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Dear UF IFAS, withdraw your support of Plum Creek
Apr. 9, 2015Dear UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences,
Environment
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Can FEMA get Gov. Scott to believe in global warming?
Mar. 31, 2015Recently, Bryan Koon, the director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management, tried to discuss climate change at a Senate budget meeting. However, there was one stipulation he had to follow: He could not use the term “climate change.”
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CAMPUS
UF sustainability to recognize Water Conservation Month
By Mary Brooke Stubbs | Mar. 30, 2015In Florida, water is being taken out of the aquifers faster than it can be replenished.
NATIONAL
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NEWS
Study finds compassionate individuals connect better with nature
By Chris Watkins | Mar. 24, 2015A new study suggests loving others goes hand-in-hand with loving the environment.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Florida Museum of Natural History opens climate change exhibit
By Caitlin Ostroff | Mar. 12, 2015Gainesville residents can now explore climate change over the past 70 million years at the Florida Museum of Natural History’s “Our Changing Climate: Past and Present” exhibit.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Florida’s ban on “climate change” phrasing unfortunately not a joke
Mar. 8, 2015Still a little sore about how the gubernatorial elections turned out in November? Upset over the re-election of a man who personally invoked the Fifth Amendment 75 times in relation to his role in the largest Medicare fraud case in U.S. history?
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CAMPUS
UF to open St. Augustine sea turtle hospital this summer
By Michelle Neely | Feb. 23, 2015UF is set to become the first research university with its own sea turtle hospital and rehabilitation center.
METRO
Business owners: Without incentives, Florida solar energy won’t grow
By Giuseppe Sabella | Feb. 22, 2015Solar power is booming in America, but a lack of solar-incentives may hold Florida back.
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CAMPUS
UF students, guest speakers rally in support of Global Divestment Day
By Patricia Rosario | Feb. 15, 2015The cry heard around the world Friday was “divestment!”
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CAMPUS
UF Office of Sustainability to introduce new GROW initiative
By Ariana Brasman | Feb. 10, 2015The UF Office of Sustainability is expanding by planning a new resource to help UF departments become more environmentally conscious.
METRO
2014 was the hottest year on record globally; students, faculty call for better climate change education
By Ansley Pentz | Jan. 21, 2015The average global temperature in 2014 was the highest it’s been since records started in 1880 while Florida’s overall temperature dipped down.
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CAMPUS
UF study shows rising temperatures could decrease wheat production
By Giuseppe Sabella | Jan. 19, 2015Rising temperatures may cause a steady decline in wheat production, the crop that makes up 20 percent of calories consumed globally.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Keep Amendment 1 focused on conservation
Jan. 12, 2015Many of us may have been disappointed by the results of last fall’s gubernatorial election, but few could complain about the passage of Amendment 1 by an overwhelming 74 percent of voters.
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CAMPUS
Professor’s fossil research reveals climate-change data
By Jenny O'Donnell | Jan. 11, 2015When Andrea Dutton and her team first landed in the Seychelles islands in 2009, they were greeted by warm ocean breezes, high-end resorts and giant tortoises.
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CAMPUS
Anti-GMO activist had change of heart, gives talk at UF
By Ariana Figueroa | Jan. 8, 2015Mark Lynas’ activism ended when he threw a cream pie in anti-environmentalist Bjørn Lomborg’s face, yelling, “pies for lies.”
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CAMPUS
ButterflyFest celebrates biodiversity
By Julia McBee | Oct. 5, 2014Visitors browsed native plants on sale, admired pollinators and participated in a festival that took place on the front lawn of the Florida Museum of Natural History this weekend to celebrate butterflies.
METRO
Soil may slow down climate change
By Tenley Ross | Oct. 1, 2014A UF study has found that Florida's warm temperatures and wet landscape raise soil's ability to store carbon and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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CAMPUS
Food sciences institute study finds isolated wetlands worth conserving
By Kelsie Ozanne | Oct. 1, 2014A new UF study suggests geographically isolated wetlands deserve protection too — a finding that conflicts with previous Supreme Court decisions regarding wetland conservation.
METRO
Butler Plaza expansion concerns residents about wildlife safety
By Chabeli Herrera | Sep. 30, 2014The 100-acre expansion of Butler Plaza hasn’t come without skepticism from residents who worry that the construction will affect wildlife.
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CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION
UF student wins travel scholarship for marine science research
By Damaris Lopez | Sep. 30, 2014A UF student has made a splash in the marine science community.
