Author: Delores Savas

EcoWatch: Thanksgiving Day 2024 – filled with hope and resolve

“May the StarsCarry Your Sadness Away May the FlowersFill Your Heart With Beauty May HopeForever Wipe Away Your Tears, And Above All,May Silence Make You Strong.” Chief Dan George, Chief of the...

EcoWatch: Two strikes and we’re still not out

“Even with all our technology and the inventions that make modern life bso much easier than it once was, it takes just one big natural disaster to wipe all that away and remind us that, here on earth,...

EcoWatch: To bee or not to bee, Bees threat after storms

Well, folks, the question is, “To Bee or Not to Bee,” and you better hope the answer is “To Bee,”or we are all going to “Not Be.” Thomas F. James, PhD TF James explained in his quote, “That was...

EcoWatch: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it

Just as Florida legalizes the killing of bears, now all our wildlife is under threat with Amendment 2. Make no mistake: This amendment was deliberately designed to exploit one of our most cherished...

EcoWatch: Hurricane impacts on wildlife and animals

“Whenever there’s human devastation, there’s animal devastation. If people can’t get out, animals can’t get out!” Sierra Club, Environmental Organization The extreme effects of Hurricanes Helene...

EcoWatch: A change – good eco news

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead, American cultural anthropologist, author, and...

EcoWatch: News reports ignore perinatal manatee deaths

“Consider the number of manatee deaths so far this year. Redesignating the manatee as endangered, which provides for the highest levels of federal protection and conservation efforts, is critical.” Rep....

EcoWatch: Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink

“Anything else you’re interested in is not going to happen if you can’t breathe the air and drink the water. Don’t sit this one out. Do something. You are not here by accident of fate, alive at an...

EcoWatch: State Park plans stop due to brave informant

“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul alike.” John Muir, naturalist and poet Last week, residents of Florida...

EcoWatch: Are wind turbines a threat to wildlife?

“The lessons here are that wind power is not environmentally friendly, it is not cost-effective, and even if it were, its intermittent, weather-dependent generation isn’t particularly practical. It’s...