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A Bonkers Climate, Weird Politics & An Honest Memoir on Life Elsewhere
“Never before in the history of the human species has climate set so many spine-chilling new records as last year, 2016.” The opening line from the latest commentary in Counterpunch by Robert Hunziker. The environmental...
Scientists: USF won’t make statement supporting climate science
Some scientists at the University of South Florida are worried that science is under attack by President Donald Trump; but so far they’ve been mostly disappointed after requesting moral support from leaders at USF. Last...
Climate Scientists Ignored By Donald Trump
By Rob Lorei On Monday about 100 people protested outside the Tampa office of US Senator Marco Rubio. They called on Rubio to acknowledge that climate change is real and for Rubio to oppose the climate...
Activists protest Marco Rubio over climate denial
On Monday the group 350.org hosted a rally outside the Tampa office of U.S. Senator Marco Rubio; it’s part of a coordinated effort known as Day Against Denial – it’s a reference to the conspiracy...
Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn Discusses Global Warming, Sanctuary Cities
BY Rob Lorei On Radioactivity Wednesday we had on Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn. He was the governmental affairs Director for the Builder’s Association of Greater Tampa. He was an aide to former Mayor Sandy Friedman. He served...
By Rob Lorei On Radioactivity Friday we looked at a series of interviews and news stories from the past 48 hours that covered climate change denial, confessions of a whistle-blower, the Green Party candidate will...
St. Pete mayor worries how Trump will impact preparations for climate change
How will a Donald Trump administration impact the resources that local communities need to deal with the effects of climate change? That issue came up Friday morning during a panel discussion on climate at the BLUE...
Preview: Florida Fracking Summit in Ft. Myers
A bill to regulate and study fracking in Florida was defeated earlier this year in the state Legislature; but environmentalists are still concerned about the fossil fuel extraction technique that uses fluids that dissolve rock....
Physician Alan Lockwood pens new book on how climate change is affecting our health
By Rob Lorei Last week The Guardian newspaper reported that 2016 was on track to be the hottest year on record—hotter than the previous record set just last year. And on Monday the BBC reported...
Florida scientists want to educate Trump on climate
Twenty-six Florida scientists have written a letter to Donald Trump; they want to meet with the Republican presidential nominee to talk about the latest climate science and the threats expected because of a changing climate....
True Blunders on Life Elsewhere
“Global warming is a total and a very expensive hoax!” This is only one of many tweets by GOP Presidential contender Mr. Trump on the subject of climate change. But that brash declaration caught the attention...
Critic of Koch Brothers takes shots at their policy prescriptions and political spending
In this show we look at the Koch Brothers and how they influence public policy — we hear from two guests: one is from the Charles Koch Institute and the other is a writer who was...
