The city of Pensacola will soon play host to The 16th Annual Florida Neighborhoods Conference. This year’s conference runs from July 12 to 14. The event—a meeting of The Florida Neighborhoods Conference,…
Category: Environment
Rain Barrel Workshop
Wanna make a rain barrel? What is a rain barrel? A rain barrel is about what it sounds like. It collects water for reuse, and is designed to reduce stormwater runoff, conserve…
Reduce, Reuse, Restyle
Garnier, in partnership with upcycling pioneer TerraCycle, is hitting the road for the Garnier Greener Tour.  The fully loaded, glass tour bus will be making stops at multiple Walmart stores in and…
Kazakhstan and Cantonment
A second international delegation will be touring the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority’s (ECUA) Central Water Reclamation Facility later this week. This delegation, from Kazakhstan, follows a visit from a Spanish delegation from…
Author says BP owes $192B, not $15B
Antonio Juhasz, author of “‘Black Tide: the Devastating Impact of the Gulf Oil Spill,” has calculated the total cost to BP for its Deepwater Horizon oil disaster, including the loss of life,…
Coming Home to Roost (but no Roosters)
Backyard-chicken advocates encountered what Pensacola City Council President Sam Hall termed “a friendly council†Monday. The board unanimously decided to instruct city staff to explore loosening ordinances pertaining to raising chickens in…
Microbial Communities Shifted Dramatically After Deepwater Horizon Spill
Communities of microbial organisms — species such as nematodes, protists and fungi — on beaches along the Gulf of Mexico changed significantly following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in April 2010, research…
Dollars in the Swamp
The Jones Swamp Wetland Preserve may be seeing some improvements soon. During its meeting this week, the Escambia County Commission will be looking at dedicating $200,000. toward the project in order to…
City Slicker Chickens
Running across the yard, the children play with their chickens. They are not on a farm, or in the rural wilds of Escambia County. The children and their chickens are nestled into…
Navarre Beach Named Best Restored Beach
The American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) announced on yesterday that the Navarre Beach 2006 restoration project is a winner of its “Best of the Best†Restored Beaches Contest. In 2010,…
Climate Impact Day
Local environmentalists will gather downtown this Saturday to take part in the planet-wide Climate Impacts Day. According to a press release issued by 350 Pensacola—a local environmental organization—the event will offer an…
ESPN: Bubba Watson profile
Dissecting the uniqueness of Bubba ESPN By Farrell Evans, with Mitchell Spearman | ESPN.com As a young boy growing up outside Pensacola, Fla. in the tiny village of Bagdad, Bubba Watson would…