Thanks to public record requests – I obtained the powerpoint presentation that O’Sullivan Creel has used in its latest presentations to ECUA board members on moving the Main Street Sewage Treatment Plant….
Tag: Environment
Priorities
Let’s assume, as the daily newspaper has, that Escambia County and Pensacola have the reserves and/or revenue sources to pay a significant portion of the $115 million to move the Main St….
PNJ wants City and County to pay
Today the daily newspaper weighed in on the funding on the relocation of the Main Street Sewage Treatment plant – (City and county should kick in money). What will make sense is…
Bayou fecal problems
From P.A. Ucci: Some clarity is required on the IN News septic tank causality on local bayou pollution. Septic tanks have been frequently cited as major factor. The UWF study covered the…
Saufley Landfill misses deadline…again
The Saufley Landfill is not complying with a judge’s orders to meet the terms of its permit. Neighbors of the West Pensacola landfill have fought for months to shut it down after…
Clean Energy flick
The Florida tour comes during Energy Awareness month and the tax free week for energy efficient appliances in Florida. Attend one of these 2 screenings for details. The Clean Energy Future is…
Conoco checks are in the mail
The last settlement checks from the ConocoPhillips lawsuit are being mailed today – $11.5 million. 7,437 plaintiffs should be getting checks in the next few days. If you got a Conoco check…
When good ideas go terribly wrong
In 1970s, a group of scientists had this bright idea to use 2 million tires as an artificial reef off the shores of Ft. Lauderdale. Thirty years later, the area is a…
Bush goes green?
The Bush Administration has announced its plan for battling climate changes….drum roll, please….. Throw money at it! $3 billion will allocated for research and development. Nothing about controls on carbon dioxide emissions….
Gore: No more payroll taxes
Al “An Inconvenient Truth” Gore has come up with a unique tax method that may boost employment and help the environment. At speech yesterday at New York University Law School, the former…
IN: Aftermath of Hurricane Ivan
Hurricane Ivan kicked us out of our nice digs in the Theisen Building. We left half our furniture behind – either destroyed or it was too heavy to carry down three flights…
Top 10 news stories media didn’t cover
From San Francisco Bay Guardian: 1. THE FEDS AND THE MEDIA MUDDY THE DEBATE OVER INTERNET FREEDOM 2. HALLIBURTON CHARGED WITH SELLING NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY TO IRAN 3. WORLD OCEANS IN EXTREME DANGER…