Author Archives: Susan Nilon

This has got to be the best marketing campaign I have seen in a long time.  Agree or disagree with the subject matter, Tampa resident, Joyce Weaver, is one smart… Read more »

ST. PETERSBURG Lorraine Margeson answers the phone in the kitchen. “Hello, HON,” she says. On the line is a captain from a state wildlife agency with the latest news about… Read more »

What worries me is what is happening underneath the water.

Often when we debate about the need for off-shore drilling, our arguments tend to focus on our need for energy.  Between the cars that we need to drive, the tractor… Read more »

I’d thought you might like to see what 5,000 barrels of oil leaking into the Gulf of Mexico look like at it’s source.  It looks so simple to fix it…and… Read more »

Reprinted from www.snookhaven.org Written by Brandon Shuler | 11 May 2010 How does one capture the drama of a slow-moving train wreck? We all want to look away from the… Read more »

 Follow up: Directly from Bayfront 9 “Gov. Charlie Crist said Thursday he is open to a proposal from state democratic lawmakers to push through a constitutional ban on offshore oil… Read more »

State Rep. Rick Kriseman (D- St. Petersburg) and State Rep. Keith Fitzgerald (D – Sarasota) will announce plans and a call for action tomorrow in St. Petersburg.  They have been… Read more »

At 5:00 pm TODAY (May 5, 2010) these classes will become open to the public. This course is required for handling petroleum-contaminated materials. Each class is free but limit…ed to… Read more »

I spent the better half of the morning at Save Our Seabirds (SOS) fielding calls from the public and press, with everyone asking, “What can I do?”  I received on… Read more »

I am helping to coordinate the volunteers for Save Our Seabirds (I am actually the Volunteer Cordinator, but I don’t say that too loudly because I think my husband will… Read more »

A letter from the Editor April 21st, 2010 – less than one month from President Obama saying that he would consider opening up the waters to off shore drilling, the… Read more »

Here are a more organizations to volunteer with.  They are looking for people with boats, trucks, etc. Alabama: Mobile Bay National Estuary Program Louisiana: Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana Mississippi: Pascagoula… Read more »

Remember when Katrina hit and everyday you turned on the television and you wondered about how you could help?  Well, here it is again…a disaster of economic proportions and we… Read more »