Environment - WFL

This working group is focused on discussions about the environment.

The mission of this working group is to focus on discussions about the environment.

Members

hank_test Jan Booher Kathy Gilbeaux mdmcdonald MDMcDonald_me_com

Email address for group

environment-wfl@m.resiliencesystem.org

A Strategic Regional Policy Plan for the Tampa Bay Region

May
13

CLICK HERE - FUTURE OF THE REGION: A Strategic Regional Policy Plan for the Tampa Bay Region - Adopted December 11, 1995 - Amended September 12, 2005 (322 page .PDF report)

The Future of the Region: A Strategic Regional Policy Plan for the Tampa Bay Region (SRPP) is intended to serve as a long-range guide for physical, economic, and social development of the region through identified goals and policies.

CLICK HERE - Tampa Bay - Strategic Regional Policy Plan (SRPP)

 


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Most U.S. Companies Say They are Planning to Transition to a Circular Economy

Feb
06

But the definition of circular economy remains unhelpfully broad.

fastcompany.com - by Adele Peters - February 5, 2019

When Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport remodeled a terminal, it didn’t buy light bulbs; instead, the company signed a contract for “light as a service” from Signify, the company formerly known as Philips Lighting. Signify owns the physical lights, giving it the incentive to make products that last as long as possible and that can be easily repaired and recycled if anything breaks.

The service is one example of a shift to a circular economy model. Rather than just mining materials and manufacturing products that ultimately end up in landfills, companies are increasingly trying to figure out how to use resources in closed loops.

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Is a Super Bloom on the Way? Scientists Worry a ‘Brown Tide’ Will Merge With Red Tide

Aug
26

           

An ongoing red tide is killing wildlife throughout Florida’s southwest coast and has left beaches littered with dead fish, sea turtles, manatees and a whale shark. Additional footage courtesy of Southwest Florida TV via Facebook.

bradenton.com - by Mark Young - August 24, 2018

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is reporting an outbreak of Trichodesmium, sometimes called a brown tide, in waters offshore of Manatee County.

It is a separate species but similar to the well documented Karenia brevis, a photosynthetic organism responsible for the persistent red tide hitting Manatee and other nearby counties along 130 miles of coastline. Concerns are now being raised that if the two blooms merge, it could essentially deepen an ongoing red tide.

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ALSO SEE RELATED ARTICLE HERE - WHAT IS A BROWN TIDE? SCIENTISTS FEAR FLORIDA RED TIDE COULD MERGE WITH NEW OUTBREAK TO CREATE SUPER BLOOM

 

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Red Tide and Blue Green Algae Combine in Southwest Florida

Aug
09

Not only was Fort Myers, FL affected by the Red Tide this summer, but the blue green algae laden waters released from Lake Okeechobee also polluted Southwest Florida. This article explains the impacts in Southwest Florida, and how nutrients stirred up by Hurricane Irma have exacerbated this problem.

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Worst "Red Tide" Toxic Algae Bloom in Years Killing Turtles, Manatees in Florida

Aug
03

           

cbsnews.com - by Manuel Bojorquez - August 2, 2018

Thousands of fish, eels and turtles are dying, sometimes as far as the eye can see, in parts of southwest Florida . . . The suspected culprit is a toxic algae bloom known as "red tide."

 . . . The toxins can also be harmful to humans, causing respiratory illnesses for some beachgoers.

 . . . Warmer waters and runoff from lakes and streams can fuel the problem.

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Red Tide Algae Bloom Killing Marine Life Off Florida Coast

Aug
03

cbsnews.com - August 3, 2018

Dead marine life is washing up on the west coast of Florida. The culprit is a massive red tide algae bloom. The algae can also cause respiratory problems in humans. WPEC-TV meteorologist Jeff Berardelli joins CBSN with more on what's causing the bloom and what is being done to clean it up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olPO84amiZY

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