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…
Category: Environment
Invasive Species Awareness Week
This week is National Invasive Species Awareness Week. Locally, invasive species range from kudzu to lion fish. Here’s a press release from Escambia County, with a link included for further information on…
Environmental Lecture Tonight
Sustainable Gulf Coast and 350 Pensacola are hosting a talk this evening by Samantha Sexton, Florida Representative of the Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign. Here is the press release: Please join…
Ever’man Co-op Elections
Ever’man Natural Foods Co-op is currently holding an election for its Board of Directors. The election period runs from Feb. 1 through Feb. 14. Current members may vote online at http://www.everman.org. Members…
Southwest Greenway Grows
The newest section of the Southwest Greenway will open next week. This portion of the trail is located along the north bank of Jones Creek. When completed, the Southwest Greenway will span…
County Looks for Lorax
Escambia County needs someone to represent environmental concerns on an advisory committee being formed to prioritize uses for the expected RESTORE Act money. The county commission is forming a RESTORE Act advisory…
Rep. Miller Assessing BP Settlement
Rep. Jeff Miller’s (R-Fla.) chief of staff said this afternoon that the congressman was still assessing the recently announced $4.5 billion settlement with BP over the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf…
SRIA Walks the Dog a Little Further
The dogs-on-beach conversation will spend a little more time making the rounds at the Santa Rosa Island Authority. The beach advisory board decided last night to let its Architectural and Environmental Committee…
SRIA to Consider Dogs on Beach
The Santa Rosa Island Authority will conduct the second public hearing this evening concerning the possibility of allowing dogs limited access to Pensacola Beach. Last month, the SRIA heard from a full…
BP’s Early Restoration Dollars, Round Two
The public will have the opportunity tonight to review and comment on a recently released plan from the Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment trustees. The plan outlines the second round of…
Grover and the Governor
Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson will be in Tallahassee tomorrow. He’s looking to meet with Florida Gov. Rick Scott. “My hope is to meet with the governor’s office late afternoon,†the commissioner…
BP: ‘Cofferdam’ is ‘Probable Source’
After three days of inspecting the Macondo well, BP has announced that the current oil sheen in the Gulf of Mexico is likely due to the ‘cofferdam’—a 86-ton dome used in one…
Congressmen Want BP’S Sheen Specifics
Two members of the U.S. Congress have requested that BP turn over all information pertaining to the current oil sheen in the Gulf of Mexico. The oil company is currently investigating the…
What was Valentino talking about on DEP letter. The Valentino-DEP-Oliver blowup
In his County Administration Evaluation, Commissioner Gene Valentino called County Administrator Randy Oliver “unethical and insubordinate” in matter regarding “an open letter to the DEP secretary chastising a commmissioner’s stand on DEP’s…
Where’s the Oil Coming From?
For more than a month, a persistent oil sheen has been seen in the Gulf of Mexico near the site of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. After positively linking the oil to…
Dogs on the Beach?
With every chair in the chamber filled, people began lining up along the wall. Those arriving late to the Santa Rosa Island Authority meeting last night would have to listen from the…
A Bicyclist’s Dream
Today’s roadways are designed for the automobile. On many stretches, bikers and walkers finds themselves living on the edge between the curb and the cars. “As in, if-you-suck-in-your-gut-and-pray-real-hard-you-might-make-it,†Pensacola City Councilwoman Megan…
Walkable/Bikeable Community Meeting
Local environmental organization Sustainable Gulf Coast is hosting a discussion tomorrow night entitled Linking Pensacola’s Neighborhoods for Bicyclists and Pedestrians.’ The Tuesday night meeting will feature a presentation by Pensacola City Councilwoman…
County Considers Beach Mouse Settlement
Escambia County is looking to purchase a prime piece of Perdido Key Beach Mouse territory. Not necessarily by choice. During its meeting tomorrow, the Escambia County Commission will consider executing a settlement…
CNG Fueling Station Opens
A compressed natural gas fueling station is now open on Pine Forest Road. The station is due to a partnership between the city of Pensacola, Pensacola Energy and the Emerald Coast Utilities…
