Independent News‘Environment’ Archives
$58 Million for NRDA Projects
A number of Northwest Florida projects received funds today as part of the Natural Resource Damage Assessment process associated with the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Here is a press release from the governor’s office, with a list of the restoration projects. press release: Today, [...]
Hands Across the Sand
This year’s Hands Across the Sand event is scheduled for the middle of May. The gathering on Pensacola Beach is part of a larger, global event meant to “draw a line in the sand” and voice opposition to offshore drilling and show support for clean energy. “We must connect with generations [...]
RESTORE Committee Rolls On
By Jessica Forbes RESTORE Advisory Committee Rolls On: Experts and Televised Sessions to Come Two Lines in Tallahassee The politics of determining whom will be responsible for distributing the expected hundreds of millions of RESTORE Act dollars reared their heads on Monday across the [...]
Earth Day with ECUA & PBA
The Emerald Coast Utilities Authority and the Pensacola Beach Advocates are presenting an environmental event on Pensacola Beach on Earth Day. Last year’s ‘Recyclemania’ is being followed up this year with ‘Earth Day-Island Style.’ Leading up to the event, ECUA has announced the [...]
Peak Oil and the Emerald Coast
Sustainable Gulf Coast and 350 Pensacola will present a free lecture tonight on ‘peak oil.’ Here’s the press release: Please join us tonight as Doug Craft presents "Peak Oil and the Emerald Coast: Are We Ready for Energy Shortages?" Where: Bayview Senior Resource Center, Meeting Room [...]
350 Planning Session
350 Pensacola, a local environmental organization, is putting out a call for new members. Interested persons are encouraged to attend a planning meeting this Saturday, where the group will be discussing its spring schedule. The primary focus of the meeting this weekend will be Earth Day. 350 [...]
Perdido Snorkeling Reef
Escambia County officials intend to construct another snorkeling reef, this one in the Gulf of Mexico, off of Perdido Key. Here’s the press release: Escambia County has received approval from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the Army Corps of Engineers to construct a [...]
Coastal Habitats, Fishery Production Forum
Science Cafe is hosting a forum on coastal habitats and fishery production. Here’s the press release: The Value of Coastal Habitats to Fishery Production in the Gulf of Mexico with Steve Jordan, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Monday, March 25, 6:00 PM Cactus Flower Cafe 3425 N. 12th [...]
Idle No More
Idle No More—an indigenous-rights and environmental group based in Canada—will be holding events locally this week. The group is holding three separate events, each with its own focus. The organization was formed last year by members of the First Nations—Metis and Inuit people of [...]
Environmentalists: EPA and Florida DEP Struck “Back Room Deal”
By Stephanie Carroll Carson, Florida News Connection TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - It took more than three years, but the federal EPA and Florida Department of Environmental Protection have agreed on limits for the pollutants that cause toxic algae outbreaks. But some environmentalists say the deal is [...]
RESTORE Committee Outlined
During this week’s Escambia County Commission Committee of the Whole, the board will discuss the RESTORE Act advisory committee’s purpose and role. The following is an informational sheet included in the agenda packet. March 14, 2013 Committee of the Whole Agenda Item #4 RESTORE Advisory [...]
Climate Lecture
Local environmental organizations Sustainable Gulf Coast and 350 Pensacola will host a lecture tonight entitled “Our Planet Has a Fever.” Here’s the press release: What: "Our Planet Has a Fever" with Barbara Albrecht Where: Bayview Senior Resource Center, Meeting Room 101, 2000 E. [...]