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Scott PowersMarch 13, 2017

More than 30 scientists representing fields ranging from marine biology to allergy diagnostics to coastal ecology to geology have sent a letter to President Donald Trump today urging him to support continued funding for Earth sciences at NASA and NOAA. It’s the third letter some of the scientists have banded together to send, though their ranks […]

Scott PowersFebruary 15, 2017

NOAA needs back-up hurricane hunter planes, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and U.S. Rep. Darren Soto insist. The pair of Democratic Florida lawmakers – Soto is from Orlando – have introduced bills requiring the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to buy and maintain back-up planes. “Right now we only have one set, so if there is […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 7, 2017

Charlie Crist announced Tuesday he would be serving on the influential House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. Also, the first-year Democratic congressman from St. Petersburg hired two new constituent service representatives — Michael Batista and Dillion Stafford — who will help assist Crist’s constituents of Florida’s 13th Congressional District. Since Crist was recently named […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 17, 2017

A group of Florida scientists have an urgent message for Wilbur Ross: Support science and defend Florida’s coastline, as it could save your own home. Ross, Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Commerce, has owned a $22 million, 15,500-square-foot Palm Beach mansion on the Intracoastal Waterway since 2008. “In your new role as the Secretary of Commerce, you […]

Scott PowersNovember 10, 2016

Cape Canaveral is getting back in the rocket-launching business next week with the blast-off of an Atlas V rocket carrying a new-generation weather satellite into space. The United Launch Alliance Atlas V is set for launch Nov. 19 from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, with a one-hour launch window opening at 5:42 p.m. […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 20, 2016

In a preview of how they will work together in Congress, Rep. Ron DeSantis and John Rutherford (running in Florida’s 4th Congressional District) issued a joint statement calling for a 2017 red snapper season in the Atlantic Ocean. While fishermen have the latitude to fish for red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico Friday through Sunday in […]

Melissa RossFebruary 3, 2016

The city of Jacksonville is no longer taking part in the Rockefeller Foundation’s “100 Resilient Cities” Initiative. The program awards cities around the world $1 million grants to address issues such as sea level rise and extreme weather. Former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown applied for the grant and received it, but under the Lenny Curry […]

Scott PowersJanuary 17, 2016

SpaceX launched its second rocket since its recovery from a launch disaster last summer as a Falcon 9 carrying an ocean-monitoring satellite blasted off cleanly through a foggy Sunday afternoon at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The flawless lift-off at 1:42 p.m. Eastern time reaffirms that SpaceX, which launches most of its rockets from Cape […]

Diane RobertsJune 23, 2015

There’s a reason your mama told you not to bring up politics or religion in company. Things are bound to get ugly. If you’re a religious conservative politico running for president, you might want to steer clear of science, too, especially now that Pope Francis has delivered himself of an encyclical urging action on climate […]

Diane RobertsJune 22, 2015

There’s a reason your mama told you not to bring up politics or religion in company. Things are bound to get ugly. If you’re a religious conservative politico running for president, you might want to steer clear of science, too, especially now that Pope Francis has delivered himself of an encyclical urging action on climate […]

Tag: NOAA

Florida scientists urge Trump to support Earth sciences. Again.

Darren Soto, Bill Nelson want NOAA to double up on hurricane planes

Charlie Crist named to influential House Science, Space committee; hires 2 constituent staffers

Florida scientists pen letter to Wilbur Ross — calling him to defend Florida’s coastline

Next Florida rocket now set to blast off Nov. 19

Ron DeSantis, John Rutherford want 2017 Atlantic Ocean red snapper season

Jacksonville drops out of “100 Resilient Cities” initiative

SpaceX launches 2nd rocket in its return to flight

Diane Roberts: Pols get hot as pope warms to climate change

Diane Roberts: Pols get hot as pope warms to climate change