A senior scientist at the Environmental Defense Fund, Jane Long, has warned Florida residents that global warming will lead to them being under water. The remarks were made at a recent three-day conference targeting journalists and addressing the issue of global warming and worldwide climate change at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)........more>
A new study published this Friday has revealed that conservative donors are more active than ever in funding efforts to block action on climate change — to a tune of more than $1 billion a year.....more>
I hate to sound like a right winger but in this case they might have a point. My friend is looking for 2 people to fill positions in his company, he placed an ad on Craigslist. About 30 people called, only one showed up. Does anyone want a job?
The Tampa Theaters has been voted as one of the Top 10 Most Beautiful theaters according to the BBC. The Tampa Theater joined the list that also includes Havana's Cine Acapulco and The Castro Theatre in San Francisco.......more
South Florida Democrats fired a stinging rebuke at Gov. Rick Scott (R) Thursday, holding him responsible for the deaths of 40 children who were known to state child welfare workers when they died during the first half of 2013.......more>
"Clearly, your idealogical agenda of smaller government and less regulation doesn't always neatly fit with the priority of child protection, which has resulted in heartbreaking outcomes for too many Florida children" wrote Rep. Perry Thurston of Fort Lauderdale
On Dec 17, a new immigrant rights group, Raíces en Tampa, met with community
members and students to launch a movement to demand driver licenses for
undocumented immigrants in Florida.
Previous attempts to pass driver license
bills in Florida had support, but still failed. In 2012, the Dream Act Driver
License bill unanimously passed in the state legislature. However, Florida
Governor Rick Scott brought it down with a veto. here
A study backed by the federal government and paid for by BP shows that dolphins in some of the worst hit areas by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010 are suffering from lung disease and other abnormalities consistent with toxic exposure to oil.......more>
Once again, the Sunshine State has been deemed the most dangerous in the nation for homeless people -- the third such designation it has earned since 2008 -- according to the National Coalition for the Homeless' 2012 database of known cases of violence........more>