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Daily Archives: November 6, 2007
No panic for struggling Lightning, but plenty of cliches
In the aftermath of dropping a 4-3 decision Monday to the Florida Panthers, Tampa Bay’s seventh road loss in as many tries this season, the players who had anything to say in the subdued Lightning dressing room could offer nothing more insightful concerning their predicament than slogans about staying positive, battling harder, avoiding excessive penalties and simply working their way through it.
A solution to drought in the Florida wetlands
West Palm Beach, Fla. - South Florida is one of the wettest regions in the country, but this year it’s caught in a drought. A leading indicator of the dryness – Lake Okeechobee – dropped to a record low of 8.8 feet in July. Now just below 10-1/2 feet, it is still five feet shallower than average.
The region has tried to compensate. Its water-management district instituted the toughest usage restrictions in history last spring, allowing lawn irrigation or car washing only during certain narrowly defined times. “Water cops” were deployed to ticket scofflaws who misuse the water.
But it’s not enough, experts say. At stake is not only the drinking supply for more than 5 million people, but also the health of the Everglades and agricultural production.
That’s why South Florida is turning to another solution: water reuse.
Water reuse: a solution to drought in the Florida wetlands | csmonitor.com
Marilyn’s Big Adventure: EPISODE NUMBER EIGHTEEN – GEORGIA AND NORTH FLORIDA
There is a tragedy happening in this part of north Georgia. Mountains are virtually being leveled in order to build more shopping malls. As more and more Floridians and others are moving into the area, the developers are having a heyday with the lack of legislation to restrict what can be built.
Marilyn’s Big Adventure: EPISODE NUMBER EIGHTEEN – GEORGIA AND NORTH FLORIDA
Florida Forever awards Indian River County $6.3M to buy land
State officials announced Monday they’ve agreed to pitch in — to the tune of $6.3 million — to help Fellsmere and Indian River County purchase more than 88 acres of preservation land.
The state committee also looked to other land acquisition projects along the Treasure Coast, awarding $6.6 million to St. Lucie County to help it buy 123 acres of wetlands at the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution.
Florida Forever awards Indian River County $6.3M to buy land : State News : TCPalm
Anything Under the Sun
My friend Marsha has decided to enter the blogging world (although she’s more of an essayist). I’ve been reading her work for a long time, and I recommend it highly. Check out Anything Under the Sun.
