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Avoiding “Waterworld 2” – Miami-Dade preparing for climate change

 |  Nov 17, 2010

As much as we all loved Kevin Costner with gills and post-apocalyptic Dennis Hopper and a herd of henchmen on jet-skis, Waterworld is best kept to a 1995 vision of the … Read more

Tar Balls Continue Washing Ashore in Florida

 |  Nov 10, 2010

Nearly seven months after the Deepwater Horizon explosion, oil continues to soil Escambia County’s white sand. Read more

Six Months After the Gulf Oil Disaster: Some Like to Remember, Some Like to Forget

 |  Oct 28, 2010

“It’s a little bit like a hurricane,” said my wife, Belinda. “You get all worried and prepare for it to hit, then the hurricane doesn’t come and you’re relieved and … Read more

Kayak Fishing Along the Gulf Coast

 |  Oct 27, 2010

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-3eSkr9HlY[/youtube] More and more people are discovering a sporting life without dirty fossil fuel. On the coast of the Gulf, in the shadow of the drilling rigs, you can find … Read more

The Well is Dry

 |  Oct 15, 2010

Lack of initial funding for conducting scientific research after the Gulf oil disaster, and the impact on scientists’ ability to collect important baseline data. On September 15th, 149 days – … Read more

Scientist Finds Deadly Effects of Dispersant Used in Gulf Oil Disaster

,  |  Oct 8, 2010

In the cramped lab at Mote Marine Laboratory’s Tropical Research Lab on Summerland Key in the Florida Keys, Dr. Gretchen Goodbody-Gringley and her team saw firsthand the effects of Corexit … Read more

Pensacola Beach: From Dolphins & White Sand to Oil-Soaked Disaster

,  |  Jun 24, 2010

After spending several days in Venice, La. last week with National Wildlife Federation Naturalist David Mizejewski, I drove to Pensacola, FL to meet up with NWF’s Steve Murchie. As I … Read more

BP Oil Disaster Now Impacting Wildlife Off Florida

, ,  |  Jun 7, 2010

Remember how marine life off Louisiana appeared to be mistaking oil for habitat? Sounds like the same thing is now happening off Florida: Ten miles off Pensacola Beach on Sunday … Read more

Forecast Florida: BP Oil Spill Now Being Tracked in Two Directions

 |  May 20, 2010

NOAA’s BP oil spill response page is now featuring not one but two BP oil spill maps. The first one highlights the projected devastation in Louisiana, where winds from the … Read more

Tar Balls Wash Ashore in Florida Keys

 |  May 18, 2010

Two alarming new pieces of evidence that the BP oil spill is spreading well beyond the Gulf Coast. The first is this photo from NASA, showing a plume of oil … Read more