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 »
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Carrollwood residents want to protect cypress wetlands from development
Pulitzer Prize Winning Reporter Debunks President Trump’s Deep State Conspiracy Theory
Thanks to the Food Donors from WMNF’s Fall Fund Drive ~ Oct 2nd – 9th, 2019
Consumer groups’ report: many used vehicles have unrepaired safety recalls
Why do pilot whales strand? We ask experts
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A Discussion About Florida's Springs And What Is Being Done To Protect Them
Read MoreEnvironmental group names multi-billion dollar firm Cargill as the 'Worst Company in the World'
Read More"The Wonders of Nature" on Morning Energy
Read MoreScientist Says Low Tech Solution Would Help Solve Climate Crisis: Plant A Trillion Trees
Read MoreSierra Club says TECO plant conversion to gas would be "generational betrayal"
Read MoreHurricane Preparedness in Florida and Child Care: Who Should Have Control, Parents Or The State?
Read MoreLongtime Supporter of Green New Deal Coming to Tampa This Sunday
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Read MoreInsects - Good and Bad on the Sustainable Living Program
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Environmentalist gives Florida governor an “F” on conservation lands promise
During his campaign for governor and after he was elected, Ron DeSantis promised Floridians he would be a champion for conservation lands. His website says he “will work with Florida’s legislative leadership to ensure proper funding is put toward conservation and preservation.” But a conservation advocate grades the governor as low as an “F” on… Read more »
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Home Energy Conservation on the Sustainable Living Program
On Monday’s Sustainable Living Program we started out talking with the marketing staff for a net zero energy Smart Home community in Manatee County. They only have one model home open, which has solar power and is LEED Platinum Certified. The community plan includes common areas and an electric ferry; but apparently is going to… Read more »
Extinction Rebellion protests in Tampa against TECO’s proposed gas plant
The global Extinction Rebellion actions are taking root in the Tampa Bay area as well. There are series of events this week around the area to call attention to the crisis of runaway climate change. On Thursday morning about fifteen members of Extinction Rebellion held what they called a ‘noise rebellion’ outside the downtown Tampa… Read more »
Environment Florida focuses on several bills in state legislature
The Florida Legislature is considering several bills that impact the environment of the Sunshine State. On WMNF’s MidPoint we talked about many of them with Jennifer Rubiello, the state director of Environment Florida. One bill deals with providing schools with filters to remove lead from the drinking water of older schools. It’s sponsored by Tampa… Read more »
Environmentalists fear confirmation of Interior Secretary could lead to oil drilling near Florida
UPDATE: Thursday April 11, 2019: The U.S. Senate confirmed former oil and gas lobbyist David Bernhardt as the secretary of the Interior Department. Environmentalists are concerned that oil and gas drilling off Florida could become a reality if a new Interior Department Secretary is confirmed by the Senate as soon as this week. The moratorium… Read more »
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Robert Hunziker. Anissa Gray. Clive Thompson. on Life Elsewhere
Frequent contributor to Life Elsewhere, Robert Hunziker says global warming is a fact of life that haunts society with consequences that hit hard, exponentially, but where nobody lives. It is happening hyper fast, and it’s downright scary as major ecosystems of the planet turn upside down in nasty fashion. He goes on to say that… Read more »
Florida’s devastating coral disease has spread to Caribbean: scientist
A devastating coral disease that started in the Miami area has spread to nearly all of the Florida reef tract and the infection known as stony coral tissue loss disease can now even be found as far away in the Caribbean as Mexico, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, the U.S. Virgin Islands and St. Maarten. In… Read more »
Youth Climate Strike around the world, demanding action from leaders
Students globally protest warming, pleading for their future at the Youth Climate Strike. By FRANK JORDANS and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Students across a warming globe pleaded for their lives, future and planet Friday, demanding tough action on climate change. From the South Pacific to the edge of the Arctic Circle, angry… Read more »
USF scientist talks about the health of the Gulf of Mexico 9 years after the BP oil disaster
In April of 2010 BP’s Deepwater Horizon exploded and nearly 5 million barrels of oil spewed into the Gulf of Mexico over several weeks; the Gulf ecosystem was damaged and researchers are trying to figure out how badly. One of the main scientists looking at the health of the Gulf was our guest on WMNF… Read more »
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What is the Green New Deal?
The Green New Deal is the Progressive Green Dream. What exactly does it address? The Green New Deal, spurred on by last October’s Special Report on Global Warming, has three goals, as outlined by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Ed Markey: (1) to create millions of good, high-wage jobs in the United States; (2) to provide… Read more »
Earthjustice attorney talks about “Two Years of Overruling Trump” in court
The nonprofit group EarthJustice has put out a report on its more than 100 lawsuits against the Trump administration. It’s called “Two Years of Overrulling Trump” and outlines efforts for EarthJustice to push back against weakening environmental regulations. On WMNF’s MidPoint Monday, host Seán Kinane interviewed David Baron, managing attorney with EarthJustice’s Washington, D.C. office. Listen… Read more »
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Fact Checking POTUS: Fake news for February Fourth
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s untruths on Russia probe, wall, jobs By HOPE YEN, CALVIN WOODWARD and ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is glossing over the facts when it comes to the Russia investigation and his economic performance. The president suggests the 34 charges issued or guilty pleas achieved by special counsel… Read more »
Florida’s Natural Ecosystem & Prescribed Burn on the Sustainable Living show
On Monday’s WMNF Sustainable Living Program our topic was Preserving and Improving Florida’s Natural Ecosystem. Prescribed burning is one method of management of natural areas and this year’s Fire Fest is happening in Sarasota County on February 2nd. Our guests were some of the participants at Fire Fest. Joining us was Jeff Weber, an Environmental… Read more »
