Three conservation organizations have sued the federal government for not protecting the nearshore habitat for a threatened fish, the Nassau grouper. The groups say the Nassau grouper is threatened by pollution, ocean acidification, sea-level rise and other impacts of climate change. In their lawsuit filed against the National Marine Fisheries Service Tuesday, the environmental groups… Read more »
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Sustainable Living Monday, February 24th 2020
Monday’s Sustainable Living Program (02/24/20): EV’s ‘More Sense’ than ever with guests Phil Compton, of Suncoast Sierra Club, and Dory Larsen, with Southern Alliance for Clean Energy. Listen below:
Oil from BP’s Deepwater Horizon disaster spread over a larger area than previously thought: scientists
A new study led by scientists in Florida finds that oil from BP’s Deepwater Horizon disaster spread over a much larger area than previously thought. The research was published yesterday in the journal Science Advances. Steve Murawski is a professor at the University of South Florida College of Marine Science in St. Petersburg and a… Read more »
Florida is facing a freshwater crisis
Radioactivity with Rob Lorei Listen Here: Or follow this link and select 02/12/20 from the drop down menu: Radioactivity: Interviews & Live Call-In Intro: Florida is facing a freshwater crisis in just a few years, according to our guest today on WMNF’s Radioactivity. Our guest is journalist, educator and springs advocate John M. Dunn. He’s… Read more »
Conservation groups sue Trump administration for not protecting green sea turtle habitat
In Florida, the population numbers of several sea turtle species are improving, including green sea turtles; but conservation groups are suing the Trump administration for not doing enough to protect green sea turtle habitat. Jaclyn Lopez is Florida director with the Center for Biological Diversity, one of the groups that filed a lawsuit last week…. Read more »
Governor DeSantis Gets Low Marks on Environmental Protection
Radioactivity with Rob Lorei Listen Here: Or follow this link and select 01/14/20 from the drop down menu: Radioactivity: Interviews & Live Call-In Intro: Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. As we speak the state legislature is beginning its annual two month session—with a series of speeches by elected state officials in the Capitol in Tallahassee…. Read more »
Head of Lakeland Utility Floats Idea of Building New Nuclear Plant in Future
Radioactivity with Rob Lorei Listen Here: Or follow this link and select 01/09/20 from the drop down menu: Radioactivity: Interviews & Live Call-In Intro: We’ll continue the discussion about the tensions between the US and Iran later in the program. But first– A local electric utility has floated the idea of building a new nuclear… Read more »
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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Belief & Climate Change
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 »
