Archive | December, 2006

Red Tide Paralyzes Pelicans

29 December 2006

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The Conservancy of Southwest Florida has reported they are getting several pelicans a day who have been paralyzed by red tide. They are so parlayzed they can’t stand, swallow or even blink. Several have died from this of course. Of the pelicans Conservancy officials treat, about 80-percent survive – but only with weeks of fluids, [...]

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2006 could be deadliest year for Manatees

25 December 2006

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The Manatee mortality rate for 2006 is 24 dead manatees away from setting a record. All those boaters, fishing guides and boat manufacturers who pressured the state to remove manatee zones and prevent new state wide manatee protections must be so proud! So far 392 manatees had died in Florida by December 8th, most of [...]

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More Evidence of the Pollution – Red Tide Link

24 December 2006

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To most of us the link between the increase in intensity, frequency and size of the red tide blooms here in Florida and fertilizer run off is obvious. After Red Tide is an algae, algae is a plant and fertilizer makes plants grow. However our state government and the research groups it sponsors (like F.W.R.I., [...]

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State Caught Lying About Red Tide

11 December 2006

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That’s not the only environmental issue they’ve been caught directly lying about. Seems someone at the Governors mansion feels bad about what they’ve been doing and is leaking things to environmental groups and the press! More on that later but for now: Link to this post!

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