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Odessa's new open fresh market a success
The Odessa Open Market kicked off their grand opening event on Saturday, May 7, 2011. This new outdoor market is focused on local businesses and hosts companies such as Grow Easy Organics, Intensity...
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Environmentalists disgusted with Rick Scott approved budget
An assortment of groups have been condemning bills passed by the Florida Legislature over the past month, and Governor Rick Scott's bill signing on Thursday has now codified those bills into law....
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Worm's Way Tampa's Customer Appreciation Day: Expert advice, freebies and...
Have you started that backyard garden project yet? If you're in need of organic and hydroponic gardening supplies, be sure to check out Worm's Way's Customer Appreciation Day Sale this Saturday, May...
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Florida under water: Global warming and rising sea levels
Almost every resident in the Tampa Bay area lives very close to sea level. This fact puts Florida and the Tampa Bay area at the front lines of the fight against global warming, whether we want to be...
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Tampa City Council plans a summertime ban on fertilizer
On Thursday, Tampa City Council members approved on first hearing an ordinance that could impact Tampa Bay, the Hillsborough River, Tampa's drinking water and most importantly, Tampa’s residents. The...
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What the Mississippi River flooding means for those organic farms
Courtesy of: EarthTalk®E — The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: What will be the effect of all the flooding along the Mississippi River for organic farmers, given all the pollutants in the...
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"Clean" water in St. Petersburg?
Tap water in St. Petersburg is safe to drink, according to the recent release of the City of St. Petersburg water quality report 2010. Those of us in St. Pete may have gotten a flier with our water...
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Ecosexuals: from Mother Earth to Lover Earth
Ecosexuals don't just love nature; they want to do dirty, dirty things to it. Elizabeth Stephens, an art professor at the University of California at Santa Cruz, and former porn actress/sexologist...
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Protecting migratory birds
Courtesy of: EarthTalk®E — The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: What are the major issues with protecting migratory birds that groups like the Nature Conservancy are working on? — Lorinda...
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The Green Report Card: Does your college make the grade?
The Green Report Card website, run by the Sustainable Endowments Institute, is pretty amazing. You can search for any school to view its grades in being green, or easily compare an entire list of...
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Nova Southeastern University listed in top 20 colleges committed to community...
Nova Southeastern University is a small college located in Fort Lauderdale that was just rated one of the 20 top colleges in the nation committed to community service by Best Colleges Online. Nova...
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Live-action Captain Planet movie in the works
In a press release Tuesday, Cartoon Network announced their decision to partner with Don Murphy and partner Susan Montford — who took the Transformers from kids cartoon to live-action blockbuster...
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Last week the GOP-led House of Representatives passed the Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act on a near party line vote, a vote that opponents say they were outspent 23 to 1 in contesting. The bill...
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Tips for environmental volunteerism during the sweltering summer months
For some, going out into the wilderness and helping clean up the environment has its rewards. But in the summertime here in Florida, it seems just about impossible to lend a helping hand for an...
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Tampa Bay Estuary Program's Invasive Species poetry contest winners announced
In May, we spread the word about the Tampa Bay Estuary Program’s interesting poetry contest. They invited budding bards to enter their best creative prose for their first-ever Invasive Species Poetry...
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Our destructive consumer culture
Courtesy of: EarthTalk®E — The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: I don’t hear much about the environmental impacts of our consumer culture any more, but it seems to me that our “buy, buy, buy”...
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Ocean dead zones
Courtesy of: EarthTalk®E — The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: What is a “dead zone” in an ocean or other body of water? — Victor Paine, Tallahassee, FL So-called dead zones are areas of large...
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Activists hold rally for clean air
This Wednesday, clean air advocates held a rally in downtown Tampa to support the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) updated air quality standards which will be announced by the end of the month....
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Temple Terrace 'Bat Tower Talk' with the Florida Bat Conservancy: Thu., Sept....
Join the friends of the Temple Terrace Bat Tower and the folks behind the Temple Terrace Bat Tower Reconstruction Project for a special presentation by the Florida Bat Conservancy this Thursday,...
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'One Bottle One Dream' aims to teach Florida kids about environmental...
It’s always exciting to see local people and businesses stepping up and making a difference in our local 'green' community. Local author Stephanie Armenia started a project called One Bottle One...
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