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Water, Peace, & Security — Under Threat

February 26, 2020 admin Agriculture, animal agriculture, climate change, Florida, Fossil Fuels, ocean acidification, peace, policy & politics, red tide, renewable energy water, research, resource conflicts, SCIENCE, Security, Water, water security

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 02:26:48 +0000

We write about CO2 emissions of fossil fuels quite a bit on CleanTechnica, but there is something that bears repetition as well. It is that renewable energy typically uses much less water than other electricity sources. The overuse of water, including for our power plants, is something that critically threatens our children

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‘Please, Help Me:’ New Video Shows Florida Cops Restraining 6-Year-Old and Putting Her in Squad Car

February 25, 2020 admin arrest, body camera footage, Florida, Policing

Credit to Author: Emma Ockerman| Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 18:24:05 +0000

One of the officers said arresting a 6-year-old broke a “record” for him.

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A Porsche Taycan Burned Down In Florida

February 18, 2020 admin cars, clean transport, consumer technology, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev fires, Florida, porsche, porsche taycan, porsche taycan fires, tesla

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 15:06:59 +0000

There has been a video making the rounds on Twitter of a Porsche Taycan that exploded in Florida. There isn’t any known cause of the explosion

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A 6-Year-Old Girl in Florida Was Committed to a Mental Health Facility After She Threw a Fit at School

February 14, 2020 admin baker act, education, Florida, mental health, school

Credit to Author: Emma Ockerman| Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 16:28:44 +0000

The forced psychiatric evaluation was permitted under Florida’s controversial Baker Act, which allows a person to be involuntarily committed to a mental health facility for 72 hours.

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A School Resource Officer Threatened to Shoot a Student for Leaving School — And There’s Video.

February 10, 2020 admin Florida, gun violence, school resource officers

Credit to Author: Paul Blest| Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:07:28 +0000

The student was expelled, but the officer is reportedly still working at the school.

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Pollution + Florida’s Coral Reefs: “We Are Changing The Chemistry Of The Planet”

February 7, 2020 admin Agriculture, coral, Coral reefs, dr. brian lapointe, Florida, harbor branch of florida atlantic university, looe reef, research, Water

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2020 16:54:37 +0000

Poop’s the problem — but septic system infrastructure repairs costs big $$

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What It’s Like to Get an Abortion in Florida

February 6, 2020 admin abortion, Florida, judicial bypass, reproductive rights, what it’s like to get an abortion

Credit to Author: Paige Alexandria | Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 13:52:11 +0000

Florida already makes minors to tell a parent if they’re having an abortion. Now lawmakers want to require the parent to come to the clinic with them. Here’s one 17-year-old’s story.

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