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May 18, 2012
EPA Wants to Know if Herschel Vinyard, Secretary of Florida's Department of Environmental Protection, Lied on his Resume
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is investigating whether Herschel Vinyard, secretary of Florida's Department of Environmental Protection, fabricated part of his resume and has asked Vinyard's counsel to clarify various discrepancies surrounding his employment history.It seems ... More >>
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May 18, 2012
Free Market Florida, Mad at EPA Investigation Into Herschel Vinyard, Says EPA Should Investigate Itself
It didn't take long for the business community to come running to the defense of Herschel Vinyard.Free Market Florida, a self-described "unapologetic advocate for the principles of the free market," on Thursday issued a press release saying that the Environmental Protection Agency sho ... More >>
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April 20, 2012
Earth Day in South Florida: Food and Drink Activities for Tree Huggers
Earth Day is Sunday, and according to Groupon, the planet will be celebrating its 400th birthday. After contemplating that failure in math and/or marketing humor, consider using this weekend to get out into the community and learn about ways to make an impact locally and globally, particularly when ... More >>
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April 19, 2012
Give Mother Earth Some Sugar
Earth Day is Sunday, and according to Groupon, the planet will be celebrating its 400th birthday. After contemplating that failure in math and/or marketing humor, consider using this weekend to get out into the community and learn about ways to make an impact locally and globally, particularly when ... More >>
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March 13, 2012
If Climate Change Melts Greenland's Ice Sheet, Will South Florida Drown?
A giant sheet of ice that covers most of Greenland might be a serious problem for South Florida in a few hundred or few thousand years, give or take. A new study in Nature Climate Change warns that a 1.6 degree Celsius jump in global temperatures could completely melt&nbs ... More >>
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February 16, 2012
Peace, Love, and Budweiser
A giant sheet of ice that covers most of Greenland might be a serious problem for South Florida in a few hundred or few thousand years, give or take. A new study in Nature Climate Change warns that a 1.6 degree Celsius jump in global temperatures could completely melt&nbs ... More >>
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February 9, 2012
Sierra Club Formally Opposes Southwest Ranches Detention Center
Along with agitated residents and the entire city government of Pembroke Pines, here's another addition to the list of opponents to the planned immigration detention facility in Southwest Ranches: the local branch of the Sierra Club.The group released a formal resolution today opposing the constr ... More >>
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January 27, 2012
Occupy Fort Lauderdale Releases Its "Declaration of Occupation"
Almost three months after the first "Declaration of Occupation" was released by an Occupy camp -- the first one from the Occupy Wall Street outfit -- Occupy Fort Lauderdale has now aired its list of grievances.The 40 complaints are divided into four sections in the document, including sections on ... More >>
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January 25, 2012
Southwest Ranches Detention Center Site to Lose Existing Prison as a Neighbor
For years, an argument in favor of building a CCA-run prison on a plot owned by Southwest Ranches (see our massive feature on the project in last week's issue) has been that it was already sandwiched between a county dump and a women's prison.Now, due to budget constraints, the state has announce ... More >>
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November 11, 2011
Allen West: Obama's Delay of Keystone XL Pipeline is "Pathetic"
Rep. Allen WestRep. Allen West isn't too happy about the State Department's decision -- or as West says, "Campaigner-in-Chief" Obama's decision -- to delay the Keystone XL Pipeline project, which means it's time for another rhetoric-loaded statement from the congressman.According to the State ... More >>
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October 20, 2011
FAU Study: Coping With Climate Change in Florida May Cost as Much as $1 Billion
randompixels.blogspot.comThat's not exactly a transportation "plan."Not long after the Broward County Natural Resources Planning and Management Division released its report detailing how rising sea levels could cause major flooding across Fort Lauderdale, Florida Atlantic University has released ... More >>
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July 20, 2011
Florida Has Some of The Most Toxic Air Pollution In the Nation, Study Says
Florida residents are the third-most at-risk among the 50 states from toxic emissions from coal and oil-fired power plants, according to a study released today.The report, from the Natural Resources Defense Council and Physicians for Social Responsibility, found that only Ohio and Pennsylvani ... More >>
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June 20, 2011
Rush Limbaugh Starts Selling Tea Out of Boca Raton Because "The Liberals Are Coming"
If you haven't already been drinking Rush Limbaugh's Kool-Aid, now's your chance.Limbaugh, the conservative talk-show host and Palm Beach resident, has started his own line of bottled iced tea called Two if by Tea.Branded by Boca Raton-based Karhl Holdings LLC, a 12-pack of Rush's sauce -- includ ... More >>
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June 14, 2011
Adam Hasner Thinks Being a Fringe Candidate Can Win Him a Senate Spot
Adam HasnerTouting yourself as a lunatic has just become a political campaign strategy.Adam Hasner -- the former Florida House majority leader who represented parts of southern Palm Beach County and northern Broward County -- thinks acting like a right-wing extremist will get him elected to the U ... More >>
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May 12, 2011
Free Drinks, Free Cupcakes, Free Massage
Adam HasnerTouting yourself as a lunatic has just become a political campaign strategy.Adam Hasner -- the former Florida House majority leader who represented parts of southern Palm Beach County and northern Broward County -- thinks acting like a right-wing extremist will get him elected to the U ... More >>
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April 20, 2011
Celebrate Earth Day at Whole Foods Market in Coral Springs
Pugetsoundphotowalks via Creative CommonsDon't let your Earth Day be a total bummer. If you're having trouble getting the fam on board with your mission to go green, load up the Prius and shuttle everyone over to the Whole Foods Market of Coral Springs on Saturday afternoon to celebrate, among ot ... More >>
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December 30, 2010
Is Global Warming to Blame for Florida's Cold Weather?
The Juice: Now frozen!There's a serious disconnect in how we Americans think about weather. On the one hand, we love crazy weather stories and the intense, irrational panic they cause. On the other hand, we're absolutely unwilling to consider that those extreme weather patterns are a result of ou ... More >>
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November 18, 2010
"Cool It" Tries the Environmental Hard Sell -- and Fails
The Juice: Now frozen!There's a serious disconnect in how we Americans think about weather. On the one hand, we love crazy weather stories and the intense, irrational panic they cause. On the other hand, we're absolutely unwilling to consider that those extreme weather patterns are a result of ou ... More >>
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November 11, 2010
Congressman John Shimkus Suggests That God May Sink Florida, But That's Okay
God has mellowed since then.Sometimes it helps to look abroad for one's news to capture the peculiar absurdities of American politics. Case in point: The Daily Mail, of the UK, yesterday ran an item discussing a potential chair of the US energy committee, Congressman John Shimkus (R - IL). For Sh ... More >>
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October 28, 2010
Surfer Blood Headlines Lake Worth's Halloween Street Scene
God has mellowed since then.Sometimes it helps to look abroad for one's news to capture the peculiar absurdities of American politics. Case in point: The Daily Mail, of the UK, yesterday ran an item discussing a potential chair of the US energy committee, Congressman John Shimkus (R - IL). For Sh ... More >>
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October 22, 2010
UPDATED: Audit Questions $15 million in FEMA Funds Fort Lauderdale Spent After Hurricanes
Flickr user: Gary...Feds question Hurricane Wilma cleanup costs.The Broward School Board is not alone in facing scrutiny for the millions of dollars in federal disaster funding it received after Hurricanes Katrina and Wilma. Federal auditors have also questioned $15.1 million in Federal Emergency ... More >>
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June 24, 2010
Fair Trade
Flickr user: Gary...Feds question Hurricane Wilma cleanup costs.The Broward School Board is not alone in facing scrutiny for the millions of dollars in federal disaster funding it received after Hurricanes Katrina and Wilma. Federal auditors have also questioned $15.1 million in Federal Emergency ... More >>
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June 11, 2010
Former CEO of Broward Health Now Managing Louisiana's Health Response to Spill
Flickr: anslataadamsMaybe managing the massive, notoriously incestuous North Broward Hospital District wasn't enough of a challenge for Alan Levine. He left that post in December 2007 to become secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals. In a little more than two years, he's ha ... More >>
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May 3, 2010
Drill Bit: Allen West Calls Oil Rupture "Worrisome," Just Not Big Enough to Reverse Position on Drilling
Flickr: : HimUpNorth :Spill Schmill! West still wants to see oil rigs on the South Florida horizon.The massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico barely warranted mention in the "West Weekly Wrap-up" that congressional candidate Allen West sends along to his South Florida supporters. West supports d ... More >>
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April 27, 2010
EPA Investigates Link Between Cancer and Atrazine, the Chemical Behind the Cane
Flickr: parhessiastesSugar Cane: Harmless plant or serious accomplice?These years have not been kind to the proverbial Floridian wallet: If Madoff didn't take your money, then Rothstein probably did, and good luck selling that 4-bedroom for more than the price of a Lego pirate ship. Now, Florida' ... More >>
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April 22, 2010
The Hippies Have a Point
Flickr: parhessiastesSugar Cane: Harmless plant or serious accomplice?These years have not been kind to the proverbial Floridian wallet: If Madoff didn't take your money, then Rothstein probably did, and good luck selling that 4-bedroom for more than the price of a Lego pirate ship. Now, Florida' ... More >>
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April 15, 2010
Say Hello to Your Mother for Me
Flickr: parhessiastesSugar Cane: Harmless plant or serious accomplice?These years have not been kind to the proverbial Floridian wallet: If Madoff didn't take your money, then Rothstein probably did, and good luck selling that 4-bedroom for more than the price of a Lego pirate ship. Now, Florida' ... More >>
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April 1, 2010
Activists Protest Scripps Plan for Briger Tonight in Palm Beach Gardens
Handfern: One of many species environmentalists hope to protect in the Briger TractLake Worth environmental activist Panagioti Tsolkas was one of many locals who banded together five years ago to protest the Scripps Biotech development on Mecca Farms. Some of those same activists, including membe ... More >>
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January 18, 2010
FPL Plant Deals Dirty on the Race Question, Activists Say
FPL's Riviera plant: Looks great from a distanceEnvironmental activists and some Riviera Beach residents are fed up with living with "one of the dirtiest power plants in the entire state of Florida," according to a news release from the Palm Beach County Environmental Coalition. The Coalition, a ... More >>
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January 7, 2010
It’s Artsy Being Green
FPL's Riviera plant: Looks great from a distanceEnvironmental activists and some Riviera Beach residents are fed up with living with "one of the dirtiest power plants in the entire state of Florida," according to a news release from the Palm Beach County Environmental Coalition. The Coalition, a ... More >>
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November 26, 2009
Going Green
FPL's Riviera plant: Looks great from a distanceEnvironmental activists and some Riviera Beach residents are fed up with living with "one of the dirtiest power plants in the entire state of Florida," according to a news release from the Palm Beach County Environmental Coalition. The Coalition, a ... More >>
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October 16, 2009
Palm Beach Activists to Do Their Part to Make the Earth Move
FlickrWhat she said.In advance of world leaders' December meeting in Copenhagen for a new climate treaty, Palm Beach County residents are heading to Atlantic Dunes Beach Park, where on Saturday October 24, they'll participate in a demonstration that's gone global.That day marks the International ... More >>
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August 3, 2009
49 States Green With Envy Over Florida's Environmental Progress
Radio Green Earth: Making the world safer for tree frogsBet you thought South Florida was a lot more likely to win accolades for "best strip malls" or "extra egregious decimation of natural wildlife" than for anything much greener than development dollars. But it turns out Florida is among the to ... More >>
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June 11, 2009
Man Power is For the Man, Man!
Radio Green Earth: Making the world safer for tree frogsBet you thought South Florida was a lot more likely to win accolades for "best strip malls" or "extra egregious decimation of natural wildlife" than for anything much greener than development dollars. But it turns out Florida is among the to ... More >>
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April 16, 2009
Captain Planet Is Retired; Now It’s up to You
Radio Green Earth: Making the world safer for tree frogsBet you thought South Florida was a lot more likely to win accolades for "best strip malls" or "extra egregious decimation of natural wildlife" than for anything much greener than development dollars. But it turns out Florida is among the to ... More >>
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April 16, 2009
Greenify Your Garb
Radio Green Earth: Making the world safer for tree frogsBet you thought South Florida was a lot more likely to win accolades for "best strip malls" or "extra egregious decimation of natural wildlife" than for anything much greener than development dollars. But it turns out Florida is among the to ... More >>
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February 5, 2009
Life is Better Down Where It's Wetter
Radio Green Earth: Making the world safer for tree frogsBet you thought South Florida was a lot more likely to win accolades for "best strip malls" or "extra egregious decimation of natural wildlife" than for anything much greener than development dollars. But it turns out Florida is among the to ... More >>
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November 6, 2008
Slap on Some Patchouli
Radio Green Earth: Making the world safer for tree frogsBet you thought South Florida was a lot more likely to win accolades for "best strip malls" or "extra egregious decimation of natural wildlife" than for anything much greener than development dollars. But it turns out Florida is among the to ... More >>
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November 6, 2008
Tree-huggers mobilize to stop FPL from building Everglades power plant
Radio Green Earth: Making the world safer for tree frogsBet you thought South Florida was a lot more likely to win accolades for "best strip malls" or "extra egregious decimation of natural wildlife" than for anything much greener than development dollars. But it turns out Florida is among the to ... More >>
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April 17, 2008
Go BJ, it’s Your Earth Day
Radio Green Earth: Making the world safer for tree frogsBet you thought South Florida was a lot more likely to win accolades for "best strip malls" or "extra egregious decimation of natural wildlife" than for anything much greener than development dollars. But it turns out Florida is among the to ... More >>
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March 6, 2008
It’s Getting Hot in Here
Radio Green Earth: Making the world safer for tree frogsBet you thought South Florida was a lot more likely to win accolades for "best strip malls" or "extra egregious decimation of natural wildlife" than for anything much greener than development dollars. But it turns out Florida is among the to ... More >>
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April 20, 2006
Love Your Mother
Radio Green Earth: Making the world safer for tree frogsBet you thought South Florida was a lot more likely to win accolades for "best strip malls" or "extra egregious decimation of natural wildlife" than for anything much greener than development dollars. But it turns out Florida is among the to ... More >>
Music
April 21, 2005
Love Your Mother
Peace Jam for Earth Day
News
June 20, 2002
Catch Me a Catch
A Palm Beach matchmaker is busted
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February 24, 2000
Picnic Paradise -- If You Own a Boat
Boaters Park
News
October 28, 1999
This School May Cause Cancer
The stalled reconstruction of Deerfield Middle School has littered the campus with a carcinogen. So why are students still there?
News
July 17, 1999
Postcards From the Edge
Peace and quiet, great fishing, tax-free land. Welcome to the Everglades, where "hunt camps" are enjoying a new lease on life.
News
July 8, 1999
Postcards From the Edge
Peace and quiet, great fishing, tax-free land. Welcome to the Everglades, where "hunt camps" are enjoying a new lease on life.
News
March 25, 1999
A Natural Alliance
Buck Island Ranch is home to the threatened caracara, and it's a laboratory where ranchers and conservationists are learning to work together
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August 27, 1998
Life After Trash
Buck Island Ranch is home to the threatened caracara, and it's a laboratory where ranchers and conservationists are learning to work together
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