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Amid School Budget Cuts, Parents Want to Save a Nature Preservenew
Like school districts across Florida, Seminole County's has something of a fiscal crisis. Put simply, because of state budget cuts, the board needs to trim $22 million from its $474 million annual budget. But parents are more pissed about the cutting of funding for the Environmental Studies Center than they are about firing teachers.
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Morey |
05-22-2008 |
Environment
Retailers to Orlando: Ban Plastic Bags! Orlando: No Thanksnew
According to city spokeswoman Heather Allebaugh, Mayor Buddy Dyer has little interest in the issue: "In this case, the city feels banning the use of plastic bags is something the company itself should consider."
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Morey |
05-06-2008 |
Environment
Nuclear Power is Back on the Tablenew
Are you comfortable with that?
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
03-24-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
What Lies Below Sanford, Fla.new
The city cares more about the look of its historic downtown than the toxic chemicals underneath it.
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Sheffield |
02-25-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Does Curbside Recycling Really Do Any Good?new
Curbside recycling is better at assuaging the guilt we collectively feel as ever-hungry consumers than it is at doing something positive for the environment. As such, it's a public-policy crutch.
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Sheffield |
12-06-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Orlando's Plan to Generate Power from Garbage May Be a Boondogglenew
Thermoselect says its "gasification" process doesn't create harmful emissions or enlarge the city's carbon footprint; it would even eliminate the need to separate recyclables from household garbage -- if that sounds too good be true, well, it might be.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
05-21-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
More Than a Hootnew
A new CD brings owl sounds out of the wild.
Orlando Weekly |
Lindy T. Shepherd |
07-27-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Psst ... Wanna Buy A National Forest?new
The Bush administration proposes selling off parts of the Ocala National Forest to pad the budget.
Orlando Weekly |
James Carlson |
03-02-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
