Archive | September, 2006

Red tide kills fish, business in Charlotte County with Video

30 September 2006

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Red Tide is killing fish and causing breathing problems Englewood Beach. That’s what residents and business owners are saying in this video on the NBC2 News web site from Charolette County. Charlotte County Parks and Recreation Department says test results show there are high levels of red tide in the water and warn if you [...]

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No chemicals = healthy lawn

28 September 2006

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Global warming. Red tide. Wakulla Springs pollution. What’s a person to do? As Candide found out after his discouraging adventures, sometimes all we can do is to tend our own gardens! There is something homeowners and other gardeners can do to make our world better – create a “Wakulla Springs Friendly Yard.” Jim Stevenson, director [...]

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Red Tide levels in St. Petersburg and Tampa Bay Area

22 September 2006

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Red tide has been slacking a little around Clearwater Beach, but it’s still there. In the Maderia Beach Area, Red Tide has been worsening all week. In the Treasure Island area the bllom doesn’t just cover the entire Islands Beach but it’s also moved inside St. Johns pass and into several residental type canals close [...]

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3,000 Pound Fish Cleanup

13 September 2006

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NAPLES, Fla. (AP) – Red tide is being blamed for three-thousand pounds of dead fish that washed ashore in Naples. City workers used a tractor to haul the fish away yesterday. Collier County officials say the red tide level is increased from low to medium in some areas. Editor’s Note: The FWC’s map of red [...]

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Groups push candidates

13 September 2006

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TALLAHASSEE — After two years of hurricanes, red tide scares, and depleted fish stocks, Florida’s environmental groups want to give the state’s next governor a simple message: Our waters and coastlines are in trouble. And they hope a rising tide of public pressure will force Florida’s next governor and Legislature to take the varied threats [...]

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Red tide levels remain elevated

10 September 2006

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ANNA MARIA ISLAND – At least 50 tons of fish, seaweed and debris have been picked up off Manatee County beaches since the latest episode of red tide started to plague the area. Dead fish keep washing ashore in varying amounts each day, said parks supervisor Jeff Harnish. read full news story Link to this [...]

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