This week the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed to protect 1.5 million acres as critical habitat for a large bat called the Florida bonneted bat. It’s because of a legal agreement with environmental advocacy groups. Jaclyn Lopez, the Florida director at the Center for Biological Diversity says the bat is about the size of… Read more »
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Floridians will rally Friday to call on state to ban fracking
It seems that nearly every year there is some bipartisan support in Florida for banning oil and gas drilling procedures known as fracking. But a full ban has not been passed. Brooke Errett, the Florida organizer with Food and Water Action, hopes the Governor and Legislature will change that. She’s helping to organize a series… Read more »
DEP gives permit to drill in Florida Panhandle
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has given a Texas company a permit to drill six exploratory wells for oil and gas in the Panhandle; but environmental groups say that’s a bad idea. WMNF interviewed Georgia Ackerman, Riverkeeper and executive director at Apalachicola Riverkeeper. “The Florida DEP Oil and Gas Program has issued exploratory oil… Read more »
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Why are so many humans religious? Why do we daydream, imagine, and hope? Philosophers, theologians, social scientists, and historians have offered explanations for centuries, but their accounts often ignore or even avoid human evolution. Evolutionary scientists answer with proposals for why ritual, religion, and faith make sense as adaptations to past challenges or as by-products… Read more »
Report: more offshore drilling will harm Florida, even on-shore
If the Trump administration goes ahead with its plan to expand offshore drilling for oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean there are likely to be severe threats to Florida, even on land. That is part of the findings from a new report from Environment Florida. WMNF interviewed Jenna Stevens, state… Read more »
Now’s the time to install solar: federal tax incentives decline in 2020
If you’re thinking about putting solar panels on your roof, now might be the best time; the value of federal tax incentives will decline at the end of the year unless Congress extends them. Both homeowners and business owners can take advantage of those federal tax incentives for installing solar. To find out all the… Read more »
Interview with climate scientist Michael Mann ahead of his speech in St. Petersburg
Radioactivity with Rob Lorei Listen Here: Or follow this link and select 11/15/19 from the drop down menu: Radioactivity: Interviews & Live Call-In Intro: Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. One of the top climate scientists in the country is speaking tonight in St. Petersburg. We’ll meet him in just a moment. First… Read more »
Are probiotics a key to slow spread of Florida’s devastating coral disease?
The most extensive coral disease ever is still spreading and could cause several species to go locally extinct in Florida, but scientists are studying how probiotics could help slow the spread of stony coral tissue loss disease (sctld). WMNF spoke with Blake Ushijima, a post-doctoral researcher at the Smithsonian Marine Station in Fort Pierce on… Read more »
Sea Shepherd founder: “no whales will be killed in international waters” this year
According to its website, the “Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is an international non-profit, marine wildlife conservation organization.” They rely on direct-action tactics to stop illegal activities and are often involved in a confrontation with other ships when trying to stop, for example, illegal whaling. Their founder, Captain Paul Watson, was in the Tampa Bay area… Read more »
Hillsborough HIKING SPREE starts this weekend; The Time’s Festival of Reading this Saturday; And new allegations of Saudi Government involvement in 9/11
Radioactivity with Rob Lorei Listen Here: Or follow this link and select 11/05/19 from the drop down menu: Radioactivity: Interviews & Live Call-In Intro: Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up—now that the weather is getting sunnier and cooler we’ll have some suggestions for getting outdoors and exploring Hillsborough County. We’ll also… Read more »
How will Florida species like manatee and panther be impacted by Endangered Species Act changes?
On Monday the Trump administration revised how it would enforce the Endangered Species Act. Environmentalists warned that it could mean fewer protections for plants and animals in danger of going extinct – at the same time as a global mass extinction. To find out what these changes could mean for Florida species like the manatee… Read more »
Why do pilot whales strand? We ask experts
On Monday, five pilot whales became stranded in shallow water off Redington Beach in Pinellas County. After a day-long rescue effort, three of the whales were released back into deeper water and two were taken to a nearby rehabilitation facility. In an email on Tuesday, a spokesperson for the Clearwater Marine Aquarium told WMNF that… Read more »
A Discussion About Florida’s Springs And What Is Being Done To Protect Them
Radioactivity with Rob Lorei Listen Here: Select 07/26/19 from the drop down menu Radioactivity: Interviews & Live Call-In Intro: This summer we may see a record number of heat index days reaching over 100 degrees. While environmentalists continue to push Tallahassee and Washington to do something about global warming- progress has been slow. One of… Read more »
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Environmental group names multi-billion dollar firm Cargill as the ‘Worst Company in the World’
Radioactivity with Rob Lorei Listen Here: Select 07/16/19 from the drop down menu Radioactivity: Interviews & Live Call-In Intro: Good morning- welcome to radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up- a new study looks at what might be the worst corporations in the world. It’s a corporation that once had strong ties to the Tampa Bay… Read more »
