The editorial board at the Mobile Press Register makes a plea for the federal government to speed up the permitting process for those companies that have good safety records. If Gov. Rick…
Category: Environment
Industries fight EPA water regs
Orlando Sentinel reports the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s attempt to force Florida to clean up its ailing streams, lakes and coastal estuaries has triggered fierce backlash from industry. The biggest controversy is…
Bayou Chico:most contaminated bayou in Florida
Escambia County wins another title. Bayou Chico ranks as one of the most contaminated bayous in the state of Florida, according to National Resource Defense Council. It had 62 percent of its…
Expert predicts more Natural Gas vehicles
The City of Pensacola and its Energy Services of Pensacola may be sitting on a gold mine. BP recently released their highly respected annual Statistical Review of World Energy for 2011. Overall…
City Council approves Hatchery for Bruce Beach
By a unanimous vote the Pensacola City Council approved letting the mayor negotiation with Florida Wildlife and the state for putting a Hobbs-SeaWorld Marine Enhancement Center at Bruce Beach. The approval was…
Sick fish?
IN reporter J. Adam Morrison tracked down Dr. Jim Cowan, who has been researching the mysteriously lesions found of Gulf fish. Here is the story Morrison turned in: The tourists seem to…
Barbie, it’s over
That’s the slogan for a new Greenpeace campaign against Mattel. The LA Times reports: Activists rappelled down the face of the 15-story El Segundo headquarters of Mattel, the world’s largest toy company,…
Escambia/Pensacola gets EPA brownfield grants
Press Release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it will award a total of $7 million in Brownfields grants to 10 communities in Florida for the assessment and cleanup…