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Could rising atmospheric CO2 affect Florida sinkhole formation?
As humans continue to burn fossil fuels and cut down forests, levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere have skyrocketed far beyond historic levels; the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration began measuring carbon dioxide levels...
Reaction in Palestine to flag vote in United Nations
Later this month the flag of Palestine will be raised at U.N. headquarters in New York; that’s after an overwhelming vote last week by the U.N. General Assembly allowing Palestine and the Holy See to raise their...
MidPoint conversation as Kim Davis returns to work
On Monday the Rowan County, Kentucky clerk who had been in jail for refusing to issue marriage licenses returned to work. On MidPoint Monday we heard the statement Kim Davis gave as she began her...
St. Pete to help organize restoration of MLK/Malcolm X monument in Cuba
The City of St. Petersburg will be part of an effort to restore a fading monument in Havana, Cuba that honors civil rights leaders Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X; Mayor Rick...
SDS Tampa supports Iran nuke agreement
Students for a Democratic Society Tampa supports the nuclear agreement hammered out between world powers and Iran. They’re organizing a sign-waving to support the deal next Tuesday at lunchtime on the campus of the University...
Retired Israeli general supports Iran nuclear deal
A retired Israeli Brigadier General told an audience at the University of South Florida in Tampa Thursday he supports the nuclear weapons agreement between Iran and the U.S. and other world powers. Shlomo Brom was part...
SHINE mural festival showcases street art in St. Pete
In case you haven’t seen the brightly painted buildings, St. Petersburg is in the middle of a mural festival. The SHINE festival is bringing together more than a dozen street artists, including Ricky Watts from...
Homeless Helping Homeless to reduce services after raid
A grassroots homeless charity group in Tampa is in danger of reducing services because of a police raid and code citations last week. Homeless Helping Homeless provides several services including emergency shelter. But the group...
Hot 2015 leads to coral bleaching in Florida Keys
This summer’s record-breaking heat has led to a predictable outcome: there’s a serious coral bleaching episode in the Florida Keys. Mote Marine Laboratory coral health and disease program manager Erinn Muller says the current bleaching...
Gulfport still vexed by pollution released by St. Pete
A month ago heavy rains led St. Petersburg to dump millions of gallons of untreated sewage mixed with stormwater into Clam Bayou. That’s an estuary shared by the city, state and the neighboring city of...
Florida scientists warn about ocean acidification
There are at least three major ways that skyrocketing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are affecting the oceans and species, like humans, that depend on them; you probably already know about soaring temperatures...
Kriseman told Cuba its consulate should be in St. Pete
St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman has returned from what he called a “very worthwhile trip” to Cuba. During a press conference at City Hall Tuesday afternoon, Kriseman said he was blown away by the beauty...
