Category Archives: Environment

295 bears killed in two-day long Florida bear hunt

Originally set to last one week, Florida’s first bear hunt in 21 years is over after just two days.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) first approved an October hunt in an attempt to stabilize expanding bear populations.…

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Florida Bear Hunt Called Off Due To High Kill Rate

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has decided to call off the statewide bear hunt just 36 hours into it.  The hunt began on Saturday when about 3,700 permitted hunters were allowed to begin the first legal bear hunt …

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Solar Energy, US’s Fastest Growing Power Source.

With advances in technology, Solar power is quickly becoming the fastest growing energy source in the United States. Photovoltaic panels which are one of the core components in solar energy capture, are becoming cheaper and more efficient, which is helping …

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Ship Vanishes Due to Hurricane Joaquin. 33 Crew Members Lost at Sea

Desperate search for missing cargo ship. A ship named El Faro vanished by the Bahamas on Thursday October 1, 2015. Thirty-three people were on board, twenty eight of them American. The vessel got caught in Hurricane Joaquin, a category four …

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Federal investigation after Jacksonville cargo ship disappears

As of this posting, the El Faro container ship has been missing for six days; it vanished from radar near the Bahamas.

Federal safety investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are in Florida to investigate the effects of …

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East Coast is getting ready for hurricane Joaquin and floods that can occur throughout the states

Being prepared for hurricanes are one of the most responsible things a family can do. For the past 10 years, hurricanes has been avoided in Florida and the east coast since 2005. Hurricane Katrina was the major hurricane that truly …

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US Cargo Ship El Faro Missing because of Hurricane Joaquin

A United States cargo shipped called the El Faro departed from Jacksonville last Tuesday the 29th, when Hurricane Joaquin was still a tropical storm off of the coast. The cargo ship, which had 33 crew members- 28 from the United …

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Florida could need billions to maintain clean drinking water

The old joke that Orlando’s tap water is some of the worst tasting could hold some actual merit.

A new study by the Environmental Protection Agency finds that, over the next 20 years, the state of Florida could require an …

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Giant blue whale trapped in fishing line off of California coast

Early Friday evening, whale watchers spotted a blue whale entangled in fishing line off of the coast of Palos Verdes, California.

Officials from the United States Coast Guard and officials from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration responded to search …

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Drug trafficing: a pandamic that has ruined too many lives

We all know how drugs affect people who are addicted to it. Many dies from them, and even more people who are addicted to them lose family, friends, and even them selves. Should we blame them for being addicted to …

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