Category: Environment
Commissioner Robinson featured by Florida Trend
Florida Trend magazine has interview with Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson, who is also the chairman of the Gulf Consortium which represents 23 Florida gulf…
350‘s Climate Action Teach-In
Local environmentalists will meet Tuesday evening to discuss elements of the climate action plan recently outlined by President Barack Obama. Last month, Obama announced a…
Singing the Drilling-Blues Down at the Library
Environmentalists are at the Pensacola downtown library, waving signs and singing songs. They are protesting an oil company’s request to waive emission standards for a…
Where ECUA gives Pensacola its enema
Apparently it’s at B and Garden streets. We always thought it was 222 W Main Street.
Local EPA Hearing on Gulf Drilling Permit
The Environmental Protection Agency has scheduled a public hearing on BHP Billiton Petroleum’s request to waive current emission regulations in pursuit of oil and natural…
Sustainable Development, Leveraging RESTORE
A presentation tomorrow evening will focus on sustainable development, and how such an approach can benefit local communities. The presentation— entitled Sensible Sustainable Development: Leveraging…
350 Pensacola Talk: Evolution of Activism
Local environmental group 350 Pensacola is hosting a discussion tomorrow evening entitled The Evolution of Activism. The talk, focusing on “how to create environmental and…
RESTORE Reminder
The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council is hosting a meeting tonight in an effort to gather public input on an initial draft of its Comprehensive…
Green-Up Begins Annual Crepe Myrtle Sale
Green-Up Santa Rosa, the non-profit nursery located at 6758 Park Ave in Milton, will begin it’s 18th Annual Crepe Myrtle Sale on Friday, May 31….
RESTORE Council Coming to Town
The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council recently released an initial draft of the Comprehensive Plan: Restoring the Gulf Coast’s Ecosystem and Economy, along with a…
Viewpoint: Think Cobia
By Michael Hoyt Williamson On April 2nd, an announcement was made in the local press that Mayor Ashton Hayward has successfully negotiated a deal to…
$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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
