Could nutrients from Florida’s farms be recycled? (VIDEO)
By Eugene Kinchen In an experiment called “wetlaculture,” scientists use miniature wetlands to clean fertilizer runoff from miniature farmland. The...
Year: 2019
Changing the Message About Climate: Gauging Reactions – Part two
By Seth Tanenhaus Students from two environmental classes at FGCU produced videos as part of an experiment to see whether...
Those ‘weeds’ in your retention pond? They’re a good thing
By Alex Figares Southwest Florida isn’t known for its lakes, but that doesn’t stop real estate developers from naming their...
A southwest Florida fishing apparel business plants a mangrove for every product sold
By Alex Figares He was going to be an attorney like his father and grandfather. But Kyle Rossin’s plans changed...
Earth-sheltered homes allow sustainable living (VIDEO)
By Seth Tanenhaus https://youtu.be/ZUtla192u4E Earth-sheltered homes, such as the one built by Serge and Marsha Thomas, allow for sustainable living...
How do you get people to care about climate change? – Part one (VIDEO)
By Seth Tanenhaus https://youtu.be/ZjA7wBRCebM FGCU students teamed up to create hope-based and fear-based videos to see what's more effective for...
The case for native landscaping in Florida
By Samantha Elliott A Lee County homeowner could unwittingly invest thousands in a beautiful lawn that harms the ecosystem. How?...
$9 million in red tide funding for FGCU (VIDEO)
By Jaryd Brady https://youtu.be/M45NvrwrNzw Florida Gulf Coast University is seeking $9 million from the state to put a stop to...
Mini reefs restore SWFL canals (VIDEO)
By Carolina Lopez https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joNgDVOuCFc&feature=youtu.be As canals age, chemicals from fertilizers, pesticides, oil from boats and outdate developmental methods of constructing...
The challenges of keeping up with solar
By Carolina Lopez Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers installed a solar panel field in 2009. Since then, solar...
