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Scientists Betray Florida!

25 March 2011

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Scientists Betray Florida!

Instead of studying how to stop red tide, prevent red tide or even what causes it, the scientists have spent the $16 million we gave them to do so on making a drug to bring to market. It get's even worse. We've now discovered they've been secretly suing manatees as test subjects for this drug at the behest of a drug company.

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Bay scallop season to open 12 days early?

1 December 2010

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Bay scallop season to open 12 days early?

Even though it’s obvious our bay scallop populations come back is in deep trouble (read our article on the last bay scallop count), Charlie Crist has decided to help businesses by opening scallop season 12 days earlier than usual. Here’s his statement on the action: “Several people and businesses in Northwest Florida and Big Bend [...]

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Funny Red Tide Propaganda Video

8 September 2010

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Funny Red Tide Propaganda Video

Evidently California is playing the propaganda game like they used to in Florida.  There’s a red tide in California, near the Monterrey Bay area.  Actually I guess I should was, but it’s hard to tell.  It was never reported on any government web sites, and the press didn’t really pick it up until after the [...]

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Red Tide Fatalism to Sharks Proven

30 August 2010

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Just published in the journal, Aquatic Toxicology, is a study by Dong-Ha Nam and colleagues on the effects of brevetoxins on sharks. Brevetoxins are the toxins that are released by organisms like Karenia Brevis, the organism that is behind Florida Red Tide. The conclusion? Brevetoxins modify the neurochemistry of shark brains, making them over-excited and [...]

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Letting the Suspects Gather the Evidence

8 August 2010

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At the risk of becoming the Oil Spill news web site instead of the Red Tide Florida Web site, I have to throw one more quick article up about the BP Oil Leak.  There is a criminal investigation going on against Haliburton (recognize that name?) , Transocean, Cameron International and British Petroleum for what has [...]

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Maine Red Tide Bloom Explodes

4 July 2010

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The scientists said it would happen. I sure can understand why no one wanted to believe it. It seemed to easy to say predictions of a massive and intense red tide bloom were inaccurate when the season started with only sporadic out breaks of red tide. And then – BAM! Tons of very intense red [...]

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