Jacob OglesMay 28, 2019
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From Heartland Parkway to Red Tide research, the Senate President prioritized hometown needs.
Tag: Mote Marine Laboratory
Jacob OglesMay 28, 2019Jacob OglesMarch 20, 2019
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“Man-made pollution is a significant part of the cause.”
Jacob OglesFebruary 26, 2019
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Count the full weight of the Tampa Bay legislative delegation when measuring support for a red tide institute at Mote Marine Laboratory. The legislative delegation, led by Senate President Bill Galvano, met at the Sarasota scientific facility Tuesday. There, the 25 members unanimously endorsed delivering $3 million over the next five years for a red […]
Jacob OglesJanuary 28, 2019
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The Sarasota institution wants to brings scientists together for science-based research.
Janelle Irwin TaylorSeptember 24, 20184min342
Gov. Rick Scott is directing another $2.2 million to red tide mitigation efforts, his office announced Monday. The state is funding testing on technologies to reduce red tide, including ozone treatments and specialized clay. The funding will expand Mote Marine Laboratory Ozone Treatment System in Sarasota. Mote has successfully tested ozone systems in tanks at the […]
Jacob OglesSeptember 1, 20185min715
The chairmen of Florida’s Congressional delegation co-sponsored a $100-million proposal to fight red tide. U.S. Reps. Vern Buchanan, a Sarasota Republican, and Alcee Hastings, a Delray Beach Democrat, on Friday announced support for bipartisan legislation to combat harmful algae blooms savaging Florida’s coastline. “Our economy, environment and marine life is under siege by this crisis […]
Kate BradshawJune 12, 2018
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First elected in 2006, Republican U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan of Longboat Key) has a name that’s recognizable to Floridians well outside his Sarasota County Florida’s 16th Congressional District. His auto dealership empire and tenure as chair of the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce and the Florida Chamber of Commerce preceded his political career. A prolific philanthropist, he lists […]
Associated PressDecember 20, 2015
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A nonprofit environmental organization in The Florida Keys is expanding its efforts to save the region’s fragile coral reefs. The Key West Citizen reported on Saturday that Mote Marine Laboratory has begun a $5 million project to upgrade its research center and coral lab on Summerland Key. The work is being funded through private donations and […]
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