. Speaking before a tickets only, limited seating, fired-up crowd in Jacksonville, the President made his case for re-election in an effective campaign speech that can only be described as a celebration of American exceptionalism. While drawing … Read more
Update: U.S. New Nuclear Plants Cost Billions More Than Expected
Florida Politic has featured the high costs and poor safety of nuclear energy plants here and here. The following is from Business Insider and the AP and it shows that the cost overruns of new nuclear plants are a national problem: ATLANTA (AP) — America’s first new nuclear plants in more than a decade are … Read more
Update: Eastern Equine Encephalitis Detected In Alachua County
Florida Politic has featured articles about the possibility of mosquito swarms and mosquito-borne disease after tropical rains here, here, and here. On July, 16, 2012 the Gainesville Sun reported that Eastern Equine Encephalitis has been detected in Alachua County and the risk of transmission to humans and animals has increased. Citizens in the area are … Read more
Update: Save Silver Springs – Important Public Workshop On July 31
Florida Politic has featured the plight of Silver Springs and the efforts to help by the Florida Conservation Coalition here, here, here, here, and here. Water quality and levels in the Silver Springs Basin is an important issue to every Floridian as the area serves as a guage of the health of Florida’s waterways and … Read more
