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Broward losing population for first time in history
3/20/2008
Sun-Sentinel
For perhapsthe first time in its history, Broward County lost population — 13,154 more people left than arrived during the past year, according to U.S. census estimates released today.
The loss would have been more dramatic had it not been for newborns...
Experts debate costs of climate control
3/13/2008
Miami Herald
A study released by the National Association of Manufacturers and the American Council for Capital Formation warns the Lieberman-Warner climate change bill might have a larger impact on the U.S. economy than previously expected.
Environmentalists immediately...
Audubon warns Florida Bay near ecological collapse
3/5/2008
Sun-Sentinel
TAVERNIER - An environmental group says Florida Bay is showing signs of ecological collapse after studies found roseate spoonbill nests at their lowest numbers since the 1960s.
Scientists from Audubon of Florida found 292 roseate spoonbill nests in the...
Chemical firm ends plans to move near wildlife refuge
3/5/2008
Sun-Sentinel
A chemical supply company withdrew plans to move beside the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, bowing to environmental concerns in advance of a Thursday vote by the Palm Beach County Zoning Commission.
Opposition to storing and...
Boca Raton: FAU students planning a rally to protest state's budget cuts
2/26/2008
Sun-Sentinel
Some students at Florida Atlantic University plan to hold a rally Thursday to protest budget cuts to the state university system.
The event will be at 11:30 a.m. on the Free Speech Lawn of the Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Road.
The university made...
FAU may gain from other schools' losses
2/22/2008
Palm Beach Post
BOCA RATON — A bad budget year for Florida's universities could prove a brain boon for FAU as erudite students rejected by their first choice schools accept invitations from their fall backs.
It's the trickle down theory - university style - and Florida...
Key West: The southernmost slump
2/21/2008
Miami Herald
KEY WEST -- At Key West's quaint Tropical Inn on Duval Street, the communal microwave is heating a lot of food these days.
''More guests have been bringing back leftovers from the restaurants,'' said Jane Lowe, owner of the inn. ``Instead of going out...
FAU could turn away 2,000 students due to budget cuts
2/21/2008
Sun-Sentinel
Florida Atlantic University could turn away 2,000 students and be forced to slash as much as $16.8 million from its budget next school year if the state's bleak financial picture doesn't improve.
Ken Jessell, vice president for financial affairs, presented...
U.S. moving to protect dying coral off South Florida coast
2/21/2008
Sun-Sentinel
As pyramids rose in the Nile valley and the monuments of Greece and Rome went up and fell into ruin, two species of coral patiently built reefs off the coasts of Florida and the Caribbean islands.
These vast undersea structures, often compared to tropical...
Group Says US Economy to Slow Further
2/21/2008
Sun-Sentinel
NEW YORK - The slowdown in the U.S. economy, coupled with a steady drip of bleak economic data, is starting to echo the conditions that presaged the country's most recent recession.
Data released Thursday by the business group the Conference Board showed...
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