April 22nd, 2008 at 10:03am |
Since this article was published in the Sand Paper, House budget negotiators have agreed to include $300 million to continue the state’s environmental land buying program, but, as of today, Everglades restoration continues to be a point of contention as the two sides haggle it out. People need to continue to contact their legislators and express […]
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April 21st, 2008 at 7:56am |
After a story I wrote in The Island Sand Paper concerning mangrove cutting, one of our readers drew my attention to more mangroves that have been cut further south in the Little Estero Island Critical Wildlife Area. I headed down and met with Don Cady and his wife Joan, who showed me what amounted to nothing less […]
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April 19th, 2008 at 11:45pm |
“Fortune is not satisfied with inflicting one calamity” - Publilius Syrus - a Roman slave from the 1st century
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On Thursday evening, in my capacity as a reporter for the Island Sand Paper, I had the privilege of attending a lecture given by coral reef scientist Dr. Andrew C. Baker. Dr. Baker holds a PhD in Marine Biology and […]
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April 17th, 2008 at 12:25pm |
On April 22, 1970, 20 million people across America celebrated the first Earth Day. It was a time when cities were buried under their own smog and polluted rivers caught fire. Now Earth Day is celebrated annually around the globe. Through the combined efforts of the U.S. government, grassroots organizations, and citizens, what started as […]
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