RANDALL REID was selected by the County Commission from over 40 original applicants to replace already-departed Jim Ley (and interim manager Terry Lewis) as the top administrator of Sarasota County … [Read more...]
Eric Ernst Column – Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Ernst: Conservatives don't care about conserving By Eric Ernst Reprinted with permission. Published: Thursday, September 29, 2011 They may call themselves conservatives, but they … [Read more...]
Human Population
SEVEN BILLION PEOPLE BY THE END OF THIS MONTH Demographers estimate the human population of the world will reach seven billion by the end of October, and eight billion in just thirteen more … [Read more...]
Legislature Trashes Environment & Citizens’ Rights
The just-concluded 2011 Florida Legislature eliminated or gravely weakened the environmental and growth management programs first enacted in 1985. These have been responsible for much of the state's … [Read more...]
Everglades Protection
Federal judge, blaming Scott, says Everglades protection "rapidly sliding backwards" Bruce Ritchie, 04/26/2011 - 08:55 PM A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to … [Read more...]
