Ledger environmental reporter Tom Palmer discusses the state of the environment in Polk and beyond. To receive automatic updates, click on RSS button to the right.
If you get beyond the spin on the issue of oil drilling off Florida’s coasts and look at facts and figures, things begin to seem a little clearer and little less emotion laden.
The best short piece I’ve read recently was an editorial in the Daytona...
As you enjoy the holidays, don’t forget conservation.
After all, green is one of the holiday colors.
Find out more from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
The short list is: use green products, give green products, watch your carbon...
I thought I’d take a break from the serious stuff to share a photo of a lovely butterfly I photographed last weekend in South Florida while on my quest to see how many Florida butterflies I can find in a year and still keep my job and my bank...
State wildlife officials recently issued a reminder that it’s actually against state law to launch more than nine balloons within 24 hours.
I don’t understand why state law is so permissive.
My wife and I recently watched a balloon waft across the...
I received a report from Thursday night’s meeting at Camp Mack about plans to dredge the canals leading to lakes Hatchineha and Kissimmee.
It appears the plan didn’t go over well, especially the part that would prohibit people from getting out to their...