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Carlton Ward Jr. Recounts the Story of the Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition; and What's the Lesson of the Tenth Anniversary of the Iraq Invasion?
03/21/13 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Thursday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition, Carlton Ward Jr., Everglades, Kissimmee River
Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I'm Rob Lorei. Later we'll talk about the tenth anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq.
But first- after paddling, riding and walking 1,000 miles in 100 days last year as part of the Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition team, a member of the team conservation photographer Carlton Ward Jr. will give a talk tonight at 6:30PM the Florida History Center in downtown Tampa. It's part of the Tampa Bay History Center's Florida Conversations Lecture Series.
Be the first to commentExplorers from Florida Wildlife Corridor Expediton Discuss Their Journey
04/27/12 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Friday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Carlton Ward, Jr, Joe Guthrie, Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition, Everglades, Florida Panther
Earlier this week a group of modern day explorers finished a 3 month, 1000 mile journey through Florida wilderness- from the Everglades to the Georgia border. The expedition was designed to increase public awareness and generate support for the Florida Wildlife Corridor project
The leaders of the expedition join us now--Bear biologist Joe Guthrie and photojournalist Carlton Ward Jr.
http://www.floridawildlifecorridor.org/
Be the first to commentWhy a bird advocacy group opposes a wind farm in the Everglades Agricultural Area
03/28/12 Seán KinaneLast Call Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: wind power, alternative energy, Everglades, Audubon, birds
The Palm Beach County Commission recently approved the Sugarland Wind construction plan. But despite the benefits of a renewable energy project, it’s being opposed by some environmentalists. They say Florida doesn’t have enough wind and it’s in the Atlantic Flyway for migratory birds. In a letter, the Clearwater Audubon Society says “Siting a wind farm in the [Everglades Agricultural Area] is flat out irresponsible.”
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Be the first to commentShould U.S. reinstate funding for UNESCO? Listeners weigh in listen
11/02/11 Seán KinaneLast Call Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: UNESCO, United Nations, Palestine, Israel, Everglades
UNESCO, the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization. The United States is no longer helping to fund UNESCO after the organization admitted Palestine as a member.
Many people have visited a UNESCO World Heritage Sites like the Galapagos Islands, Everglades National Park, Pueblo de Taos in New Mexico, City of Bath in England, or Venice.
We asked listeners about their experiences and whether they think the US should have cut off its funding to UNESCO.
We played ...
Be the first to commentGov. Scott axes water management district funding listen
06/22/11 Kate BradshawWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Everglades, Everglades Foundation, water management districts, Rick Scott
Governor Rick Scott has signed a bill intended to cut taxes paid to the state's water management districts. He hailed the measure as one that holds the districts accountable and cuts taxes in hopes of fueling job growth. In the process, though, job losses among those working for the five water districts are inevitable. Scott said "most people believe government is larger than it should be" and that job creation will happen in the private sector. The law will cut an estimated $210 million i...
Be the first to commentRock Mining: An economic asset, or environmental hazard? listen
01/26/10 Joshua Lee HoltonWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: mining, Sierra Club, Everglades, Transportation
Florida’s economy is known for its housing market, which takes tons of concrete to maintain. Roads that span the state also require limestone for construction, but environmentalists say there’s a high cost of mining the rocks for housing and highway projects.
Swamp lands in South Florida are cheap. They aren’t ideal for commercial development, and no one can build a house on wetlands. The wetlands also provide a pristine aquatic resource, but limestone reserves held deep beneath their sur...
3 commentsRock Mines threaten Everglades Restoration Plans listen
01/25/10 Joshua Lee HoltonWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Everglades, mining, reservoir, restoration
Limestone rock mining in Florida provides critical components for housing and highway construction. But environmentalists have some concrete concerns as rock mining impacts the Florida Aquifers and Everglades restoration.
Earlier this month Obama administration officials attended a groundbreaking ceremony for the Picayune Strand Restoration project. It will attempt to restore a natural water flow th...
Be the first to commentAuthentic and sustainable destinations in Florida and around the world listen
11/13/09 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Everglades, Travel, sustainable resources
When you travel, do you look for destinations that have a predictable and homogeneous appearance and feel, or do you gravitate toward locations with a unique environment and authentic history?
If you fall into the latter category, a newly-updated list of destinations might give you some ideas. The current edition of National Geographic Traveler rates 133 worldwide destinations, including three in Florida, for ...
Be the first to commentNew biography Of Everglades champion Marjorie Stoneman Douglas
04/23/09 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Thursday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Everglades, Marjorie Stoneman Douglas, River of Grass
Good afternoon, welcome to Radioactivity, I’m Rob Lorei.
Our guest today has written the first comprehensive biography of Marjorie Stoneman Douglas.
Douglas was the long time Miami resident who championed Everglades protection and was Florida’s leading environmentalist for most of the 20th Century. Douglas was also a suffragist, a supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment and a champion of social justice.
Her book entitled The Everglades: River of Grass, published in 1947, served to ...
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