Nestlé Waters North America on Wednesday told state officials the company no longer is considering a water-pumping operation along the Wacissa River in Jefferson County.Nestlé, a global water company which includes bottling operations near Blue Spring in Madison County and near Crystal Springs in Pasco County, said testing of Allen Spring along the Wacissa showed a lack of sufficient flow during
Wednesday, 27 July 2011
Tuesday, 26 July 2011
Gopher tortoises became candidate for federal protection
Posted on 11:51 by Unknown
The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Tuesday that gopher tortoises warrant federal Endangered Species Act protection in Florida and Southern states east of the Mississippi.The tortoise will become a candidate for listing as threatened and endangered east of the Mississippi River including Florida. But the gopher tortoises won't be listed for protection because the agency doesn't have the
Florida PSC may reconsider energy goals set in 2009
Posted on 11:05 by Unknown
The Florida Public Service Commission on Tuesday rejected energy conservation plans proposed for the state's two largest electric utilities because of concerns about cost.Instead, commissioners said they may reconsider the conservation goals set by the PSC only two years ago -- before the Legislature removed four of the five commission members at the time."Sometimes certain things work during
Monday, 25 July 2011
Florida parks increase visitors after drop in previous year
Posted on 07:13 by Unknown
Honeymoon Island State ParkMaybe the slow economy is encouraging people to rediscover nature. Or maybe the weather just was more inviting this past year.For whatever reasons, attendance at Florida state parks increased slightly in 2010-11 following a sharp dip the previous year, according to state park officials.Park attendance in fiscal year 2010-11 increased to 20.4 million, up 332,191 from
Thursday, 21 July 2011
Author hopes nature stories will turn around Florida politics
Posted on 11:12 by Unknown
The environment didn't cause the recession so it shouldn't become victim of the current political climate.So says Florida nature writer Bill Belleville, author of "Salvaging the Real Florida: Lost and Found in the State of Dreams."He hopes his new book will help people develop their own environmental ethic that may turn the political situation around for Florida environment.Belleville, who lives
Wednesday, 13 July 2011
Gov. Scott's late parks announcement not a sneak attack, aide says
Posted on 07:56 by Unknown
Scott told reporters after visiting DEP in February that he enjoys visiting state parks and they should be protected.After a week of controversy involving Florida Park Service proposals to put recreational vehicle campgrounds in four state parks, Gov. Rick Scott announced last Friday he was pulling the plug on at least the proposal at Honeymoon Island State Park.But was the timing of the
Wednesday, 6 July 2011
Florida environmental commission is a shell of its former self
Posted on 11:54 by Unknown
Gov. Rick Scott last month reappointed Cari Roth to the state Environmental Regulation Commission. But if recent history is an indicator, she shouldn't find the position to be too time-consuming.The ERC sets standards and rules for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Most issues that go before the commission deal with air pollution, water quality and waste management.The
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