Deep Green Resistance Florida

By Charlie Frago 8/10/15 ST. PETERSBURG— Faced with a wastewater system overwhelmed by weeks of torrential rainfall, the city dumped about 5.5 million gallons of treated sewage into Tampa Bay for eight hours beginning Sunday evening. The wastewater — everything from toilet sewage, sink drainage and rainwater — was treated at the Albert Whitted plant […]

                                                 Ancient cypresses at Cypress Lakes Preserve AUGUST 2, 2015 BY SANDRA FRIEND Dear Hernando County Commissioners, It was ironic the way our visit played out. Rain pelted us on the drive up I-75, […]

By Jenny Staletovich from the Miami Herald August 2, 2015 To the surprise of biologists, a Virginia Key beach restored to lure sea turtles has become an incubator to some unlikely babies: rare American crocodiles. Last month, the baby crocs hatched from the first nest ever documented on the urban island that links the city […]

Published 7/28/15 Sanjay Shukla looked out over row upon row of tomato and pepper plants and had an idea: What would happen if he made the compacted soil rows taller and more narrow? Would the plants need less water, fertilizer and fumigation? Would the plants grow as tall? Would the plants produce as many vegetables? […]